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Cerro Azul is an active stratovolcano in the Maule Region of central Chile, immediately south of Descabezado Grande. Part of the South Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises 3,788 meters (12,428 ft) and is capped by a summit crater 500 meters (1,600 ft) wide that opens to the north. Cerro Azul is responsible for South America's largest recorded eruptions, in 1846 and 1932. In 1846, an effusive eruption formed the vent at the site of present-day Quizapu Crater on the northern flank of Cerro Azul and sent lava flowing down the sides of the volcano, creating a lava field of 8–9 square kilometers (3–3.5 square miles). In 1932, one of the largest explosive eruptions of the 20th century occurred at Quizapu Crater and sent 9.5 cubic kilometers (2.3 cu mi) of ash into the atmosphere. The volcano's most recent eruption was in 1967. The South Volcanic Zone has a long history of eruptions and poses a threat to the surrounding region. Any volcanic hazard—ranging from minor ashfalls to pyroclastic flows—could pose a significant risk to humans and wildlife. Despite its current inactivity, Cerro Azul could produce another major eruption. (more...)

Awesome, thanks! ceranthor 13:52, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Hey, it's on the main page, good for you! =) ResMar 04:16, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Res! ceranthor 19:05, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Four Awards

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on 1949 Ambato earthquake.

That's hilarious, I was just about to apply for this! Thanks Little Mountain! :D ceranthor 17:11, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Perfect! We have this new (very large) possibilities category that I'm just starting to delve into... there may be a few more coming your way soon. Cheers, LittleMountain5 17:18, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, there should be one more I believe. ceranthor 17:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Here it is:

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on 1968 Illinois earthquake.

WikiCup 2011 June newsletter

We are half way through 2011, and entering the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; the semi-finals are upon us! Points scored in the interim (29/30 June) may be counted towards next round, but please do not update your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. 16 contestants remain, and all have shown dedication to the project to reach this far. Our round leader was Casliber (submissions) who, among other things, successfully passed three articles through featured article candidates and claimed an impressive 29 articles at Did You Know, scoring 555 points. Casliber led pool D. Pool A was led by Wizardman (submissions), claiming points for a featured article, a featured list and seven good article reviews, while pool C was led by Eisfbnore (submissions), who claimed for two good articles, ten articles at Did You Know and four good article reviews. They scored 154 and 118 respectively. Pool B was by far our most competitive pool; six of the eight competitors made it through to round 4, with all of them scoring over 100 points. The pool was led by Hurricanehink (submissions), who claimed for, among other things, three featured articles and five good articles. In addition to the four pool leaders, 12 others (the four second places, and the 8 next highest overall) make up our final 16. The lowest scorer who reached round 4 scored 76 points; a significant increase on the 41 needed to reach round 3. Eight of our semi-finalists scored at least twice as much as this.

No points were awarded this round for featured pictures, good topics or In the News, and no points have been awarded in the whole competition for featured topics, featured portals or featured sounds. Instead, the highest percentage of points has come from good articles. Featured articles, despite their high point cost, are low in number, and so, overall, share a comparable number of points with Did You Know, which are high in number but low in cost. A comparatively small but still considerable number of points come from featured lists and good article reviews, rounding out this round's overall scores.

We would again like to thank Jarry1250 (submissions) and Stone (submissions) for invaluable background work, as well as all of those helping to provide reviews for the articles listed on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. Please do keep using it, and please do help by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup.

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Armero

There's a new volcanics infobox available, Template:Infobox eruption, and Armero tragedy is applicable; you want to add it on...? ResMar 01:48, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Eh, I'd rather not, but if it's encouraged, I may. How are you doing?! ceranthor 01:50, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Doing some work, getting some thanks, getting into some arguments. Basically maintaining status quo haha. Leaving for vacation in two days, so I won't be on wiki for a couple of weeks. ResMar 01:56, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Cool, sounds nice. I'm pretty busy myself -- but I'm finding some time here and there to work on a few articles. ceranthor 02:01, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm having an issue with the infobox, for some wacky reason it's adding a line of whitespace to the articles...help? ResMar 02:28, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Never mind I've fixed it. Only took me like 15 minutes! Cheers, ResMar 02:38, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Talk Page Stalkers

I would appreciate reviews for Misplaced Pages:Featured_article_candidates/2005 Qeshm earthquake/archive1. It needs some attention so that I can determine if a lot of work needs to be done! ~cer

