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Same Wavelength

It seems we're on the same wavelength, with our messages on User_talk:99.137.236.217! Happy editing! Attaboy (talk) 06:15, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

It seems that we are. Happy editing to you to! —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:18, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Section break

Thanks for your welcome. I am new to Wikipedia but am really interested in getting involved. I will try to adhere to the necessary conventions, like signing my name, etc, when I have more experience. Was my last edit correct? I was also going to remove the final reference to the subject being once being painted by her father as this seems rather spurious buti don't really know how to judge notability...any thoughts. Ian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.7.80.60 (talk) 06:31, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi! You can read all about Wikipedia's notability guidelines at WP:N. I think you previous edit was fine. Please, I encourage you to make an account if you want to become a regular Wikipedia contributor. —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:35, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

DEBERT DIEFENBUNKER

JUST TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE Anton Rolin Ebersberg Self, CONS PEOPLE OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND HE HAS BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH IT FOR YEARS AND DESTROYING PEOPLES LIVES... BY YOU DELETING EVERYTHING THAT IT TAKES ME 3 HOURS TO TYPE ISNT HELPING ANY. BESIDES THAT THE FACEBOOK LINKS HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE REGHQ'S AND THE DIEFENBUNKERS I DONT EXPECT A NON-CANADIAN TO UNDERSTAND IT BUT NONE THE LESS THE DEBERT DIEFENBUNKER WAS SOLD IN 2009 TO THIS ANTON GUY WHO TOLD PEOPLE HE WAS TURNING IT INTO A DATA CENTRE, THAT NEVER HAPPENED, WHEN HE GOT INVESTORS INTRESTED AND GOT THEIR MONEY HE TOOK OFF WITH THE MILLIONS AND INSTEAD OF INVESTING IT INTO THE FACILITY "THE DIEFENBUNKER" HE NEGLECTED IT WENT OUT AND PURCHASED A TRUCK AND YACHT FOR HIMSELF AMONG OTHER THINGS, BUT NOT ONE CENT WENT INTO THE BUNKER. NOW TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS AND HOW HE IS DESTROYING PEOPLES LIVES I POSTED IT ON HERE WHICH TOOK ME THREE HOURS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORD IT ACCURATELY ONLY TO BE DELETED ALL MOST INSTANTLY WHICH I MUST SAY DEEPLY ANNOYED ME. NOW I GOT TO WASTE MORE TIME TYPING THIS EMAIL. I AM ONE OF THOES INVESTORS I CANT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE TO YOU THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THIS GUY CON'D FROM ME AND BELIEVE ME CON'D IS PUTING IT NICELY... SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD PUT THE POST BACK UP AS IF IT WASNT IMPORTANT I WOULDNT BE WASTING MY TIME TYPING THIS EMAIL. THE MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY THE BETTER. THANKS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk) 07:57, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, we generally avoid linking to websites like Facebook or Twitter. See this link here for an explanation. For now, it'd be best if you would add a link to another, more reliable source such as a reputable news site, etc. If you plan on contributing more often to Wikipedia you should create an account. I hope this helps. —Mikemoral♪♫ 08:04, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WAS ON THERE ABOUT THE TAX SALE AND WHAT NOT WHERE DID THAT GO? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk • contribs) 08:21, 11 April 2013‎

Wikipedia saves every version of a page. I'm not entirely sure text you are referring to, but you can view a page history and older revisions and copy and paste the old text back in. —Mikemoral♪♫ 08:50, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk) 08:55, 11 April 2013 (UTC) thanks this whole message on the debert diefenbunker should be deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk) 08:59, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Normally, I won't outright delete any discussion thread on my talk page. It'll simply be archived on to another page in several days. —Mikemoral♪♫ 21:08, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Please don't post sockpuppetry templates without proper evidence

Newnou edits and quarel in the "favorite" articles/topics of Iaasi...--Antizokni (talk) 09:24, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

If you believe Newnou (talk · contribs) is a sockpuppet, then you can report them, but please first see WP:SOCK and then if you are confident that you can show evidence of such look at the procedure to report sockpuppetry at WP:SPI. —Mikemoral♪♫ 09:27, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Omar Alfanno

