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Dispute resolution

I've mentioned youhere as a participant in our on-going dispute regarding the inclusion of box-quotes in the Jeremy Lin article. Festermunk (talk) 16:49, 7 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Shaquille O'Neal

I changed Shaq's page to note his intended graduation date which he stated on The Daily Show two days ago. You changed the entry back with the word "source" even though I stated the source (The Daily Show) and the date, which together locate the source. I would assume if you were to change it, you could clean it up or use "citation" wikicode to essentially do the same thing, but there was nothing wrong per se with my edit. W. Stephen Lush 21:28, 28 March 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wlush2 (talkcontribs)

The problem with using what someone said on television as a source is that it is hard to verify. It is often better to provide a news article as a source. Perhaps I should not have removed it but tagged that statement asking for additional verification. I will restore your edit.—Chris!c/t 21:56, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's better to just wait until he does graduate. Wikipedia articles are already so full of abandoned future tense statements that have gone out of date. Zagalejo^^^ 00:32, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be extremely grateful for your suggestions/review of Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of The Doon School alumni/archive1 FL nominee. thanks Merlaysamuel :  Chat  19:26, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 March newsletter

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

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Cite basketball-reference

I have modified {{cite basketball-reference}} so that it doesn't use {{cite web}} and therefore reducing the template use in a large article such as List of NBA All-Stars. — MT (talk) 04:40, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I was wondering why my edit passed the template limit but couldn't figure out—Chris!c/t 19:24, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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We'll email the account code again by monday. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 21:55, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Lester Hudson

I am new to this, so please for give me for anything I don't do "by the book." I couldn't figure out how to respond to your question within the body of the Lester Hudson edit.

You asked why I removed the reference to the second 10-day contract. The second contract is already referred to and documented earlier in the same paragraph. Therefore, a second reference wasn't needed.

Lerieleech Lerieleech (talk) 03:12, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2012 April newsletter

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

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

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NBA Standings

Hey, ok didn't know that, sorry. Kante4 (talk) 15:09, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for conveying to others that we are all volunteers. —Bagumba (talk) 03:04, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

LeBron MVP

While it's likely a formality to wait for the announcement, it seems inconsistent if we allow this "report" while things like trades or free agent signings based on "reports" are usually removed until it is officially announced.—Bagumba (talk) 23:40, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Imo, reports listed on NBA.com should be considered official.—Chris!c/t 00:13, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I started a discussion on this here.—Chris!c/t 00:26, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for finishing them off.—Bagumba (talk) 00:52, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Major international professional sports leagues has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. oknazevad (talk) 05:44, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user, New York City Muboshgu (submissions), claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 23:27, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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James Harden nickname

I have restored James Harden's nickname on his profile that you repeatedly keep removing. There is no official source of nicknames, nor is there anyway to determine whether a nickname is "official." Nicknames by their very nature are unofficial. However, most are common knowledge.

If you insist on deleting James Harden's nickname based on your view that it is not officialy sourced, I believe it is your duty to remove Earvin Johnson's, Michael Jordans, Charles Barkley's, Shaquille O'Neal's, Hakeem Olajuwon's, Dennis Rodman's, Wilt Chamberlain's etc etc etc. Because their nicknames are mentioned in their wiki pages, yet have no official source for the nicknames. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmurdock21 (talkcontribs) 02:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 NBA Finals

So I hope you can explain why you removed that completely relevant fact about the 2012 NBA Finals about mass nouns vs plurals. You know, it's a completely relevant thing to include on Wikipedia. Please give reasoning before you remove it. Thanks. conman33 (. . .talk) 06:02, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Brooks

Just wanted to add a bit about my edit to the article Aaron Brooks (basketball). Basically, I screwed up. I just now noticed that I made wholesale deletions to that article. I was just trying to remove one link...not really sure what happened there. CarbonX (talk) 23:12, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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If that field is just for players, then why don't you remove it from Doc Rivers' page too? Acmilan10italia (talk) 12:08, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I can't stop people from misusing it. I will remove whenever I see it.—Chris!c/t 18:57, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for clariying. Acmilan10italia (talk) 19:21, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2012 June newsletter

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

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 10:48, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks a lot! Thanks for participating in the discussion! Zagalejo^^^ 05:36, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Nickname field in basketball player infobox

