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WikiCup 2013 June newsletter

We are down to our final 16: the 2013 semi-finals are upon us. A score of 321 was required to survive round 3, further cementing this as the most competitive WikiCup yet; round 3 was survived in 2012 with 243 points, in 2011 with 76 points and in 2010 with 250 points. The change may in part be to do with the fact that more articles are now awarded bonus points, in addition to more competitive play. Reaching the final has, in the past, required 573 points (2012, a 135% increase on the score needed to reach round 4), 150 points (2011, a 97% increase) and 417 points (2010, a 72% increase). This round has seen over a third of participants claiming points for featured articles (with seven users claiming for multiple featured articles) and most users have also gained bonus points. However, the majority of points continue to come from good articles, followed by did you know articles. In this round, every content type was utilised by at least one user, proving that the WikiCup brings together content contributors from all corners of the project.

Round 3 saw a number of contributions of note. Idaho Figureskatingfan (submissions) claimed the first featured topic points in this year's competition for her excellent work on topics related to Maya Angelou, the noted American author and poet. We have also continued to see high-importance articles improved as part of the competition: Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions) was awarded a thoroughly well-earned 560 points for her featured article Middle Ages and 102 points for her good article Battle of Hastings. Good articles James Chadwick and Stanislaw Ulam netted Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) 102 and 72 points respectively, while 72 points were awarded to Poland Piotrus (submissions) for each of Władysław Sikorski and Emilia Plater, both recently promoted to good article status. Collaborative efforts between WikiCup participants have continued, with, for example, New South Wales Casliber (submissions) and Canada Sasata (submissions) being awarded 180 points each for their featured article on Boletus luridus.

A rules reminder: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on the 29/30 June, which may be claimed in this round. 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. We are currently seeing concern about the amount of time people have to wait for reviews, especially at GAC- 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) 10:30, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Danay García

The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

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WP:DTTR

Thanks, Perhaps you should look before templating the regulars. The material was not cut and pasted. I don't think it was a copyvio, the core factual information was submitted after being rewritten. Others may disagree. If you felt it needed additional editing you should have done it and sent a note, not thrown around warning notices willy-nilly. In my opinion not politely done. Capitalismojo (talk) 21:17, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

I am so sorry! Unbelieveable. Truly I believed I had pared that ref down to a bare sentence before clicking save. This is my fault entirely. It really freaked me out getting that warning template because I believe it is the first one I have ever received. (Hence the WP:DTTR link at the top) Again, my sincere apologies. Capitalismojo (talk) 21:44, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

This week's articles for improvement - 22 July 2013 to 28 July 2013

This week's article for improvement is
Exploration
A crewed submersible used for underwater exploration
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WikiCup 2013 July newsletter

We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Canada Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, London Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by Poland Piotrus (submissions), Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

Other than that, there is not much to report! 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) 23:58, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK RfC

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DYK RfC

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"X-Cops" FAN

Thanks for dropping a few comments off, and checking for copyvio. How does it look now?--Gen. Quon (Talk) 05:05, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Klondike (miniseries)

Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

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Deleting your own sub-pages

You don't need to list your own sub-pages at MfD - you can just tag them with {{db-user}} (or {{db-u1}}), which means user page or subpage requested to be deleted by its user. Cheers, JohnCD (talk) 12:59, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I listed it on my iPad in a bit of a hurry -- will be sure to do it correctly next time. Ruby 2010/2013 17:01, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) Aha! So that's how you do that! Glimmer721 talk 15:18, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
👍 Like Ruby 2010/2013 19:01, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Lady of the Forest

Alex ShihTalk 15:17, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

The Editor's Barnstar
Just wanted to voice my appreciation for your work. Thanks for expanding the Anne Yvonne Gilbert article! Your contributions have not gone unnoticed. Cindy(talk) 23:19, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, especially for helping get the image all sorted out! Ruby 2010/2013 23:38, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Susan Higginbotham

