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== GOCE mid-drive newsletter ==

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| <span style="font-size: 110%;"><big>'''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012|September 2012 backlog elimination drive]] mid-drive newsletter'''</big></span>

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*'''Participation''': Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 19 have copy-edited at least one article, about the same as the last drive. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. {{j|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012#Signing up|Join us]]!}}
*'''Progress report''': We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—August, September, and October 2011—by about 44%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 58 articles so far, to around 2600 articles. The biggest difference between this drive and the previous one is a stronger focus on large articles, so total word counts are still comparable.
*Don't forget about the Copy Edit of the Month contests! Voting for the August contest has been extended through the end of the month. '''You don't have to make a submission to vote!'''
**'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/August 2012|August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight September 30 (UTC).
**'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the submissions stage until midnight September 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.
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== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles|WikiProject Good articles]] (Participant Clean-Up) ==

Hello, you are receiving this message because you are currently a participant of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles|WikiProject Good articles]]. Since the creation of the WikiProject, over 200 user's have joined to help review good article nominations and contribute to other sections of the WikiProject. Over the years, several of these users have stopped reviewing articles and/or have become inactive with the project but are still listed as participates. In order to improve communications with other participants and get newsletters sent out faster (newsletters will begin to be sent out monthly starting in October) all participants that are no longer active with the WikiProject will be removed from the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/participants|participants list]].

If you are still interested in being a participant for this WikiProject, please sign your user name [[User:Dom497/Active Good Article Participants|here]] and please help review some articles so we can reduce the size of the backlog. If you are no longer interested, you do not need to sign your name anywhere and your name will be removed from the participants list after the deadline. Remember that even if you are not interested at this time, you can always re-add your name to the list whenever you want. The deadline to sign your name on the page above will be November 1, 2012. Thank-you. 13:36, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
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Sorry for having to send out a second message but a user has brought to my attention that a point mentioned in the first message should be clarified. If user's don't sign on [[User:Dom497/Active Good Article Participants|this page]], they will be moved to an "Inactive Participants" list rather then be being removed from the entire WikiProject. Sorry for any confusion.--[[User:Dom497|Dom497]] ([[User talk:Dom497|talk]])15:26, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
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== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|Articles for Creation urgently needs your help!]] ==

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<p>Articles for Creation is '''desperately short of reviewers!''' We are looking for '''urgent help''', from '''experienced editors''', in reviewing submissions in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Submissions|pending submissions queue]]. Currently there are '''{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pending AfC submissions|R}}''' submissions waiting to be reviewed and many help requests at [[WP:AFCHD|our Help Desk]].</P>
:<big>'''Do you have what it takes?'''</big>
# Are you familiar with [[WP:PAG|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]]?
# Do you know what Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:About|is]] and [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|is not]]?
# Do you have a working knowledge of the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], particularly [[Wikipedia:Article titles|article naming conventions]]?
# Can you review submissions based on their individual merits?</P>
If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions|reviewing instructions]] and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog. You might wish to add {{tl|AFC status}} or {{tl|AfC Defcon}} to your userpage, which will alert you to the number of open submissions.
:PS: we have a great AFC helper script at [[WP:AFCH]]!
<big>'''News'''</big>
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* 04 Aug 2012 &ndash; [[Parental brain]] <span class=plainlinks><small>([[Talk:Parental brain|talk]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parental_brain&action=edit edit]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parental_brain&action=history hist])</small></span> was GA nominated by [[User:Carina1205|Carina1205]] <small>([[User talk:Carina1205|t]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Carina1205|c]])</small>; {{#ifexist: Talk:Parental brain/GA1 | see [[Talk:Parental brain/GA1|discussion]] | start [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Parental_brain/GA1&action=edit&preload=Template:GAN/preload&editintro=Template:GAN/editintro discussion] }}
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==Page Curation newsletter==
Hey {{BASEPAGENAME}}. I'm dropping you a note because you've been using [[Special:NewPagesFeed|the Page Curation suite]] recently - this is just to let you know that we've deployed the final version :). There's some help documentation [[Wikipedia:Page Curation/Introductionhere]] that shows off all the features, just in case there are things you're not familiar with. If you find any bugs or have requests for new features, let us know [[Wikipedia talk:Page Curation|here]]. Thanks! [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 12:04, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

== WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter - October 2012 ==
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; Project News<ref name=asof>As of October 2, 2012 at 19:05 (UTC).</ref>

* There are currently 15,862 Good Articles listed at [[WP:GA]].

