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Selena
[edit]Are you still contributing there or not anymore? AJona1992 (talk) 15:05, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Roddy Burdine
[edit]Materialscientist (talk) 00:00, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 January newsletter
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We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. We've had some shakeups regarding late entries, flag changes and early dropouts, but the competition is now established- there will be no more flag changes or new competitors. Congratulations to Sasata (submissions), our current leader, who, at the time of writing, has more listed points than
Hunter Kahn (submissions) and
TonyTheTiger (submissions) (second and third place respectively) combined. A special well done also goes to
Fetchcomms (submissions)- his artcle Jewel Box (St. Louis, Missouri) was the first content to score points in the competition.
Around half of competitors are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. 64 of the 149 current competitors will advance to round 2- if you currently have no points, do not worry, as over half of the current top 64 have under 50 points. Everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places in round 2! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. Good luck! J Milburn, Garden, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:20, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Ben Paschal
[edit]Materialscientist (talk) 00:01, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Please do not update the table yourself- update your submissions page, and let the bot update the table. Thanks. J Milburn (talk) 19:03, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
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Ben Paschal FAC
[edit]I'll take a look at it starting tomorrow and see what I can do. I don't consider myself a great-copy-editor, but hopefully I can make some decent improvements in the prose. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 01:15, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
- When I talked about adding background, I didn't mean making the article primarily about the teams; as you say, that would clearly be inappropriate. I do think that the article should say something about his teams winning the World Series, as I said at FAC. The 1927 World Series isn't mentioned now; even if Paschal didn't play, it's probably worth a sentence. The Murderers' Row nickname is given in the lead but not the body of the article, and should be explained somewhere. You don't have to go crazy with team descriptions (I may have pushed for them a bit strongly at FAC), but some more discussion of important elements would be nice. Anyway, I'm sorry the FAC was not successful and hope this doesn't discourage you from making FAC attempts in the future. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 16:42, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
- Mentioned about Paschal not playing in the 1927 World Series, I'm trying to find a right description of the Murderous Row, but I'm planning to focus on Paul Krichell, Thurman Munson and Yogi Berra first. Secret account 17:12, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
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Re: Kirchell/Paschal
[edit]I'll take a look at both. Might take me a couple days, I'm behind on stuff I've tagged to review. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 22:46, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your RfA Support
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RenamedUser jaskldjslak901/Archive38 - Thanks for your participation and support in my recent successful RfA. Your confidence and trust in me is much appreciated. As a new admin I will try hard to keep from wading in too deep over the tops of my waders, nor shall I let the Buffalo intimidate me.--Mike Cline (talk) 09:37, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Paul Krichell
[edit]Calmer Waters 00:01, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Joe Oeschger
[edit] Hello! Your submission of Joe Oeschger at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Marylanderz (talk) 01:07, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
Hey. Did you have any further concerns over there? Looks like the issues you pointed out were addressed best they could. If there's more left I can try to take a stab at it as well. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 17:21, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
No other concerns, sorry for the late reply as I was in the hospital for two weeks. Secret account 12:54, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Joe Oeschger
[edit]Congrats! Ruhrfisch ><>°° 18:14, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
AfD nomination of Chicago Cubs futility theories
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WikiCup 2010 February newsletter
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Round one is over, and round two has begun! Congratulations to the 64 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our first round. A special well done goes to Sasata (submissions), our round one winner (1010 points), and to
Hunter Kahn (submissions) and
TonyTheTiger (submissions), who were second and third respectively (640 points/605 points). Sasata was awarded the most points for both good articles (300 points) and featured articles (600 points), and TonyTheTiger was awarded the most for featured topics (225 points), while Hunter Kahn claimed the most for good topics (70).
Staxringold (submissions) claimed the most featured lists (240 points) and featured pictures (35 points),
Geschichte (submissions) claimed the most for Did you know? entries (490 points),
Jujutacular (submissions) claimed the most for featured sounds (70 points) and
Candlewicke (submissions) claimed the most for In the news entries (40 points). No one claimed a featured portal or valued picture.
Credits awarded after the end of round one but before round two may be claimed in round two, but remember the rule that content must have been worked on in some significant way during 2010 by you for you to claim points. The groups for round two will be placed up shortly, and the submissions' pages will be blanked. This round will continue until 28 April, when the top two users from each group, as well as 16 wildcards, will progress to round three. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup; thank you to all doing this last round, and particularly to those helping at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. 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, Fox, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:53, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
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Updating Admin Coaching
[edit]Hi, I see that you are listed as an active coach.
This is just a reminder to ask that you keep the entry at Wikipedia:Admin_coaching/Status up to date - if you take on a new student, or a student stops being coached, could you update your entry?
Please accept my apologies if you have been doing this - I'm sending this to everyone on the current active list, and not trying to track down what coaching is being done!
If you are no longer willing to coach, please remember to move your name to the "Former coaches" section!
Keeping the list up to date means that any potential coachees can clearly see what the current state of play is!
Thank you for your attention... and now, I'm off back to what I was doing before!
Regards, -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 08:19, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
I'll miss you
[edit]and I do hope that you are able to come back soon. —Soap— 23:22, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
FYI
[edit]Wikipedia talk:DBR#Wikipedia:Database reports/Blocked users in user groups. –xenotalk 16:39, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 March newsletter
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We're half way through round two, and everything is running smoothly. Hunter Kahn (submissions) leads overall with 650 points this round, and heads pool B.
TonyTheTiger (submissions) currently leads pool C, dubbed the "Group of Death", which has a only a single contestant yet to score this round (the fewest of any group), as well five contestants over 100 points (the most). With a month still to go, as well as 16 wildcard places, everything is still to play for. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Although unrelated to the WikiCup, April sees a Good Article Nominations backlog elimination drive, formulated as a friendly competition with small awards, as the Cup is. Several WikiCup contestants and judges have already signed up, but regular reviewers and those who hope to do more reviewing are more than welcome to join at the drive page. 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, Fox, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) 22:21, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
OneSAF Deletion History
[edit]It's probably a skill deficit on my part, but I can't seem to find the history of why the article on OneSAF was purged. There are certainly software providers who might have authored biased presentations of the subject, but this is a neutral military [1]/civilian simulation standard that certainly deserves a Wikipedia entry. I will start a new one if need be, but wanted to understand the history first. Legacy links remain, such as in this live article.
Thanks
Mark Underwood (knowlengr) 16:08, 9 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knowlengr (talk • contribs)
WikiCup 2010 April newsletter
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Round two is over, and we are down to our final 32. For anyone interested in the final standings (though not arranged by group) this page has been compiled. Congratulations to Hunter Kahn (submissions), our clear overall round winner, and to
ThinkBlue (submissions) and
Arsenikk (submissions), who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Judge iMatthew has retired from Wikipedia, and we wish him the best. The competition has been ticking over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. A special thank you goes to participants Stone (submissions) and
White Shadows (submissions) for their help in preparing for round three. Good luck everyone! 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, Fox and The ed17 17:38, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Could you have a look at this page and review against the version you deleted? Thanks. pablohablo. 22:09, 4 May 2010 (UTC)