The article Susan Higginbotham has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

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WikiCup 2013 August newsletter

This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:

  1. Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
  2. New South Wales Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
  3. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
  4. Canada Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
  5. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
  6. Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
  7. London Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
  8. Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Poland Piotrus (submissions), Idaho Figureskatingfan (submissions), Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions), Michigan Dana boomer (submissions), Prince Edward Island Status (submissions), United States Ed! (submissions), Florida 12george1 (submissions), England Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: 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) 06:16, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Anne Yvonne Gilbert

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Re: Sense and Sensibility FAC

Hey. I will try and add some comments to the nomination if I can. I doubt I will find anything that needs fixing though, the article looks marvellous! And thank you, I can't wait to see Suite française either. Have you seen the first image from the film yet? Speaking of Austen, not only did I finish reading Persuasion for the first time today, I also got around to watching Persuasion (1995 film) too. I have to confess that I wasn't a fan of the cast, but I did like the fact that it paid closer attention to the book than the 2007 adaptation. That leads me to my next question; I think you may have suggested this once before, but I was wondering if it would be okay to move User:JuneGloom07/Persuasion to the mainspace as it is? - JuneGloom Talk 00:26, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Lady of the Glen

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

"Pure Imagination"

How great is Apple's cover?! Thanks for adding it to her list of recorded songs. Speaking of Apple, perhaps we should consider expanding and promoting "Dull Tool" to GA status? Let me know if you are interested in a collaboration. Otherwise, I look forward to your work on the Fringe episodes for later seasons. --Another Believer (Talk) 16:12, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I love it! I just downloaded it on iTunes this morning. I've never brought a music article to GA before... how much more work do you think "Dull Tool" needs? And yes, I plan on continuing those Fringe episodes next year during the Wikicup. :) Will you be competing? Ruby 2010/2013 16:34, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
I always add my name to the list of participants, and request my earned points until I am eliminated, but I mostly participate in the spirit of the competition and never really to compete seriously. That being said, I enjoy following along and reading some of the work generated by the contest. --Another Believer (Talk) 04:21, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your addition to The Scarecrow (short film). I am hoping to expand this article to Good status. If you are interested in assisting, by all means! Always willing to co-nominate work. --Another Believer (Talk) 15:27, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I would be happy to! I'll keep working on it today (we can alternate if you like, to avoid edit conflicts. Let me know when you would prefer I jump in). Ruby 2010/2013 15:29, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
Fantastic! Can we avoid edit conflicts by adding the "under construction" tag when we are actively working on the article? I am going to take a rest and start collecting references, so please feel free to jump in! --Another Believer (Talk) 15:39, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
Sounds good! I'll add in a construction tag now and will remove it once I'm done. Ruby 2010/2013 15:44, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
I added a bunch of refs to the talk page, which can be crossed out once all relevant information has been incorporated into the article. I also sent invitations to members of WikiProjects Animation, Film, Food and drink, and Marketing & Advertising to take a look at the article if they are interested. --Another Believer (Talk) 16:11, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

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Keira Knightley

Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 British romance film directed by Joe Wright, based on Jane Austen's eponymous novel. The film depicts five sisters from an English family of landed gentry as they deal with issues of marriage, morality and misconceptions. Keira Knightley (pictured) stars as Elizabeth Bennet, while Matthew Macfadyen plays her romantic interest Mr. Darcy. The film avoided depicting a "perfectly clean Regency world", presenting instead a "muddy hem version" of the time. It was marketed to a younger, mainstream audience; promotional items noted that it came from the producers of 2001 romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary before acknowledging its provenance as an Austen novel. Pride & Prejudice earned a worldwide gross of approximately $121 million, which was considered a commercial success. It earned a rating of 82 percent from review aggregator Metacritic, labelling it universally acclaimed. The film earned four nominations at the 78th Academy Awards, including one for Knightley as Best Actress. Pride & Prejudice has failed to match the cultural impact of the British 1995 television series, though Knightley has become associated with her character among younger viewers. (Full article...)

