[edit] Welcome back!
First to say goodbye, first to welcome back. I hope real life has treated you well in the interim! J Milburn (talk) 21:54, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
- It went great! I think I can finally return to editing but to be honest, it's going to take a while to get used to it again. I may have forgotten some things to be honest!--White Shadows One eye watching you 21:56, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
[edit] While I was gone....
So, a while has passed hasn't it? Well, since I left last summer, I have been accepted to 4 colleges (but I'm still waiting to hear back from another 7), and I am now a senior in High School. I'll be turning 18 in just over a month too. I think I can finally return to editing now too! I just have a question: what have I messed? I know that a few of the articles that I've worked on got some promotion ect but which ones? I need to update my page and everything :) All the best,--White Shadows One eye watching you 21:55, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
[edit] The Signpost: 27 February 2012
[edit] 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) 23:55, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