* The backlog at [[WP:GAN|Good Article Nominations]] is 345 unreviewed articles. Out of 439 total nominations, 24 are '''on hold''', 66 are '''under review''', and 4 are seeking a '''second opinion'''. Please go to [[WP:GAN]] and review an article! Even just reviewing one will help!

::The oldest unreviewed articles are: [[General sejm]], [[Prime Minister of Vietnam]], [[Tanisha Thomas]], [[Kosta Pećanac]], and [[Jilly Kitzinger]].

::The categories with the largest backlogs are: Social sciences and society (80 articles), Sports and recreation (70 articles), Music (63 articles), Theatre, film and drama (52 articles), and History (41 articles). Please consider reviewing articles within these sections.

::There are currently 13 articles up for reassessment at [[WP:GAR|Good Article Reassessment]]. Please help out and go to [[WP:GAR]] and review an article! Remember that anyone can review articles that are listed under "Community Reassessment" even if another user has already listed their opinion...the more opinions, the better!

; Member News

*There are currently 222 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to all the new members that joined during the past 17 months! If you aren't yet part of WikiProject Good Articles and interested in joining WikiProject Good Articles, go [[Wikipedia:WGA#Participants|here]] and add you name. Everyone is welcomed!

*This WikiProject, and the [[WP:GA|Good Article program]] as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all!

*If you haven't done so already, please remember to add your name to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Active WP Good Article Participants|this list]] if you are still interested/active with this WikiProject. If you are no longer interested/active you don't need to add your name anywhere, you're name will be moved into a "inactive participant" list at the beginning of November. Inactive users will not receive future newsletters from this WikiProject via their talk page.

; GA Task forces

* There is currently not much going on at this time but there is a very large backlog. Until the next backlog elimination drive, please help reduce the number of nominations by reviewing articles and helping other reviewers that may need second opinions.

*Thanks to everyone who committed some time to help reduce the nominations backlog during the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/June-July 2012|June-July 2012 backlog elimination drive]]. Most barnstars have been given out but there are still a few left. Participants that haven't gotten a barnstar yet should get it soon.

;Possible Fall/Winter 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive

*A discussion is currently being held on the WikiProject's [[Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations#October/November Backlog Elimination Drive?|talk page]] on weather another eliminations drive should take place within the next few months as the last one proved to be extremely successful. Please take the time to go to the the talk page and include your opinion on if you would be interested in taking part in a Fall/Winter 2012 elimination drive.

; Good Articles of the Month

Each month, 5 random good articles will be choose to be featured here as the good articles of the month.

*[[Barry (dog)]]
*[[I Love Bees]]
*[[Miles Copeland (Home and Away)]]
*[[London Country North East]]
*[[The Daily Show]]

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; Some Tips About References/Sources

Having references included in articles is one of the most important aspects to a good article, let alone Wikipedia! Without them, no one would ever know what is true and what is false and Wikipedia probably wouldn't be where it is today. So this month, I will talk about how to check for references, how reliable they are, and so on and so forth.

The first thing to do when reviewing an nominee is to do a quick scan of the article. One of the things to look for is if the article has references! If you don't see a list at the bottom of the article page, quick-fail it.<ref>Before quick-failing the article, verify that one of the several referencing templates is correctly placed at the bottom of the article. If the template is not placed, try to place it to see if references are displayed. If this proof returns no references, then proceed to quick-failing.</ref> For newcomers, quick-failing is failing an article when you spot a problem before actually conducting a full review. If you do find a list of references (and in most cases you will) make sure to look through each and every one. If you want to save some time, use [http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Checklinks this tool] as it will tell you if there are any problematic references in the article you are reviewing.

Next, check the reliability and type of the references/sources. In terms of the type of reference, check to see how many primary and/or secondary sources are included. Primary sources are the ones published by the subject of the article. For example, if the subject of the article has to do with the [[iPhone 4s]] and the source is published by [[Apple]], it is considered a primary source. Secondary sources are those ''not'' published by the subject of the article (or in close relation to it). Newspapers are examples of secondary sources and considered one of the better types to include in the article (not saying primary sources are bad). If you find that most/all of the references are primary sources, notify the nominator about this issue(s) and place the article on hold once you have completed the review. Only in the event that a secondary source can't be found as a replacement, then the primary source can remain. If there is a good mix of primary and secondary sources, that is perfect and no references need to be changed.

Now, reliability. Forums are generally not considered reliable and some blog's may not be reliable either. Newspapers, most sources published by the subject, some blogs, etc. are considered reliable. If you don't know wether the source is reliable, ask for a second opinion. For more info about how to identify wether a reference is reliable or not, visit [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|this article]].