Hi Ceranthor, as you probably know I've just started an article on the Zagros fold and thrust belt, which I've intended to produce for a while now, seeing the Qeshm earthquake article gave me the push I needed. I'm still trying to work out exactly how to define the 'simply folded zone', so I intend to work on the geology section soon, once I've added that to the Zagros FTB article. Mikenorton (talk) 18:16, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ceranthor, I'm just curious why is Gourian the only redlink around? --Chris.urs-o (talk) 19:28, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Mike -- I know; I noticed! Thank you very much; I was wondering why there was no existing article on such a major formation. I look forward to your expert help. Chris, Gourian doesn't have an article. I would try to research and see if it's notable but I don't even know where to begin. ceranthor 02:03, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

I just wondered why it's the only village wikilinked ;) --Chris.urs-o (talk) 02:34, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

That would be my own stupidity. Mind doing a full review? It's been five days and it's only gotten a source review! ceranthor 16:28, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance (2)

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The 1949 Ambato earthquake was the largest earthquake in the Western Hemisphere in over a decade. On August 5, 1949, it struck Ecuador's Tungurahua Province southeast of its capital, Ambato, and killed 5,050 people. Measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, it originated from a hypocenter 40 km (25 mi) beneath the surface. The earthquake initially followed an intersection of several northwest–southeast-trending faults in the Inter-Andean Valley, which were created by the subduction of the Carnegie Ridge. Strata of rock cracked as the earthquake ruptured the faults, sending out powerful shockwaves. The nearby villages of Guano, Patate, Pelileo, and Pillaro were destroyed, and the city of Ambato suffered heavy damage. The earthquake flattened entire buildings, and subsequent landslides caused damage throughout the Tungurahua, Chimborazo, and Cotopaxi Provinces. It disrupted water mains and communication lines and opened a fissure into which the small town of Libertad sank. Moderate shaking from the event extended as far away as Quito and Guayaquil. (more...)

Awesome, thanks!

Thanks

Hi, just dropping you a note to thank you for the review of "Indian Camp". I appreciate that you took the time for it. It was promoted last night. Truthkeeper88 (talk)

Very welcome. Congratulations! ceranthor 22:09, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2011 July newsletter

We are half way through the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; there is less than a month to go before we have our final 8. Our pool leaders are Adabow (submissions) (Pool A, 189 points) and PresN (submissions) (Pool B, 165 points). The number of points required to reach the next round is not clear at this time; there are some users who still do not have any recorded points. Please remember to update your submissions' pages promptly. In addition, congratulations to PresN, who scored the first featured topic points in the competition for his work on Thatgamecompany related articles. Most points this round generally have, so far, come from good articles, with only one featured article (White-bellied Sea Eagle, from Casliber (submissions)) and two featured lists (Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, from PresN and Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, from Another Believer (submissions)). Points for Did You Know and good article reviews round out the scoring. No points have been awarded for In the News, good topics or featured pictures this round, and no points for featured sounds or portals have been awarded in the entire competition. On an unrelated note, preparation will be beginning soon for next year's WikiCup- watch this space!

There is little else to be said beyond the usual. Please list anything you need reviewing on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews, so others following the WikiCup can help, and please do help if you can by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup- points are, of course, offered for reviews at GAC. Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here. As ever, questions are welcome on Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 11:24, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Good Article promotion

	Congratulations!
	Thanks for all the work you did in making Harry Randall Truman a certified "Good Article"! Your work is much appreciated. (Pictured: Not Harry Randall Truman. ) In the spirit of celebration, you may wish to review one of the Good Article nominees that someone else nominated, as there is currently a backlog, and any help is appreciated. All the best, – Quadell

Thank you very much! I do my fair share of reviews at FAC, but I guess I could spare some time for GAN review. ceranthor 16:26, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Notice

I am on vacation. See this if you need any help! ceranthor 01:45, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Don't go! Juliancolton (talk) 02:20, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Hush! ceranthor 03:17, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXV, July 2011

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Mount Meager

Hey. I just recreated this today. It reminded me of the question you asked on my talk page about Mount Cayley as Meager is only about 38 miles north of Cayley. Volcanoguy 22:06, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

I really should study up some more on Canadian volcanism. It's absolutely fascinating. Right now I'm planning a project so I can't commit to this but I would enjoy doing some work. ceranthor 02:18, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Let me know when you are going to commit. I am up to create or expand another Canadian volcanism article, as well as to bring another one to FA status. Volcanoguy 23:29, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Okay, Huaynaputina is shaping up pretty well so it shouldn't be too long. ceranthor 00:05, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance (3)

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The 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake occurred on June 22, 2002 in a region of northwestern Iran which is crossed by several major fault lines. The earthquake's epicenter was near the settlement of Bou'in-Zahra in Qazvin Province, an area known for destructive earthquakes. Measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale and 6.3 on the Moment magnitude scale, the earthquake killed at least 261 people and injured 1,500 more. Over 20 aftershocks followed the earthquake. According to the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), the earthquake was felt as far away as the capital city of Tehran, approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) east of the epicenter, although no damage was reported there. Most houses in the region were single-story masonry buildings, and virtually all of these collapsed. The public became angry due to the slow official response to victims who needed supplies. (more...)

It's really more up to EOTW, but I don't have a problem. ceranthor 00:07, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Armero tragedy

Hey, posting this here rather than at FTQ since it was posted a few months ago. If you want to make an FT of those three articles it should work, don't see anything else on a skim that would have to be included. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 15:56, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Cool, thanks. ceranthor 01:09, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter

The finals are upon us; we're down to the last few. One of the eight remaining contestants will be this year's WikiCup champion! 150 was the score needed to progress to the final; just under double the 76 required to reach round 4, and more than triple the 41 required to reach round 3. Our eight finalists are:

• Casliber (submissions), Pool A's winner. Casliber has the highest total score in the competition, with 1528, the bulk of which is made up of 8 featured articles. He has the highest number of total featured articles (8, 1 of which was eligible for double points) and total did you knows (72) of any finalist. Casliber writes mostly on biology, including ornithology, botany and mycology.
• PresN (submissions), Pool B's winner and the highest scorer this round. PresN is the only finalist who has scored featured topic points, and he has gathered an impressive 330, but most of his points come from his 4 featured articles, one of which scored double. PresN writes mostly on video games and the Hugo Awards.
• Hurricanehink (submissions), Pool A's runner-up. Hurricanehink's points are mostly from his 30 good articles, more than any other finalist, and he is also the only finalist to score good topic points. Hurricanehink, as his name suggests, writes mostly on meteorology.
• Wizardman (submissions), Pool B's runner-up. Wizardman has completed 86 good article reviews, more than any other finalist, but most of his points come from his 2 featured articles. Wizardman writes mostly on American sport, especially baseball.
• Miyagawa (submissions), the "fastest loser" (Pool A). Miyagawa has written 3 featured lists, one of which was awarded double points, more than any other finalist, but he was awarded points mostly for his 68 did you knows. Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, including dogs, military history and sport.
• Resolute (submissions), the second "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Resolute's points come from his 9 good articles. He writes mostly on Canadian topics, including ice hockey.
• Yellow Evan (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool A). Most of Evan's points come from his 10 good articles, and he writes mostly on meteorology.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Phil's points come from his 9 good articles, 4 of which (more than any other finalist) were eligible for double points. He writes mostly on aeronautics.

We say goodbye to our seven other semi-finalists, Another Believer (submissions), Piotrus (submissions), Grandiose (submissions), Stone (submissions), Eisfbnore (submissions), Canada Hky (submissions) and MuZemike (submissions). Everyone still in the competition at this stage has done fantastically well, and contributed greatly to Misplaced Pages. We're on the home straight now, and we will know our winner in two months.

In other news, preparations for next year's competition have begun with a brainstorming thread. Please, feel free to drop by and share any thoughts you have about how the competition should work next year. Sign ups are not yet open, but will be opened in due course. Watch this space. Further, there has been a discussion about the rule whereby those in the WikiCup must delcare their participation when nominating articles at featured article candidates. This has resulted in a bot being created by new featured article delegate Ucucha (talk · contribs). The bot will leave a message on FAC pages if the nominator is a participant in the WikiCup.

A reminder of the rules: any points scored after August 29 may be claimed for the final round, and please remember to update submission pages promptly. If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Misplaced Pages: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 Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:54, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

WP:FOUR for Calabozos

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Calabozos. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:47, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much! ceranthor 23:17, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

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1946 Nankaido earthquake rupture zone pic nominated for deletion

Not quite sure what's going on here.

A picture that you uploaded, File:1946 Nankaido earthquake rupture zone.gif has been marked for deletion as being of "no foreseeable use" -- which is plainly incorrect, as the pic would appear tailor-made for the article 1946 Nankaido earthquake. However it seems that the nominator finds usability difficult to see in just about anything.

Apparently an improved replacement was at some point created, but was subsequently deleted as someone questioned whether it really was U.S. Govt. (discussion).

Evidently in neither case did anyone think to inform you.

This (IMO) is not the way we should be carefully curating free images that people have gone out of their way to source and upload. But at the very least you should have been informed. -- Jheald (talk) 22:09, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Not a huge deal. Thanks for the heads up, I thought I responded a while ago but I guess not. ceranthor 01:06, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Greetings

Hi, hope all is well with you and yours. I've finally been shamed into creating User:WereSpielChequers/Recall (Pedro named me in his, so I realised I really ought to have one myself). Would you be willing to be on the list? If so just edit it and move your name out of the hidden bit. ϢereSpielChequers 20:29, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Done! Honored to be of help, though I hope it won't ever be necessary. ;) ceranthor 01:04, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 September newsletter

We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by Miyagawa (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions) and Sp33dyphil (submissions), all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles (1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.

If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Misplaced Pages: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 Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 12:30, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! ceranthor 23:54, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Interview with Wikimedia Foundation

Hello Ceranthor, I hope you're well. My name is Aaron and I'm one of the Storytellers working on the 2011 fundraiser here at the Wikimedia Foundation. For this year's campaign we're seeking out and interviewing active Wikipedians like yourself, in order to produce a broader and more representative range of "personal appeals" to run come November. If you'd like to participate in this project, please email me at amuszalskiwikimedia.org. Interviews are typically conducted by phone or Skype and take between 30-90 minutes. (Note: This invitation is open to any interested Wikipedian — If you're reading this, and would like to be interviewed as well, please contact me.) Thanks! Aaron (WMF) (talk) 05:04, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, but I'm not really active right now. Good luck! ceranthor

Main page appearance: Calabozos

This is a note to let the main editors of Calabozos know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on October 23, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/October 23, 2011. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Calabozos is a Holocene caldera in the Maule Region in central Chile. Part of the Chilean Andes' volcanic segment, it is considered a member of the Southern Volcanic Zone. This most active section of the Andes runs through central and western Chile, and includes more than 70 of Chile's stratovolcanoes and volcanic fields. Calabozos and the majority of the Andean volcanoes formed from the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the continental South American continental lithosphere. The caldera is in a transitional region between thick and thin lithosphere, and is probably supplied by a pool of andesitic and rhyolitic magma. It sits on a historic bed of volcanic and plutonic sedimentary rock that in turn sits on top of a layer of merged sedimentary and metamorphic rock. Calabozos is responsible for the huge Loma Seca Tuff, a body of material 200 cubic kilometres (48 cu mi) to 500 cubic kilometres (120 cu mi) in volume. It accumulated over at least three eruptive periods, beginning 800,000 years ago (0.8 mya) and lasting until 150,000 years ago (0.15 mya). The caldera's dimensions are 26 kilometres (16 mi) by 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), and it has an elevation of 3,508 metres (11,509 ft). (more...)

UcuchaBot (talk) 00:02, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Urgh, I just missed it! Thanks! ceranthor

Signpost Dispatches notice

Hello there. I'm writing to tell you that the editors of the Signpost are making an effort to revive the long dormant Dispatches section. Your name is listed in the "Members" section, indicating that you have or had a willingness to help write or critique Dispatches.

Since the project was inactive for over a year, I have moved all of the names previously in the Members section to the "Inactive" subsection. If you no longer wish to participate in the capacity described above, you do not need to do anything, this will be the last time you hear from me on the matter of dispatches.

If you are, however, still interested in Dispatches, please go put your name back into the main members section. I will take that as an indication that it is okay to continue to send your way both Dispatch related messages and individuals seeking assistance with Dispatches in the areas you specified as being your specialties.

I personally am hoping to get at least one Dispatch out before 15 November, so that the section can avoid being officially inactive for a full year (the last dispatch was 15 November 2010). Cheers! Sven Manguard Wha? 08:31, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Remember how I said that "this will be the last time you hear from me on the matter of dispatches" (it's right above this)? I lied. I'm deliviering another message, this time it really will be my final message related to Dispatches.

Yesterday, I was enthusiastic about getting Dispatches back up and running. However while I was asleep (note I'm in UTC +8), ResMar and SandyGeorgia decided to use my talk page to stage a massive, ugly brawl. I was unaware of the history behind Dispatches when I first signed up, but I certainly have an indication of it now. It's not a pretty history either. From what I gather, it was working fine and then just erupted into a fireball of ill feelings and unkind words, and my efforts to reactivate the section have caused another fireball. In short, I want out, and since nothing, save the brawl, has actually happened yet, rapidly pulling stakes and leaving the whole thing behind me poses no ethical dilemma in my mind.

You are, of course, free to do whatever you want in regards to Dispatches, however you should be aware of the fact that you are going to be wading headfirst into an explosive situation, and will be stuck between several well known editors who are more than willing to fight for their agendas. Whatever you do, however, I'd much prefer to be kept out of the loop on the matter.

Sorry for the abrupt turn of events. I would have tried my very hardest to make Dispatches work if I were not convinced that the atmosphere is too poisoned to function. However, since it is, I'm gone. Good luck, Sven Manguard Wha? 05:44, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2011 October newsletter

The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is Hurricanehink (submissions), who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009) and Sturmvogel_66 (2010). The final standings were as follows:

1. Hurricanehink (submissions)
2. Sp33dyphil (submissions)
3. Yellow Evan (submissions)
4. Miyagawa (submissions)
5. Wizardman (submissions)
6. Casliber (submissions)
7. Resolute (submissions)
8. PresN (submissions)

Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.

• The Featured Article Award: Casliber (submissions), for his performance in round 2. Hurricanehink (submissions) matched the score, but Casliber won the tiebreaker.
• The Good Article Award: Yellow Evan (submissions), for his performance in round 4.
• The Featured List Award: Miyagawa (submissions), for his performance in round 4. PresN (submissions) matched the score, but Miyagawa won the tiebreaker.
• The Recognised Topic Award (for good and featured topics): PresN (submissions), for his performance in round 3.
• The Did You Know Award: The Bushranger (submissions), for his performance in round 1.
• The In the News Award: Candlewicke (submissions), for his performance in round 1.
• The Reviewer Award (for good article reviews): Wizardman (submissions), for his performance in round 3.

No prize was awarded for featured pictures, sounds or portals, as none were claimed throughout the competition. The awards will be handed out over the next few days. Congratulations to all our participants, and especially our winners; we've all had fun, and Misplaced Pages has benefitted massively from our content work.

Preparation for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Interested parties are invited to sign up and participate in our straw polls. It's been a pleasure to work with you all this year, and, whoever's taking part in and running the competition in 2012, we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn and The ed17 00:34, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

2011 WikiCup participation

It was good to have you on board this time around- we hope you enjoyed the competition! In case you are interested, signups for next year are open. Thanks, J Milburn and The ed17 20:50, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi!

Just wanted to stop and say hi! Congrats for reaching round 2 in the 2011 Wikicup! --HIAW!

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Hello, ceranthor. I give you the admin barnstar for performing a tedious but needed admin task! HIAW! 02:18, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. ceranthor 00:15, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Earthquakes

Hi Ceranthor, the project seems a little quiet these days, not that there's a lack of earthquakes of course. I was wondering whether you might be interested in passing on the project coordinator role as your admin role is obviously keeping you very busy these days. I guess that I would be the obvious replacement :), as there's not too many others around at the moment. Cheers, Mikenorton (talk) 12:10, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Not at all, as it's more real life that's busy. ceranthor 17:58, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Ah, I see that I'm 'it' already. So the coordinator role is basically keeping the projectpage up to date, making sure that questions on the talk page do not go unanswered and trying to promote collaboration - anything else that I'm missing. Mikenorton (talk) 21:46, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, general maintenance. We're not a huge project so it's not as much of a task as it seems. ceranthor 13:20, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

That's what I presumed, thanks. Mikenorton (talk) 14:06, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Somerset Coalfield

Thanks for your offer to look at the geology section of Somerset Coalfield. The "Structure of the coalfield" & "Stratigraphy" seem OK to me - but I'm no expert in this field, but any ideas how to present "Coal seams" better, or any other edits would be great.— