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WikiCup 2011 July newsletter
We are half way through the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; there is less than a month to go before we have our final 8. Our pool leaders are 
Adabow (submissions) (Pool A, 189 points) and 
PresN (submissions) (Pool B, 165 points). The number of points required to reach the next round is not clear at this time; there are some users who still do not have any recorded points. Please remember to update your submissions' pages promptly. In addition, congratulations to PresN, who scored the first featured topic points in the competition for his work on Thatgamecompany related articles. Most points this round generally have, so far, come from good articles, with only one featured article (White-bellied Sea Eagle, from 
Casliber (submissions)) and two featured lists (Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, from PresN and Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, from 
Another Believer (submissions)). Points for Did You Know and good article reviews round out the scoring. No points have been awarded for In the News, good topics or featured pictures this round, and no points for featured sounds or portals have been awarded in the entire competition. On an unrelated note, preparation will be beginning soon for next year's WikiCup- watch this space!
There is little else to be said beyond the usual. Please list anything you need reviewing on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, so others following the WikiCup can help, and please do help if you can by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup- points are, of course, offered for reviews at GAC. Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here. 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 11:46, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 01 August 2011
- In the news: Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news
- Research interview: The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team
- WikiProject report: Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia
- Featured content: Featured pictures is back in town
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision submitted for one case
- Technology report: Developers descend on Haifa; wikitech-l discussions; brief news
WP:FILM July 2011 Newsletter
--Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 03:27, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 08 August 2011
- News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay
- In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news
- WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close
- Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news
Lists of Educational institutions in states and union territories of India
Hello. Please contribute to a discussion about standardising the format for lists of educational institutions in states and union territories of India at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Education_in_India#State_Lists_Format. Thanks.--Siddhartha Ghai (talk) 08:12, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Your comments are invited for building consensus and finalising the format at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Education_in_India#State_Lists_Format. Thanks.--Siddhartha Ghai (talk) 12:18, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Chandigarh
I have a question regarding Portal:Chandigarh. I notice that you are one of two members of WP:Wikiproject Chandigarh, although the other editor hasn't edited in about a month. I felt you might be the best person to ask, though...do you feel that Portal:Chandigarh is a useful page? I see that it was create by User:Maheshkumaryadav, a use whom I mentored and who has since been banned from Wikipedia for socking to avoid strict community sanctions. I don't generally use portals (I don't find the need for a tertiary level of navigation on Wikipedia), so I wonder if you have any opinion about that page. Do you think you or any other editors might be interested in growing and maintaining it? If not, I can nominate it for deletion, as it is already becoming a bit out of date (as some of the articles Mahesh added have since been deleted for a variety of reasons). Thanks for your help. Qwyrxian (talk) 10:44, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue LXV, July 2011
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The Signpost: 15 August 2011
- Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix
- WikiProject report: The Oregonians
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion case opened, two more still in progress
- Technology report: Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection
Autograph uploads
Dear Tinucherian, I uploaded more than 300 autographs on the Wiki Commons ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Autographs ). The autographs which I uploaded include:
- David Ben Gurion.
- Niels Bohr
- Ernest Hemingway
- Dr John C Mather
- T S Eliot
- Pearl S Buck
- King Hussain of Jordan
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Ho Chi Minh
- Arundhati Roy
- Mark Tully
- Milton Friedman
- P G Wodehouse
- Angela Merkel
- C V Raman
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Kofi Annan
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Richard Burton
- Betrand Russel
- Host of celebrities from India / Asia and the world
In this connection, I request you or Wikipedians in your contact to make effective use of these uploads. Regards, Hindustanilanguage (talk) 07:13, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
- Where have you to taken the files/image from ? It seems that you have declared that you are the copyright holder of those images and hence released them to free license (eg: File:AbdusSalam Blackpen Autograph.jpg)? You cannot do the same if you have taken it from somewhere -- Tinu Cherian - 07:31, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
- These images are from my personal / family collection of autographs. Hindustanilanguage (talk) 08:51, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
- Where have you to taken the files/image from ? It seems that you have declared that you are the copyright holder of those images and hence released them to free license (eg: File:AbdusSalam Blackpen Autograph.jpg)? You cannot do the same if you have taken it from somewhere -- Tinu Cherian - 07:31, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 August 2011
- News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens
- WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation
- Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography
- Arbitration report: After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration
- Technology report: Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed
Talkback
Message added 13:31, 28 August 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 13:31, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
- I am not sure whether it is inappropriate unless there is no clear consensus or the admin is the nominator of ITN/creator of the article. Nevertheless, your opinion is noted. Thanks -- Tinu Cherian - 13:37, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 August 2011
- News and notes: Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results
- Recent research: Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety
- Opinion essay: How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Tennis
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Four existing cases
- Technology report: The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment