User talk:Bloom6132

DYK for Brockton Point

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:58, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Sandy Koufax

"American retired baseball player" implies that he is American and used to be a baseball player - that is correct information. "retired American baseball player" implies that he has retired from being a baseball player and from being American - that is incorrect. GiantSnowman 15:12, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

False. By stating "American retired baseball player", you're splitting up the subject of the phrase (American baseball player) with an adjective – that shouldn't be done and is grammatically incorrect. It's like calling me a "Canadian active pianist". That's completely wrong – I'm an active Canadian pianist. —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:39, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

No, you're not. Thanks for reverting without discussing - use the article talk page before making any more silly edits please. GiantSnowman 16:42, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 September newsletter

In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and 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) 23:10, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of St. Louis Cathedral, Fort-de-France

Hello! Your submission of St. Louis Cathedral, Fort-de-France 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! NinaGreen (talk) 17:17, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK for St. Louis Cathedral, Fort-de-France

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Monte Pearson

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Monte Pearson you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Royroydeb -- Royroydeb (talk) 09:01, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Monte Pearson

The article Monte Pearson you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Monte Pearson for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Royroydeb -- Royroydeb (talk) 17:42, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

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

1. Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
2. Hawkeye7 (submissions)
3. Sasata (submissions)
4. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
5. Casliber (submissions)
6. Adam Cuerden (submissions)
7. Miyagawa (submissions)
8. Piotrus (submissions)
9. Ealdgyth (submissions)

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

• Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
• Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
• Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
• Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
• Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
• Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
• 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 The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
• Finally, the judges are awarding 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) 00:50, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup award

In recognition of your participation in the 2013 Wikipedia:WikiCup, in which you reached round 3, the quarter-finals. J Milburn (talk · contribs) and The ed17 (talk · contribs) 11:58, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Jack Warhop

Thank you so much for doing the fixes on the GA review on Warhop, I'm still peeking in occasionally as an IP address and just logged in to support an RFA candidate. I owe you a big favor in return once I find some time to contribute more to the project. Thanks Secret ^account 14:05, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

You're very welcome! And don't worry; take your time. I also find myself contributing a bit less now due to my workload in second-year law. Looking forward to collaborating with you again on other baseball articles. Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:53, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Column width as per resoulution

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Triple Crown

It is my pleasure to award Bloom6132 this Imperial Triple Crown Jewels for all their work on content here on the English Wikipedia. Congratulations! — ΛΧΣ²¹ 01:35, 10 November 2013 (UTC)