I have removed the CSD template from Omar Alfanno because the article makes a credible assertion of notability. It provides a reference from a reliable source; Reuters. The lead of that article further supports the article's claim by saying, "Omar Alfanno is one of Latin music's premiere songwriters". If you still think this person does not meet WP:CREATIVE, you will need to take it to WP:AFD. Mkdwtalk 07:57, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for letting me know. The author added to the article so I imagine it will no longer qualify for A7 and might meet WP:CREATIVE. —Mikemoral♪♫ 07:59, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Teddy Pendergrass

Please stop disruptively posting on my talk page. My addition to the above mentioned page was referenced accurately. MikePancho (talk) 01:57, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I wouldn't consider my notice disruptive. That edit was unencyclopedic in content and therefore I reverted it. —Mikemoral♪♫ 02:00, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

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Hi Mikemoral I would like to have A1_Academia as its own page and not redirect to A1_ERP page. Is this possible?? regards --Ndeangotho (talk) 12:11, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Do you mean that you want to rename A1 ERP to A1 Academia or you want to create an article about A1 Academia. If you mean the second thing, Wikipedia:Your first article is a good place to start reading. Otherwise, if you meant the first, you'd have to ask an admin to do so for you. Wikipedia:Moving a page offers details about what happens and how to do so. —Mikemoral♪♫ 22:53, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

I meant the latter. Thank you for responding... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ndeangotho (talk • contribs) 13:42, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, it's actually easier than I realized. If you simply edit the page to include and article, the page, though I recommend beginning the article at Wikipedia:Articles for creation where experience editors will help you write it in a workspace. Also, please note Wikipedia's polices about advertising in articles, see this page. If this is your first article, see Wikipedia:Your first article for advice and help on writing an article. —Mikemoral♪♫ 22:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

removed an external link you added to the page Dirk Nowitzki

hello, i think that is rellevant link to Dirk Nowitzki. Explain me why it isnt rellevant for you . bye — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kimi7777 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I removed the link because it did not seem quite appropriate for use on the page, but feel free to be bold and add it back. However, other editors may remove the link as well. If that happens, you will need to discuss it at Talk:Dirk Nowitzki. —Mikemoral♪♫ 00:14, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

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hi i was wondering what you didn't find constructive about that post VikingsFreak1 (talk) 00:24, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, my apologies. It looked like you may have unintentionally changed a template parameter which would have caused to template to not work properly. It's helpful to other editors when you include edit summaries about what you did. —Mikemoral♪♫ 00:29, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

oh ok i understand VikingsFreak1 (talk) 00:42, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedias editors

Can I contact certain individuals who are Wikipedias editors from certain parts of the World?--Symonhh (talk) 17:27, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

I don't know of a specific page where you can find Wikipedians by nationality, though regular contributors to certain WikiProjects are likely to be from their related area. I'm sorry that I can't help you very much here. —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:10, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

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q-analogues

Hi Mike,

You reverted my edits of the article q-analog, saying they were unexplained and asking me to make an edit summary. But I did explain them in the edit summary. I am a full professor of mathematics and an expert in this field. I hope that you will undo your reversion. 129.16.126.117 (talk) 06:58, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

My apologies, I've restored your edit here. If you want, I'd recommend making a account. You'll be able to save articles to your watchlist and have your edits attributed to a username rather than a IP address. All the best, —Mikemoral♪♫ 07:10, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I know I should really get an account. I had one a few years ago but I spent too much time and decided to stop editing completely. Still, I can't help correcting mistakes when I see them.129.16.126.117 (talk) 07:15, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
In case something like that happens again, know that you can undo edits by viewing a page's history and you can be bold and undo the edit yourself. —Mikemoral♪♫ 07:20, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

data masking page updates

Hi Mike

I have just completed some major updates to the data masking page and was getting the references updated. Wasnt quite sure how all of the refernces needed to be setup correctly, but I have it sorted out now. Anything major I'll test in the sandpit area. ```` Datakitchenchef — Preceding unsigned comment added by Datakitchenchef (talk • contribs) 06:32, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Referencing can be kind of tricky to do. I used ProveIt, a tool for editing Wikipedia, to help me edit and make citations following Wikipedia's Citation Style 1. Using the tool I mentioned, you can make reference quickly and easily by filling in the form it provides. Leave me a message if you have any questions in the future. As a small note, you sign your comments on Wikipedia by typing ~~~~ (four tildes). All the best, —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:37, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