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Congrats on the Main Page appearance! --Another Believer (Talk) 15:41, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! The bombardment of vandalism and unconstructive edits may have convinced me to avoid TFAs in the future though, if I can help it. :/ Ruby 2010/2013 23:17, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
It happens. Plenty of people keep an eye on TFA, so unconstructive edits are always reverted. --Another Believer (Talk) 19:05, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 September newsletter

In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Canada Sasata (submissions), Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and New South Wales 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) 23:38, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Scarecrow (2013 film)

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:03, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

The Special Barnstar
For all your hard work on Sense and Sensibility (film), which is now (deservedly) an FA - Congratulations! Loeba (talk) 12:23, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks! Congratulations on your Julianne Moore article as well! Ruby 2010/2013 02:27, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
Congrats from me, too! Just saw the good news in the Signpost. -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:59, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks! :) Glad it finally made it. Ruby 2010/2013 00:17, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

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Rfa...

Dear Ruby,
I am Wifione, an administrator on Wikipedia. I've seen your contributions and believe that if you were given access to administrative tools, the project would be benefited. In case you wish, I'll be happy to nominate you for an Rfa. Shall await your reply.
Kind regards.
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Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013

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WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

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

  1. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
  2. Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)
  3. Canada Sasata (submissions)
  4. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
  5. New South Wales Casliber (submissions)
  6. Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions)
  7. London Miyagawa (submissions)
  8. Poland Piotrus (submissions)
  9. Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions)

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

  • New South Wales Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
  • Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
  • Portland, Oregon Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
  • Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
  • Republic of Rose Island Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
  • Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
  • Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
  • Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
  • United States 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 British Empire The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
  • Finally, the judges are awarding Wales 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) 01:21, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

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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) 12:02, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

X-Files FANs

OK, both "The Unnatural" and "Home" have been renominated. If there is any way, shape or, form that you could drop by the page and either list a few comments, or maybe pull your vote/comments from last time, that would be amazing!--Gen. Quon (Talk) 14:58, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I will comment at those two, time permitting. Good luck with them! Ruby 2010/2013 00:27, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring#Vital / Core articles

I like the sound of what you're saying, but I'm not quite clear what you're proposing- see my reply there. Could you clarify? Thanks! J Milburn (talk) 22:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I've responded there. Ruby 2010/2013 00:27, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Lecia Cornwall

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for City of Death

Gatoclass (talk) 09:39, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Edmund Mortimer (1302–1331)

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 15:18, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Anne Yvonne Gilbert

Thanks, I just couldn't find WikiProject illustrator, if there is something closer to it, feel free to change it.--Mishae (talk) 20:39, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Sounds good. I think WP Women Artists is a good fit for the article. Thanks for adding it. Ruby 2010/2013 18:43, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Is there is a project called Women Science by any chance? I see, Women artists, history, and sports only.--Mishae (talk) 03:20, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Hmmm.... I did some looking and found Wikipedia:WikiProject Women scientists. Is that what you're looking for? Ruby 2010/2013 03:26, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

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The Scarecrow (2013 film)

Thanks for keeping an eye on the article and for your recent contribution. I have not had time yet to expand the article to GA worth, but that task remains on my "to do" list! Oh, which reminds me, be sure to check out this new Fiona track! --Another Believer (Talk) 23:03, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

No problem, was happy to do it! Yeah, I've also kind of pushed it aside as I've prioritized other things in my increasingly limited schedule, but I'm sure some day we'll get it to GA. And I will definitely give it a listen! Do you know if it will be out anywhere online before February? Ruby 2010/2013 06:16, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

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Welcome to the 2014 WikiCup!

Hello Ruby2010, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition will begin at midnight tonight (UTC). There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! J Milburn (talk · contribs), The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 17:32, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

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