User talk:Arctic Night

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Request for Confirmed

So that you can just delete the Request ... no, that's based on a time/contributions thing. Has this bot gone through BFRA...and why are you asking for confirmed status for someone else? (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 14:46, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Ah thanks for that. I only ask because it's a little annoying to have my recent changes log filled up with banner changes. I'm sure a lot of other recent changes patrollers feel the same way, and I doubt the bot creator would have asked. It's not my bot, but yes, it appears that it has passed BRFA (although it doesn't yet have a flag). I'm also glad you noticed my failure at wikimarkup ;) Arctic Night 14:50, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Ricky Gervais (footballer)

I think you may have fallen for a hoax. Try comparing that article with Yannick Djaló. Favonian (talk) 16:17, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

D'oh. Thanks for that... I'll fix it now :) Arctic Night 16:19, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Moscow Dynamite

Hello,

I am sure you were acting in good faith and the circumstances do tend to raise doubts. Now that the matter has been discussed, and the new editor has offered a convincing explanation, I suggest you say a few friendly words on their talk page. Not a apology, but just a friendly greeting. I left a welcome message myself a few minutes ago. Take care. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 17:59, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Done :) No, I don't feel compelled to offer an apology, but Moscow is clearly a capable editor, so I'm looking forward to maybe collaborating on a few DYKs with him/her. Arctic Night 18:13, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Nicely done, so thank you very much. Nothing beats a friendly greeting.Maybe you I can collaborate on a thing or two as well, and take them to DYK. I'll take a look at the sorts of things you work on. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 04:42, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for correcting my mistakes in the 'Prayer for the Dead' article ^-^ Im kind of new Lol ;D

Xormus97 (talk) 19:32, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Hey there! Not a problem - thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. If you'd like to keep contributing to the encyclopedia, a great place to start is Did You Know. You can get the warm fuzzy feeling of having nursed an article from nothing right up to fully-fledged article, and you might even see your contribution on the Main Page ;) If you've ever got any questions, please feel free to shoot me a message. I'll try my best to help! Arctic Night 19:44, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

A cookie for you! (I Love giving out these Gifts ^-^)

Thanks, you've been Awesome ^-^ I've actually been trying to make the article better, after all the negative responses it was getting ^-^ Thanks again :D Xormus97 (talk) 20:11, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Haha, thank you!! A kitten and a cookie... you've made my day :) That's great that you're interested in helping out with the encyclopedia, and maybe one day you'll decide to help in some other areas as well. It'd certainly be welcome! Just remember to keep within our copyright rules and you'll be fine. That message I left on your page was a template ({{Uw-copyright}}) by the way - that 'exclamation warning' thing wasn't my doing. I had hoped that this template would have been more similar to the other new user warnings we give out (take {{Uw-taxonomy1}} for example), but instead it came out with all these warnings about being blocked and stuff... Again, let me know if you have any questions! :) Arctic Night 20:19, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Thomas Suluk

Hello! Your submission of Thomas Suluk 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! —Bagumba (talk) 23:35, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Human Rights Act 2003

Hi. According to your external link for the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal, the act is (also) called the Nunavut Human Rights Act. I would recommend a rename to that, in order to better describe what Human Rights Act 2003 is to our readers. Any objection if I do so?Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:03, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi there - sorry for the late reply, I've been off-wiki lately. I would have a minor objection to that - other Human Rights Acts around the world do not have country names appended to them (e.g. Human Rights Act 1998). For consistency's sake, I would favour keeping the article as it is. Arctic Night 15:02, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Fair enough. No problem. Keep those great Nunavut articles coming! best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:56, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

[[Image:Symbol question.svg|25px] Hi arctic night. I've reviewed your DYK nomination and left a couple of comments that I think should be addressed first. Thanks, Wittylama 10:24, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

latest on DYK nomination of Thomas Suluk

Hello! Your submission of Thomas Suluk 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! —Bagumba (talk) 21:52, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Human Rights Act 2003

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Willie Adams

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

Materialscientist (talk) 02:18, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

2012 WikiCup

Hi! As you've previously expressed interest in the competition, I'm just letting you know that the 2012 WikiCup is due to start in less than 24 hours. Signups are open, and will remain so for a few weeks after the beginning of the competition. The competition itself will follow basically the same format as last year, with a few small tweaks to point costs to reflect the opinions of the community. If you're interested in taking part, you're more than welcome, and if you know anyone who might be, please let them know too- the more the merrier! To join, simply add your name to Wikipedia:WikiCup/2012 signups, and we will be in touch. Please feel free to direct any questions to me, or leave a note on the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! You are receiving this note as you are listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Please feel free to add or remove yourself. J Milburn (talk) 01:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Suluk

The DYK project (nominate) 05:02, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Nunavut Department of Education

Hi again. FYI, I've created a stub on Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories. Nunavut's Dept. of Education was a principal partner, so should you ever decide to create an article on that department, we can add a wikilink from this article. best for the New Year, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:01, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 January newsletter

WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is 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!

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

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

• 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
• 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
• Speciate (submissions) was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
• 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 23:57, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 February newsletter

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

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

The judges would like to point out two quick rules reminders. First, any content promoted during the interim period (that is, on or after 27 February) is eligible for points in round 2. Second, any content worked on significantly this year is eligible for points if promoted in this round. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which would otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:51, 29 February 2012 (UTC)