Finally, one of the more basic things to look for is that every statement in the article has at least one reference! The only case that a statement doesn't need a reference is when it is common sense that the statement is defiantly true and/or in the case where the statement can't be challenged, as per what Wikipedia says, "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable published source using an inline citation."

; From the Editor

After a long 18 month hiatus, the third volume of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter is here! Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue of the newsletter [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter|here]] or on the editors [[User talk:Dom497|talk page]].

Also, Happy Halloween...in advance!!!

'' '''PLEASE READ:''' '' If you do not wish to receive future WikiProject Good Articles newsletter's on your talk page, please remove your self from [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/newsletter participants|this list]]. If you are viewing this newsletter from the WikiProject Good Articles page or on someone else's talk page and want to receive future newsletters on your talk page, please add your name to the list linked above.
; Contributors to this Issue

* [[User:Dom497|Dom497]] (Editor of this Issue)
; Did You Know...

* ... that 2,100 articles have been reviewed during all backlog elimination drives combined?
* ... that out of 4,055,039 articles on Wikipedia, only 15,846 are good articles?[[File:Jack-o-lantern.svg|200px|right]]
* ... that there are currently over 400 [[Wikipedia:Good articles/Video games|video game]] good articles?

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== GOCE September 2012 drive wrap-up ==

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'''Participation:''' Out of 41 people who signed up this drive, 28 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012/Barnstars|here]].

'''Progress report:''' We achieved our primary goal of clearing July, August, September and October 2011 from the backlog. This means that, for the first time since the drives began, the backlog is less than a year. At least 677 tagged articles were copy edited, although 365 new ones were added during the month. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2341 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 54 requests outstanding before September 2012 as well as eight of those made in September.

'''Copy Edit of the Month''': Voting is now over for the August 2012 competition, and prizes will be issued soon. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 contest]] is closed for submissions and open for voting. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|October 2012 contest]] is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote.

– Your drive coordinators: [[User:Stfg|Stfg]], [[User:Allens|Allens]], and [[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]].

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== GOCE fall newsletter ==

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The '''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]]''' invites you to participate in its events:
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best October copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC).
*Voting is in progress for the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]'''. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not.
*{{Hilite|'''NEW!!'''}} In the week from Sunday 21 October to Saturday 27 October, we are holding a '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2012|Project Blitz]]''', in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{tl|copyedit}} belonging to selected project(s). For the first blitz, we'll start with [[WP:WikiProject Olympics|WikiProject Olympics]] and [[WP:WikiProject Albums|WikiProject Albums]] and add more Projects to the blitz as we clear them. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded.
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012|November 2012 Backlog elimination drive]]''' is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on November 30 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in 2011 and to complete all requests placed before the end of October. 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 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: [[User:Stfg|Stfg]], [[User:Allens|Allens]], and [[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]].
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== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject:Articles for Creation]] October - November 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive ==

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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject AFC]] is holding a '''one month long''' Backlog Elimination Drive!<br>
The goal of this drive is to '''eliminate''' the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from October 22, 2012 – November 21, 2012.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.<br>
There is a backlog of over 1000 articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles for creation/November 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive|drive's page]] and help out!
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== WikiProject Good Articles - Participant Clean-up (Final Call) ==

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==The GAN ''Newsletter'' (November 2012)==
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*'''Request for Comment''': [[User:Hahc21/Requests for comment/Future of GAN Backlog Elimination Drives|An RFC about the Backlog Elimination Drives]] has been started this month. Go and voice your opinions!
*Featured editorial: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/November 2012/FE|A Matter of Time: The Future of Backlog Elimination Drives]]
*Project News: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/November 2012/PN|Over 345 unreviewed articles, 13 at reassessment]]
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/November 2012/GAMO|Good Articles of the Month]]
*GA Task Forces: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/November 2012/GATF|A calmed GA community awaiting for an RFC]]
*Member News: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/November 2012/MN|223 members of the GA Wikiproject]]
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== GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update ==

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| <span style="font-size: 110%;"><big>'''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012|November 2012 backlog elimination drive]] mid-drive newsletter'''</big></span>

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*'''Participation''': Out of 31 people signed up for this drive so far, 22 have copy-edited at least one article. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. {{j|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012#Signing up|Join us]]!}}
*'''Progress report''': We're on track to meet our targets for the drive. We have reduced our target group of articles—November and December 2011—by over 50%, and 34 of the the 56 requests made in September and October this year have already been fulfilled. However, the rate of tagging for copy edit has increased, and this month we are just keeping the size of the backlog stable. So, all you copy editors, please do come along and help us!
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/September 2012|September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' was won by [[User:Baffle gab1978|Baffle gab1978]] for his copy edit of [[Expulsion of the Acadians]]. Runner up was [[User:Gareth Griffith-Jones|Gareth Griffith-Jones]] for his edit of [[I Could Fall in Love]]. Congratulations to both.
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight November 30 (UTC). '''You don't have to make a submission to vote!'''
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/November 2012|November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is in the submissions stage until midnight November 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin.
*'''Seasonal oversight''': We had a slight fall from grace in the title of our last newletter, which mentioned the season in the northern hemisphere and thus got it wrong for the southern. Fortunately an observant GOCE member was ready to spring into action to advise us. Thanks! In future we'll stay meteorologically neutral.
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== [[WP:AFC|Articles for creation needs YOUR help!]] ==

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<p>Articles for creation is '''desperately short of reviewers!''' We are looking for '''urgent help''', from '''experienced editors''', in reviewing submissions in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Submissions|pending submissions queue]]. Currently there are '''{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pending AfC submissions|R}}''' submissions waiting to be reviewed and many help requests at [[WP:AFCHD|our help desk]].</P>
:<big>'''Do you have what it takes?'''</big>
# Are you familiar with [[WP:PAG|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]]?
# Do you know what Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:About|is]] and [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|is not]]?
# Do you have a working knowledge of the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], particularly [[Wikipedia:Article titles|article naming conventions]]?
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If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions|reviewing instructions]] and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog. You might wish to add {{tl|AFC status}} or {{tl|AfC Defcon}} to your userpage, which will alert you to the number of open submissions.
Plus, reviewing is easy when you use our new semi-automated [[WP:AFCH|reviewing script]]!
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Thanks in advance, [[User:Nathan2055|Nathan2055]]<sup>[[User talk:Nathan2055|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Nathan2055|contribs]]</sup>
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== [[Wikipedia:Meetup/SeattleWLL/2012|Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle]] ==

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*'''Date''' Saturday, December 8, 2012
*'''Time''' 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
*'''Location''' [http://www.spl.org/ Seattle Public Library] Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104
*'''Event''' An ''editathon'' on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand.
*'''Hashtag''' #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki.
*'''Registration''' [http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com] or use [[Wikipedia:Meetup/SeattleWLL/2012#Sign-up|on-wiki regsistration]].
Yours, [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 03:37, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
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== GOCE November drive wrap-up ==

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'''Participation:''' Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2012/Barnstars|here]]. All the barnstars have now been distributed.

'''Progress report:''' We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November.

'''Copy Edit of the Month''': Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/October 2012|prizes]] have been issued. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/November 2012|November 2012 contest]] is closed for submissions and open for voting. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/December 2012|December 2012 contest]] is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote.

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'''Coodinator election:''' The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2013|election&nbsp;page]].

– Your drive coordinators: [[User:Stfg|Stfg]], [[User:Allens|Allens]], and [[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]].

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==The WikiProject: Good Articles ''Newsletter'' (December 2012)==
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*Featured editorial: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/December 2012/FE|"Drive-By Reviews": A Retrospective About Reviews During Backlog Drives]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/December 2012/PN|Project News]]: A '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/November-December 2012|backlog elimination drive]]''' is being held now at GAN.
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/December 2012/GAMO|Good Articles of the Month]]: Our picks for November, 150+ promotions.
*GA Task Forces: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/December 2012/GATF|Results from the Backlog Elimination RfC]]
*Member News: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/December 2012/MN|227 members of WikiProject Good Articles and counting]]
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== GOCE mid-December newsletter ==

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The '''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]]''' invites you to participate in its events:
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/December 2012|December 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]''' is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best December copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC).
*Voting is in progress for the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Copy Edit of the Month/November 2012|November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest]]'''. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not.
*From Sunday 16 December to Saturday 22 December, we are holding a '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/December 2012|Project Blitz]]''', in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{tl|copyedit}} from January 2012. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded.
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2013|January 2013 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 January, February, and March 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2012. 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 January, February, and March 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: [[User:Stfg|Stfg]], [[User:Allens|Allens]], and [[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]].
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'''Coodinator election:''' Nominations are open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January to 30 June 2013. Nominations close on December 15 at 23:59 UTC, after which voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2013|election&nbsp;page]].
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==Hand-coding==
Hey all :).

