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		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar may be awarded to those that show a pattern of going the extra mile to be nice, without being asked. This barnstar is awarded to Purplebackpack89, for his dedication to comprimise and his ability to work with other editors to come up with amicable solutions which satisfy everyone. Purplebackpack89, thank you for your valiant efforts in building this project. Ikip (talk) 07:48, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

2010 WikiCup Signups Reconfirmation!

To ensure that everyone who signed up is still committed to participating in the 2010 WikiCup, it is required that you remove your name from this list! By removing your name, you are not removing yourself from the WikiCup. This is simply a way for the judges to take note of who has not yet reconfirmed their participation. If you have not removed your name from that list by December 30th, 2009 (by 23:59 (UTC)) then your name will be removed from the WikiCup.

It's worth noting the rules have changed, likely after you signed up. The changes made thus far are:

• Mainspace and/or portal edits will not be awarded points at all.
• Did you know? articles (which were worth 5 points last year) will now be worth 10 points.
• Good articles (which were worth 30 points last year) will now be worth 40 points.
• Valued pictures will be now awarded points, however the amount (5 or 10 points) is still being discussed.
• Featured lists (which were worth 30 points last year) will now be worth 40 points.
• Featured portals (which were worth 25 points last year) will now be worth 35 points.
• Featured articles (which were worth 50 points last year) will now be worth 100 points.
• Featured topics (which were worth 10 points per article last year) will now be worth 15 points per any article in the topic that you were a major contributor to.
• Good topics (which were worth 5 points per article last year) will now be worth 10 points per any article in the topic that you were a major contributor to.
• In the news will still be awarded points, however the amount (5 or 10 points) is still being discussed.

If you have any final concerns about the WikiCup's rules and regulations, please ask them now, before the Cup begins to avoid last minute problems. You may come to the WikiCup's talk page, or any of the judge's user talk pages. We're looking forwards to a great 2010 WikiCup! On behalf of the WikiCup judges, iMatthew ^talk at 03:45, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

WPCities criteria

Just found the message you posted to a WPCities talk page. All our faults for not being alert and responding. To be honest, if I'd been you and there had been nil reaction, I would have given a "heads-up" to some or all of the project members so as to be certain (which is what I will do, asap).

The extension of the "top" category as you've proposed (the relevance of the "meta" rating is unexplained) is a potential minefield, since it involves differing national and regional perspectives (and pride). For example, Sydney might be "top" in NSW, but internationally, that's iffy - Shanghai or Riyadh probably have more international weight. IMO, of course, and that's argument kicks off. Note that at least one other project has opted out of importance ratings for this reason. The current criteria, which are still as displayed, might appear to be anomalous but think of it as "low", "mid" and "high" with "top" as a special reserved category for national capitals.

Regards, Folks at 137 (talk) 15:43, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

A word of clarification on the "Meta" rating...if you go here, you'll find a list of 1,000 articles every Wikipedia should have. This list had been debated by Wikipedians all over the world, but is now fairly stable. There are 44 cities on the list, including several that aren't capitals. I'm saying we just use that list rather than fight over our own list. Purplebackpack89 (talk) 17:05, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

I am strongly opposed to the reassessment of those cities mentioned and have reverted all changes, which you did without sufficient discussion or consensus. I have no idea what criteria were used to determine the "meta" rating, and therefore it cannot be used to determine the priority/importance rating in the wikiproject. You simply need far more solid criteria, such as status as a national/state capital, population, etc, to establish it's criteria in the importance ratings. The opinion of random editors contributing to some "meta wiki" simply doesn't cut it. Dr. Cash (talk) 20:03, 10 December 2009 (UTC)