Out of curiosity, why did you remove that? There are a lot of articles that had the nicknames with sources, but only in the infobox. That would be a ton of work to move them all to the main article.Bluesangrel (talk) 20:05, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Because nickname field in infobox encourages people to add all sorts of nonnotable or made-up nicknames and it is a pain to keep track of them. If a nickname is truly notable and well-sourced, then it should be in the main article. In fact, the nickname field was previously removed but someone put it back.—Chris!c/t 20:16, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The Lakers have officially announced the trade. http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/120711lakers-acquire-steve-nash Lakersfan3412 (talk) 05:03, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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NBA transactions

Thanks for adding the NBA article refs. I used the simpler ESPN list ref as a quick placeholder with all the transactions pouring in.—Bagumba (talk) 02:31, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Kaman

Hey, if his twitter is not enough the facebook page of the Mavs have published the news that it's official (what i quoted in the history). Kante4 (talk) 00:52, 14 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2012 July newsletter

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

Currently, the eighth-place competitor (and so the lowest scorer who would reach the final round right now) has scored 332, more than double the 150 needed to reach the final round last year. In 2010, however, 430 was the lowest qualifying score. In this competition, we have generally seen scores closer to those in 2010 than those in 2011. Let's see what kind of benchmark we can set for future competitions! As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 22:20, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your willingness to make all those infobox edits! It's much appreciated. Zagalejo^^^ 03:26, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks.—Chris!c/t 03:28, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Zagalejo^^^ 03:53, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

NBA youtube

Not that big of a deal to me, but this yourtube video was from the NBA's youtube channel, so should have be OK. The original edit was putting links to their blog, and I moved it to a direct youtube link cuz i suspected spamming to their personal site.—Bagumba (talk) 03:04, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know but NBA's youtube videos are still copyrighted and WP:ELNEVER says "Material that violates the copyrights of others per contributors' rights and obligations should not be linked."—Chris!c/t 03:52, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
But the next sentence qualifies that with: "Linking to websites that display copyrighted works is acceptable as long as the website has licensed the work, or uses the work in a way compliant with fair use." I'm assuming either NBA owns the footage and is making it avail for viewing, or is licensed to redistribute it.—Bagumba (talk) 05:15, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know too much about copyright and all the licenses. I just deleted it to be safe. But if you think the link is okay, feel free to restore it. No big deal.—Chris!c/t 18:14, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Just wanted to make sure I wasn't misinterpretting anything. I'd prefer a text source over vid, so won't add it back, but no objection if someone put it back either.—Bagumba (talk) 20:01, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks

Thanks for your support in my RfA, and thanks for bringing me to WikiProject NBA way back when.—Bagumba (talk) 00:20, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I was the one who brought you to WP:NBA. I don't even remember. Anyway, congrat and keep up the good work.—Chris!c/t 00:14, 29 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2012 August newsletter

The final is upon us! We are down to our final 8. A massive 573 was our lowest qualifying score; this is higher than the 150 points needed last year and the 430 needed in 2010. Even in 2009, when points were acquired for mainspace edit count in addition to audited content, 417 points secured a place. That leaves this year's WikiCup, by one measure at least, our most competitive ever. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

  1. Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions) once again finishes the round in first place, leading Pool B. Grapple X writes articles about television, and especially The X-Files and Millenium, with good articles making up the bulk of the score.
  2. Wisconsin Miyagawa (submissions) led Pool A this round. Fourth-place finalist last year, Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, and has reached the final primarily off the back of his massive number of did you knows.
  3. Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions) was second in Pool B. Ruby2010 writes primarily on television and film, and scores primarily from good articles.
  4. Scotland Casliber (submissions) finished third in Pool B. Casliber is something of a WikiCup veteran, having finished sixth in 2011 and fourth in 2010. Casliber writes on the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. Over half of Casliber's points this round were bonus points from the high-importance articles he has worked on.
  5. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second in Pool A. Also writing on biology, especially marine biology, Cwmhiraeth received 390 points for one featured article (Bivalvia) and one good article (pelican), topping up with a large number of did you knows.
  6. New York City Muboshgu (submissions) was third in Pool A. Muboshgu writes primarily on baseball, and this round saw Muboshgu's first featured article, Derek Jeter, promoted on its fourth attempt at FAC.
  7. Michigan Dana Boomer (submissions) was fourth in Pool A. She writes on a variety of topics, including horses, but this round also saw the high-importance lettuce reach featured article status.
  8. Canada Sasata (submissions) is another WikiCup veteran, having been a finalist in 2009 and 2010. He writes mostly on mycology.