Hello, Mikemoral, please watch the video first that IS THE REFERENCE to my change and then tell me it is unsourced... Tofas1 (talk) 23:45, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

The revisions have been removed per policy regarding biographies of living persons, so I can't see them. Discussion of what you intended to add can be done at Talk:Daniel Cohn-Bendit after your block is over for edit warring. —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:47, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

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You did not identify the error, hence we are not sure what you were referencing. We have published books relating to Beverly Hills since the 1980s. One of us evidently read something in Wikipedia that was not accurate, according to our archives 75.84.251.89 (talk) 15:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)--75.84.251.89 (talk) 15:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I reverted the edit because it appeared unconstructive on account that it was in ALL CAPS. Naturally, you should feel free to add content to articles, but keep in mind content on Wikipedia must be verifiable by citing sources. Wikipedia has a policy against multiple users per single account, though I'm not sure how it applies to anonymous IP accounts, so I would recommend creating an account. See Wikipedia:Why create an account? for details about why you should. I hope this information is helpful to you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. —Mikemoral♪♫ 20:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

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Seyed Mohammad Mousavi ‎

Hello, I've removed the BLP prod you added to Seyed Mohammad Mousavi per WP:BLPPROD, since the initial draft contained one link mentioning him: ": Only add a BLPPROD if there are no sources in any form that name the subject, but once (properly) placed, it can only be removed if a reliable source is added". If we can't find any WP:RS for his claims of notability though, it will need to go to AFD. Thanks, Captain Conundrum (talk) 01:20, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

I tried searching for sources, though there didn't seem to be any ones that I could find. If there isn't improvement source-wise soon, I'll likely nominate it for deletion. —Mikemoral♪♫ 01:22, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Me neither, but I'll keep digging. It's tricky, because we first have to work out how he spells his name in Farsi. Thanks, Captain Conundrum (talk) 01:23, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
I've had more luck find sources for the similarly named volleyball player Mohammad Mousavi. A transliteration website might be helpful to some extent. —Mikemoral♪♫ 01:43, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

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Thermolon Ceramic non-stick coating

Hi Mike, Many thanks for your ruling on the page I've submitted. I had a problem with the references as most were in trade magazines and I understand (maybe wrongly) that they are not considered to be objective?

This is my first foray into wiki and I must admit I find it very complex and confusing... I'm not even sure if I'm writing to you in the correct place! Your guidance and assistance would be very much appreciated.

I have an interest in ecological matters and any product that helps to remove PTFE and its associated chemicals from our planet is something noteworthy to me. I hope this explains my interest in the subject.

I gather that you will reply (if you do!)in my talk page?

FGCD321 (talk) 04:42, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi, thanks again for your contributions! I'll go ahead and make a few edits to your article to improve style and referencing style as well. After I clean it up a little, I can give you a better idea as to what still needs to be improved with your article. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or at the Teahouse. :) —Mikemoral♪♫ 05:58, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi again Mike! I have made some changes to the article and would greatly appreciate your feedback. I have increased the notability and changed some references but am having problems inserting them into the text.... 'Problems' being an inability to do it!