I'm dropping you a note because you've been involved in dealing with feedback from the [[Special:ArticleFeedbackv5|Article Feedback Tool]]. To get a better handle on the overall quality of comments now that the tool has become a more established part of the reader experience, we're undertaking a round of [[hand coding]] - basically, taking a sample of feedback and marking each piece as inappropriate, helpful, so on - and would like anyone interested in improving the tool to participate :).

You can code as many or as few pieces of feedback as you want: '''[[Wikipedia:Hand coding|this page]]''' should explain how to use the system, and there is a demo [http://toolserver.org/~grphack/aft/test.html here]. Once you're comfortable with the task, just drop me an email at {{nospam|okeyes|wikimedia.org}} and I'll set you up with an account :).

If you'd like to chat with us about the research, or want live tutoring on the software, there will be an [[m:IRC office hours|office hours]] session on Monday 17 December at [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=23&min=00&sec=0&day=17&month=12&year=2012 23:00 UTC] in {{channel|wikimedia-office}}. Hope to see some of you there! Thanks, [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 22:56, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject Articles for creation newsletter]] ==

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* Five changes have been proposed to the AfC policy. Join the discussion [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#Proposed_change_to_the_reviewer_process|here]].
* Another change has been proposed to the courtesy blanking policy. It involves CSDing distributive submissions. Discuss it [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#CSD_policy_addition|here]].
* The beta script still needs testing. Learn how you can help [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#v4.1.16b3_of_the_script_is_still_in_beta.2C_we_need_YOU|here]].
* The backlog is at emergency status and another drive has been proposed [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#When.27s_the_next_drive.3F|here]] and suggestions on changes to the structure have been proposed [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#Concerns_about_prep_for_next_drive|here]].
* Discussion on updating the backlog notification is underway [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#An_idea_to_update_a_message|here]].
* A discussion on whether autoconfirmed users are allowed to skip the backlog is going on [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#Self-approval|here]].
* Discussion on users not adding categories and not checking copyvios is going on [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#Not_much_improvement|here]].

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* This is the very first newsletter for WikiProject Articles for creation! If you find any errors or have suggestions on what to improve/include in future newsletters, please leave a message [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation|here]].

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'''Script corner:''' Stable: v4.1.15 - Beta: v4.1.16b2
* v4.1.16b2 is now available in the beta channel! Reviewers can use the beta version of the script by following the instructions [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Helper_script#Beta_version|here]] and should report bugs [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#v4.1.16b3_of_the_script_is_still_in_beta.2C_we_need_YOU|here]]! Release notes can be found [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#v4.1.16b3_of_the_script_is_still_in_beta.2C_we_need_YOU|here]] as well as [[User:Mabdul/afc beta.js|in the source code]].

* If you are JavaScript savvy, please contact {{user|Nathan2055}} if you wish to help with development.
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== The WikiProject: Good Articles ''Newsletter'' (January 2013) ==

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== WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter - February 2013 ==

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== Wikiproject Articles for creation Needs You! ==

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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject AFC]] is holding a '''one month long''' Backlog Elimination Drive!<br>
The goal of this drive is to '''eliminate''' the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from March 1st, 2013 – March 31st, 2013.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.<br>
There is a backlog of over 2000 articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/March 2013 Backlog Elimination Drive|drive's page]] and help out!
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==Article Feedback deployment==
Hey Unionhawk; I'm dropping you this note because you've used [[WP:AFT5|the article feedback tool]] in the last month or so. On Thursday and Friday the tool will be down for a major deployment; it should be up by Saturday, failing anything going wrong, and by Monday if something does :). Thanks, [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 23:34, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

== Good Article Nominations Request For Comment ==

{| {{WP:WikiProject Good articles/Shell|introduction=A ''' '[[Wikipedia:Good article nominations/New Proposals for GAN, Part I|Request For Comment]]' '''for Good Article Nominations is currently being held. We are asking that you please take five to ten minutes to review all seven proposals that will affect Good Article Nominations if approved. Full details of each proposal can be found [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations/New Proposals for GAN, Part I|here]]. Please comment on each proposal (or as many as you can) [[Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations/New Proposals for GAN, Part I|here]].

At this time, '''Proposal 1, 3, and 5''' have received full (or close to) support.

If you have questions of anything general (not related to one specif proposal), please leave a message under the ''General discussion'' thread.

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== The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games|WikiProject Video Games]] Newsletter, Q1 2013 ==

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== WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre ==

{|{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Shell|introduction=Hello! Now, some of you might be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

*'''Recruiters:''' The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#Becoming a Recruiter|this criteria]]. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with, the Recruitment Centre ''will not'' open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#The Process|the process]] and add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/List of Recruiters|list of recruiters]]. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#The Process|process section]] is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".