However, we must also say goodbye to the eight who did not make the final, having fallen at the last hurdle: Russia GreatOrangePumpkin (submissions), England Ealdgyth (submissions), England Calvin999 (submissions), Poland Piotrus (submissions), North Carolina Toa Nidhiki05 (submissions), Florida 12george1 (submissions), Cherokee Nation The Bushranger (submissions) and North Macedonia 1111tomica (submissions). We hope to see you all next year.

On the subject of next year, a discussion has been opened here. Come and have your say about the competition, and how you'd like it to run in the future. This brainstorming will go on for some time before more focused discussions/polls are opened. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 00:10, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Yao

While "audition" may not of been the proper word choice (I looked it up and this generally covers singers and actors, not athletes), why did you revert my removal of "however"? As written previously, the article section was not encyclopedic. We shouldn't have to say that he was seventeen four years later. This is the equivalent of someone writing, "At age six, she began singing. Two years later, she was eight years old when she went on television." If she were six, we would automatically have prior knowledge that she must be eight or turning eight two years after. I've since removed the "however" and rewrote the rest without "auditioned". Spelling Style (talk) 21:45, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Did you know - nomination

Hi Chris. Thanks for reviewing my nomination for DYK based on 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash. Originally, my hook was based on some information in the lede of the article. Shortly after I made the DYK nomination another User did some copy editing and erased the text on which my DYK was based - see his diff.

I think the erased material was valuable in the lede, especially in view of my proposed hook. Clearly, another User thinks the erased material was redundant in the lede. If you agree with me, let's reinstate that text in the lede. Alternatively, if you think the lede is better without the extra detail about the survivor I'm happy to live with that. Regards. Dolphin (t) 03:38, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Maps (Apple-sourced application) vs. Maps (Google-sourced aka Google Maps)

Copied from Talk:Maps (application):

The "Maps (application) page only talks about the Maps application as we know it in iOS 6. Should we also add information about it in previous versions of iOS – since it after all is called "Maps (application)"?

Since you have contributed a lot to this article (not to mention creating it!), could you please help me with this?

–– 76.10.241.86 (talk) 05:36, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Maps (application)

Hello! Your submission of Maps (application) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Secretlondon (talk) 20:31, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nearly there - just one more thing.. Secretlondon (talk) 09:05, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Maps (application)

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WikiCup 2012 September newsletter

We're over half way through the final, and so it is less than a month until we know for certain our 2012 WikiCup champion. Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions) currently leads, followed by Canada Sasata (submissions), Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Scotland Casliber (submissions). However, we have no one resembling a breakaway leader, and so the competition is a long way from over. Next month's newsletter will feature a list of our winners (who are not necessarily only the finalists) and keep your eyes open for an article on the WikiCup in a future edition of The Signpost. The leaders are already on a par with last year's winners, but a long way from the huge scores seen in 2010. That said, a repeat of the competition from 2010 seems unlikely.

It is good to see that three-quarters of our finalists have already scored bonus points this round. This shows that, contrary to criticism that the WikiCup has received in the past, the competition does not merely incentivise the writing of trivial articles; instead, our top competitors are still spending their time contributing to high-importance articles, and bringing them to a high standard. This does a great service to the encyclopedia and its readers. Thank you, and good work!

The planning for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Some straw polls have been opened concerning the scoring, and you can now sign up for next year's competition. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) J Milburn (talk) 19:50, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2012 October newsletter

The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009), Sturmvogel 66 (2010) and Hurricanehink (2011). Our final standings were as follows:

  1. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
  2. Canada Sasata (submissions)
  3. Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions)
  4. Scotland Casliber (submissions)
  5. New York City Muboshgu (submissions)
  6. Wisconsin Miyagawa (submissions)
  7. Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions)
  8. Michigan Dana Boomer (submissions)

Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.

Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Wikipedia has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.

Next year's WikiCup will begin in January. Currently, discussions and polls are open, and all contributions are welcome. You can also sign up for next year's competition. There will be no further newsletters this year, although brief notes may be sent out in December to remind everyone about the upcoming competition. It's been a pleasure to work with you all, and we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 00:19, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Sandy Island (New Caledonia)

Hello! Your submission of Sandy Island (New Caledonia) 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! Yazan (talk) 18:53, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sandy Island (New Caledonia)

Orlady (talk) 08:03, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey...