FGCD321 (talk) 07:03, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

You click one of the templates in the toolbar, e.g. "Web", and fill in the details (see the image to the right). More information can be found in Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. You can also try using ProveIt which is a gadget that will help you make citations easily. —Mikemoral♪♫ 22:05, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Mike, Can you please run a check on my page now, think I've got it right!! That ProveIt is really helpful... FGCD321 (talk) 16:03, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Question about delsort

Hi. Could I ask what tool do you use to delsort articles into the firearms list? I've created commons.js with this content, and it does give me bunch of other lists to add an AfD to (via the drop-down menu), but firearms isn't among those lists. How do you do it? Someone not using his real name (talk) 21:40, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Where it says "Delsort" in the dropdown menu, click it and a box will pop-up for you to type in the appropriate delsort category. There is a full list of topics and categories at WP:DST. The dropdown menu lists the more common categories to sort AfDs to. —Mikemoral♪♫ 22:03, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. That works. Someone not using his real name (talk) 02:21, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks Mike, will get this right if it kills me...which is a possibility! FGCD321 (talk) 04:18, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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Hi. We're organizing an office hours session with the Teahouse to bring in mentors from across the wiki to try out Snuggle and discuss it's potential to support mentorship broadly. The Snuggle team would appreciate it if you would come and participate in the discussion. We'll be having it in #wikimedia-office connect on Wed. July 17th @ 1600 UTC. See the agenda for more info. --EpochFail(talk • work), Technical 13 (talk), TheOriginalSoni (talk) 18:29, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi! I just wanted to post a reminder that this discussion will be happening in about 24 hours. If you haven't already used Snuggle, I recommend giving it a try before the meeting. I'll be in #wikimedia-office connect a half hour early to answer any questions you have. --EpochFail(talk • work) 16:25, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

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GOCE July 2013 news report

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
  • Participation: Out of 30 people who have signed up for this drive so far, 18 have participated. If you have signed up for the drive but have not yet participated, it isn't too late. If you haven't signed up for the drive, sign up now!
  • Progress report: Thus far we have reduced the number of May/June 2012 articles to just 124 articles, so we're on the right track. Unfortunately, for the first time in GOCE history, the number of articles in the backlog has actually gone up during this drive. While all participants are currently doing a fine job, we just don't have as many of them as we have had in the past. We have over 500 editors on our mailing list, but only 18 editors who have done a copy edit for the drive. If you're receiving this newsletter, it's because you have an interest in copy editing. Join the drive! Even if you only copy edit one article, it helps. Imagine how much progress we could make if everyone chipped in just one article.

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I just posted a message on that mentor page that was last edited 3+ years ago. I tried to get in contact with you on Wikinews but you never responded. --Thebirdlover (talk) 12:14, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 July newsletter

We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Canada Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Colorado 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, London 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 Wales 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 Wyoming 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 Poland Piotrus (submissions), Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

Other than that, there is not much to report! 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) 00:00, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

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GOCE July 2013 copy edit drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter

We have completed our July backlog elimination drive.

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GOCE Blitz wrap-up and September 2013 drive invitation

Guild of Copy Editors August Blitz wrap-up

Participation: Out of sixteen people who signed up for this blitz, nine copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

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WikiCup 2013 August newsletter

This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:

  1. Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
  2. New South Wales Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
  3. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
  4. Canada Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
  5. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
  6. Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
  7. London Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
  8. Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Poland Piotrus (submissions), Idaho Figureskatingfan (submissions), Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions), Michigan Dana boomer (submissions), Prince Edward Island Status (submissions), United States Ed! (submissions), Florida 12george1 (submissions), England 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) 06:18, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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October 2013 AFC Backlog elimination drive

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive

WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from October 1st, 2013 – October 31st, 2013.

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WikiCup 2013 September newsletter

In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Canada Sasata (submissions), Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and New South Wales 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) 23:40, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2013

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 6, No. 3 — 3rd Quarter, 2013
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Hello - some editors fight off the vandal hordes, as I do repairing pages with citation errors. If I didn't - there would be a large backlog in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting and in Category:Pages with missing references list as in Category:Pages with broken reference names (more than 1500 yesterday). But it is impossible to work it alone. Do you know how to do a "Blitz" (excuse the comparision) to find willing editors to work on it. It is much more easier to repair references if you do it one hour, one day or one week ago after the errors were made instead of months and years after the error was done. Very, very difficult to find these errors.

Only with WikiBlame Search it is possible to find and repair such errors.