*'''Co-Director:''' The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact [[User:Dom497|me (Dom497)]].

*'' '''Nominators, please read this:''' '' If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#Nominators That Are OK With A Recruitee Reviewing|this page]]. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to [[User talk:Dom497|contact me]]. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.

''A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.''--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>)]]

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== WikiProject AFC needs your help... again ==

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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject AFC]] is holding a '''one month long''' Backlog Elimination Drive!<br>
The goal of this drive is to '''eliminate''' the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from July 1st, 2013 – July 31st, 2013.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.<br>
There is a backlog of over 1000 articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/July 2013 Backlog Elimination Drive|drive's page]] and help out!

A new version of our [[WP:AFCH|AfC helper script]] is released! It includes many bug fixes, new improvements and features, code cleanup, and more page cleanups. If you want to see a full list of changes, go to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script/Development page]]. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks.
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== Vital Articles ==

'''To all editors displaying the "Vital Articles" template on their User Page.'''

Hi,

I recently tried to make a change to the list of Level 3 Vital Articles by replacing the entry
:"<code><nowiki> [[Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement systems|Imperial and US customary measurement systems]]</nowiki></code>"
with a new replacement article
:"<code><nowiki> [[Imperial and US customary measurement systems]]</nowiki></code>".
Although I have advertised the proposed change on [[Wikipedia talk:Vital articles]], I had no response and an anonymous IP editor took it upon himself to undo my changes on grounds that my proposal did not have a "strong consensus".

Will you please look at the discussion [[Wikipedia talk:Vital articles#Replacement article: Imperial and US customary measurement systems]] and add your opinion.

[[User:Martinvl|Martinvl]] ([[User talk:Martinvl|talk]]) 20:34, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

== DYK RfC ==

* As a listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/participants|GA participant]], you are invited to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the question of whether Good Articles should be eligible to appear in the Did You Know? slot in future. Please see the proposal on its subpage [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Good Article RfC|here]], or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Did_you_know/Good_Article_RfC&action=watch this link]. Thank you in advance. <span style="">[[User:Gilderien|Gilderien]] <span style="font-size:70%; vertical-align:sub;">[[User talk:Gilderien|Chat]]&#124;[[Special:Contributions/Gilderien|Contributions]]</span></span>03:09, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
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== October 2013 AFC Backlog elimination drive ==



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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject AFC]] is holding a '''one month long''' Backlog Elimination Drive!<br />
The goal of this drive is to '''eliminate''' the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from October 1st, 2013 – October 31st, 2013.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.<br />
There is a backlog of over {{Rounddown|{{formatnum:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pending AfC submissions}}|R}}|-2}} articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/October 2013 Backlog Elimination Drive|drive's page]] and help out!

A new version of our [[WP:AFCH|AfC helper script]] is released! It includes many bug fixes, new improvements and features, code enhancements, and more. If you want to see a full list of changes, visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script/Changelog|changelog]]. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks. --[[User:Mdann52|<font color="Green">'''Mdann'''</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Mdann52|<font color="Red">'''52'''</font>]]<small>[[User talk:Mdann52|<font color="Maroon">''talk to me!''</font>]]</small></div>
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== BACKLOG OF THE WEEK [[:Category:Pages with broken reference names|Category:Pages with broken reference names]] ==
Hello - some editors fight off the vandal hordes, as I do repairing [[:Category:Pages with citation errors|pages with citation errors]]. If I didn't - there would be a large backlog in [[:Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting|Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting]] and in [[:Category:Pages with missing references list|Category:Pages with missing references list]] as in [[:Category:Pages with broken reference names|Category:Pages with broken reference names]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Frze ''more than 1500 yesterday'']). But it is impossible to work it alone. Do you know how to do a "[[The Blitz|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 '''[http://wikipedia.ramselehof.de/wikiblame.php?user_lang=de&lang=en&project=wikipedia&article=Watch+the+Throne+Tour&needle=bx0121&skipversions=0&ignorefirst=0&limit=500&offtag=10&offmon=10&offjahr=2013&searchmethod=int&order=desc&user= WikiBlame Search]''' it is possible to find and repair [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Watch_the_Throne_Tour&diff=prev&oldid=474489092 such errors].