Hi Chris. Was wondering if you've ever given a thought to becoming an administrator? Kind regards. Wifione Message 14:40, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I did :), but am no longer interested after realizing the stress of going through a RFA. Also I am not as active as I was. So, no. But thanks for the suggestion though.—Chris!c/t 20:44, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Good to get your reply. I understand your views. I can assure you that the stress that you feel you might face in an RfA can be mitigated to a large extent. At the same time, with respect to your contributions, I feel everyone has a differing rate of contributing to the project, and your current rate is perfectly acceptable. Although I'm not attempting to push you to an RfA, if you're up to it and feel that the project can benefit from your getting additional tools, it'll be a privilege to nominate you. I'll await your reply. Kind regards. Wifione Message 05:36, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I went thru it once (when I was using my old account) some years ago and it wasn't a good experience. But frankly I was inexperienced at the time, so failure was certain. The admin tool would be useful to me at times, when I want to perform noncontroversial move or delete copyvio images. I don't know. If you really think I am up for it, I guess I am open to another nom. If I am to try again though, I would definitely need to review all the rules again. :)—Chris!c/t 22:56, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hey Chris, were you able to review all the policies and guidelines again? If yes, and if you might still be interested in an RfA, would you wish to proceed this discussion over email? Thanks and regards. Wifione Message 17:40, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2013 starting soon

Hi there; you're receiving this message because you have previously shown interest in the WikiCup. This is just to remind you that the 2013 WikiCup will be starting on 1 January, and that signups will remain open throughout January. Old and new Wikipedians and WikiCup participants are warmly invited to take part in this year's competition. (Though, as a note to the more experienced participants, there have been a few small rules changes in the last few months.) If you have already signed up, let this be a reminder; you will receive a message with your submissions' page soon. Please direct any questions to the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! J Milburn 19:35, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Talk:2011 NBA lockout/GA1

Please sign each of your comments at Talk:2011 NBA lockout/GA1. I am having trouble figuring out what comments are new.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:53, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Review help

You are one of the respondents to the Talk:2011 NBA lockout/GA1 that I am doing. Could you comment on my nomination at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Juwan Howard/archive4.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:51, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2013 January newsletter

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. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader (Irish Citizen Army 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. Florida 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:

  • United States Ed! (submissions) was the first to score bonus points, with Portland-class cruiser, a good article.
  • Australia 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.
  • Chicago 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 British Empire 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?

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 (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 00:51, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

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Formatting 2013 All-Stars' stat tables with team season links for each season.—Bagumba (talk) 01:28, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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MJ

Can I get you to come to Talk:Michael Jordan#Template spam before resorting all the templates pls.Moxy (talk) 19:14, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2013 February newsletter

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:

  1. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), primarily for an array of warship GAs.
  2. London Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
  3. New South Wales Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with Alaska Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.

Other contributors of note include:

Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by British Empire 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 (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) J Milburn (talk) 11:28, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2013 March newsletter

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 Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate London Miyagawa (submissions) (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's New South Wales 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 (Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)), on the European hare (Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)), on the constellation Circinus (Alaska Keilana (submissions) and New South Wales Casliber (submissions)) and on the Third Epistle of John (Indiana 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 (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) J Milburn (talk) 22:45, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Lists at FLC

If you have time or interest, feel free to take a look at my two lists at FLC: List of awards and nominations received by Fiona Apple and List of songs recorded by Pink Martini. Thanks so much! --Another Believer (Talk) 15:51, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations article-- invitation

I'm inviting you to know what you think about changes I would like to make on this article, but recently had all of my changes undone. I would like to know your opinion about it and whether my reasons in upholding the changes I'm proposing is comprehensive for a consensus. Thank you for your time and feedback.

I'm currently awaiting feedback from someone who undid all my changes from the article's talkpage

(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit_stations&diff=next&oldid=549961223

You also had a discussion with the editor I'm trying to engage in-dialogue with, but I'm not accounting any prior incidence. I will give him a chance to justify just that editorial. (and I recognize the tone and language of referring to other wikipedians as "monkeys" not too inviting which he used in-dialogue with you on his own talkpage-- but I'm still willing to give him a chance to explaining his last edit. )

Talk:List_of_Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit_stations#Introductory_-_Swestlake_proposal

Swestlake (talk) 21:36, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Shodan (website)

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If you think that this image was not made by an employee of the FBI, please consider filing a deletion request at Wikicommons. It looks like the image came from one of the many cameras given to the FBI but then I'm just speculating here. Kind Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 04:37, 21 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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