Best wishes --Frze > talk 08:42, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

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GOCE September 2013 drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors September 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
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Backlog status (Purge)
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Pages with incorrect ref formatting  Not done
Pages with missing references list  Done
Pages with broken reference names Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".

Best wishes --Frze > talk 04:28, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

New REFBot

There is a suggestion on Wikipedia:Bot requests#New REFBot for a new REFBot working as DPL bot and BracketBot do. I beg politely for consideration. Please leave a comment if you wish. Thanks a lot in anticipation. -- Frze (talk · contribs) 04:28, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors October Blitz wrap-up

Participation: Out of eleven people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we copy edited 42 articles from WikiProject Film's backlog, reducing it by a net of 34 articles. Hope to see you at the November drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor.

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WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

  1. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
  2. Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)
  3. Canada Sasata (submissions)
  4. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
  5. New South Wales Casliber (submissions)
  6. Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions)
  7. London Miyagawa (submissions)
  8. Poland Piotrus (submissions)
  9. Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions)

All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:

  • New South Wales Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
  • Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
  • Portland, Oregon Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
  • Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
  • Republic of Rose Island Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
  • Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
  • Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
  • Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
  • United States Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.
  • The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to British Empire The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
  • Finally, the judges are awarding Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.

Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

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) 01:25, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

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Color Light Output

Hello Mike (?),

I'm not exactly sure of what I'm doing here; so please forgive me if I'm making a mistake...

I was surprised to find a message waiting for me apparently from you: “Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, such as the one you made to Color Light Output. I hope you like the place and decide to stay.” I had no idea that such an entry had been made. Fascinating! I probably should get more involved in making contributions where I can (I’m now registered). Did you write the CLO article? If so, are you involved in display measurements? The article looks good to me.

If you do make display measurements, here is a little history about the CLO: The need for a CLO metric was a big surprise to me. When approached (was working at NIST), I didn't think it was a big deal, and I was unconvinced of the need of another metric. Despite my hesitation, I reconfigured a lab to make the measurements. I was shocked at the color-rendering differences that could be observed between different projectors. Often, in the past, during scientific presentations I was disappointed at the rendering of colors on the projected images at scientific conferences and technical presentations. Sometimes you couldn't distinguish the colored data curves on a projected graph that originally looked so colorful on the computer screen when they were prepared. I thought that such was the characteristic of projectors that used mercury lamps. Not so, and the CLO metric allowed a person to anticipate such renderings.

The addition of a white subpixel when it is used to boost the projector flux without regard to a distortion of the color gamut may be useful when color is not critical. This is particular true in rooms with a lot of ambient illumination where contrast is important for legibility and the color gamut is reduced anyway because of the additional ambient light. In such a case color would not be key to understanding the presentation. However, in darkened rooms where the ambient light doesn't significantly interfere with the color rendering, a properly rendered color gamut without the white boost can be important for those of us who routinely use color to illustrate data and concepts.

Best,

Ed Kelley www.keltekresearch.com Efkelley (talk) 15:44, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

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WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive

Hello, Mikemoral:

WikiProject AFC is holding a two month long Backlog Elimination Drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from December 1st, 2013 – January 31st, 2014.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.
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November 2013 GOCE drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors November 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
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GOCE December 2013 Blitz wrap-up and January Drive invitation

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.

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GOCE 2013 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2013 Annual Report

The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations!

Our 2013 Annual Report is now ready for review.

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WikiCup 2014 January newsletter

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 Smithsonian Institution 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)

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Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors

The March 2014 backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles in need of copyediting. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copyedit all articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and to complete all requests placed in January 2014. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copyedits 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 over 5,000 words, number of articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and the longest article. We hope to see you there!

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WikiProject AFC is holding a month long Backlog Elimination Drive!
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Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.
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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

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:

  1. Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
  2. Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
  3. United States WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

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)

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WikiCup 2014 March newsletter

A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Smithsonian Institution 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 Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... 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. Rhodesia 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)

GOCE March drive wrapup

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.

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2014 Blitz wrap-up

Participation: Out of 17 people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 28 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the May drive! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978.

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