Best wishes & thanks --[[User:Frze|<tt>Frze</tt>]] <sup><small> [[User talk:Frze|<tt>> talk </tt>]] </small></sup> 09:00, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

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Best wishes --[[User:Frze|<tt>Frze</tt>]] <sup><small> [[User talk:Frze|<tt>> talk </tt>]] </small></sup> 04:19, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

== New '''REFBot'''==

There is a suggestion on [[Wikipedia:Bot requests]] for a new [[REFBot]] working as [[User:DPL bot|DPL bot]] and [[User:BracketBot|BracketBot]] do. I beg politely for consideration. ''Please leave a comment if you wish.'' Thanks a lot in anticipation. -- {{User|Frze}} 04:19, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

== GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive ==

{| {{WP:WikiProject Good articles/Shell|introduction=Hello! A [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|GAN Backlog Drive]] will begin in less than 4 days!<br/>

In past Backlog Drives, the goal was to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. In the upcoming drive, another goal will be added - raising as much money as we can for the Wikimedia Foundation. How will this work? Well, its pretty simple. Any user interested in donating can submit a pledge at the Backlog Drive page (linked above). The pledge should mention the amount of money the user is willing to donate '''per review'''. For example, if a user pledges 5 cents per review and 100 nominations are reviewed, the total donation amount is $5.00.<br/>

At the time this message was sent out, two users have submitted pledges for a total of 8 cents per review. All pledges, no matter how much money, are greatly appreciated. Also, in no way is this saying you must make a pledge.</br>

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or leave a message on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|Backlog Drive talk page]]. And remember, there are less than 4 days before the drive starts!--[[User:EdwardsBot|EdwardsBot]] ([[User talk:EdwardsBot|talk]]) 03:01, 27 November 2013 (UTC) }}
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== GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive ==

{| {{WP:WikiProject Good articles/Shell|introduction=Hello! Just a friendly reminder that the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|GAN Backlog Drive]] has begun and will end on December 31, 2013!<br/>

If you know anyone outside of the WikiProject that may be interested, feel free to invite them to the drive!</br>

If you have any questions or want to comment about something regarding the drive, post them [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|here]]--[[User:EdwardsBot|EdwardsBot]] ([[User talk:EdwardsBot|talk]]) 23:56, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
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== [[WP:AFC|AFC]] Backlog Drive ==

==[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/December 2013 - January 2014 Backlog Elimination Drive|WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive]]==
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Hello, Unionhawk:

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject AFC]]''' is holding a '''two month long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/December 2013 - January 2014 Backlog Elimination Drive|Backlog Elimination Drive]]'''!<br />
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.<br />
There is a backlog of over {{Rounddown|{{formatnum:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pending AfC submissions}}|R}}|-2}} articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/December 2013 - January 2014 Backlog Elimination Drive|drive's page]] and help out!

A new version of our [[WP:AFCH|AfC helper script]] has been released! It includes many bug fixes, new improvements and features, code enhancements, and more. If you want to see a full list of changes, visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script/Changelog|changelog]]. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks. [[User:EdwardsBot|EdwardsBot]] ([[User talk:EdwardsBot|talk]]) 09:10, 3 December 2013 (UTC)</div>

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== March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive ==

It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

*This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
*Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
*The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
*An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/March 2014|the drive page]]. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.

I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!

--Dom497

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== GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive ==

The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/March 2014|March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive]] has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! <small>Sent by Dom497 on behalf of [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)</small>
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Hello {{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}, I'm here onbehalf of [[WP:ORPHAN]] in which you are also a participant. So, we want your opinion to a WP:ORPHAN related matter. It is a proposal by {{noping|Technical 13}}. Please have a look [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Orphanage#BackLog_Drive_.22DO.22_.28De-Orphaning.29_script_proposal|here]]. Your opinion (i.e support, oppose etc) are very much appreciated there. Thank you. By [[User:Jim Cartar|Jim Cartar]] through [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 03:02, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
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== Backlog drive ==

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Hello <b><font color="Black">Unionhawk</font></b>,

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Orphanage|WikiProject Orphanage]]''' is holding a ''' month long Backlog Elimination Drive to de-orphan articles which have orphan tags'''!<br />
The goal is to '''eliminate''' the backlog of orphan articles. There are currently '''{{formatnum:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:All orphaned articles}}|R}}''' articles which have orphan tags. The drive is running from '''April 12, 2014 to May 12, 2014'''.

Awards will be given out for all editors participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive. '''To add your name in the participants list click [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Orphanage#BLD_participants|here]].'''<br />
So start de-orphaning articles! Click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_orphaned_articles here] to see the list of articles need de-orphaning. <b />Visit [[Wikipedia:Orphan#Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article|Suggestions for how to de-orphan an article]] to know more!
Thanks. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Orphanage/Backlog notification|<sub>Opt-out Instructions</sub>]] by {{U|Jim Cartar}} on behalf of [[WP:ORPHAN|WikiProject Orphanage]] through [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 15:21, 11 April 2014 (UTC)</div>
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== Notification of a June AfC BackLog Drive ==

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Hello Unionhawk:

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation|WikiProject Articles for creation]]''' is holding a ''' month long [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/June 2014 Backlog Elimination Drive|Backlog Elimination Drive]]'''!<br />
The goal of this drive is to '''eliminate''' the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from '''June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014'''.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.<br />
There is a backlog of over {{Rounddown|{{formatnum:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pending AfC submissions}}|R}}|-2}} articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/June 2014 Backlog Elimination Drive|drive's page]] and help out!

The [[WP:AFCH|AfC helper script]] can assist you in tallying your edits automatically. To view a full list of changes, visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script/Changelog|changelog]]. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks. Sent on behalf of <span style="background-color: #40E0D0; font-family: 'Segoe Script'">([[User talk:Josve05a|'''t''']])&nbsp;{{Noping|Josve05a|<span style="color: #FFF;">'''Josve05a'''</span>}}&nbsp;([[Special:Contributions/Josve05a|'''c''']])</span> by <span class="nowrap">&#123;&#123;U&#124;{{Noping|Technical 13}}&#125;&#125;</span> <sup>([[User talk:Technical 13|t]] • [[Special:EmailUser/Technical 13|e]] • [[Special:Contribs/Technical 13|c]])</sup> using the [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 15:46, 19 May 2014 (UTC)</div>
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== WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive ==

Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!

[[User:TheQ Editor|TheQ Editor]] recently proposed the idea of having another Backlog Drive in either September/October or November/December of this year. For those of you who have participated in the past two drives you know I was the one who organized them, however, come September, this will be my most important year in school so I will not be able to coordinate this drive (if it happens). TheQ Editor has volunteered to be a coordinator for the drive. If any of you would like to co-coordinator, please notify TheQ Editor on his talk page.

If you would be interested in participating in a Backlog Drive sometime before the end of this year, please notify TheQ Editor. Also, make sure to specify what month(s) work best for you.

At the time this message was sent out, the backlog was at 520 nominations. Since May, the backlog has been steadily increasing and we are currently near an all time high. Even though the backlog will not disappear over one drive, this drive can lead to several others which will (hopefully) lead to the day where there is no longer a backlog.

As always, the more participants, the better, and everyone is encouraged to participate!

<small>Sent by Dom497</small>--[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 15:52, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
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== GA Cup ==

Hello everyone! We hope you have all been having a great summer!

As we all know, the recent GAN Backlog Drives have not had any big impact on the backlog. Because of that, me (Dom497), Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor have worked on an idea that could possibly finally put a dent into the massive backlog. Now, I will admit, the idea isn't entirely ours as we have took the general idea of the WikiCup and brought it over to WikiProject Good Articles. But anyways, here's what we have in mind:

For all of you that do not know what the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]] is, it is an annual competition between several editors to see who can get the most Good Articles, Featured Article's, Did You Know's, etc. Based of this, we propose to you the GA Cup. This competition will only focus on reviewing Good articles.

For more info on the proposal, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup|click here]]. As a FYI, the proposal page is not what the final product will look like (if you do go ahead with this idea). It will look very similar to WikiCup's page(s).

The discussion for the proposal will take place [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup|here]]. Please let us know if you are interested, have any concerns, things to consider, etc.

--Dom497, Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor

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== WikiProject Good Articles - GA Cup ==

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WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup|'''GA Cup''']], from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing [[WP:GAN|Good article nominations]]; for each review, points will be awarded with bonuses for older nominations, longer articles and comprehensive reviews. All participants will start off in one group and the highest scoring participants will go through to the second round. At the moment six rounds are planned, but this may change based on participant numbers.

Some of you may ask: what is the purpose for a competition of this type? Currently, there is a backlog of about 500 unreviewed Good article nominations, almost an all time high. It is our hope that we can decrease the backlog in a fun way, through friendly competition.

Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors! [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/Sign-up|Sign-ups]] will be open until October 15, 2014 so sign-up now!

If you have any questions, take a look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/FAQ|FAQ page]] and/or contact one of the four judges.

Cheers from {{noping|NickGibson3900}}, {{noping|Dom497}}, {{noping|TheQ Editor}} and {{noping|Figureskatingfan}}.

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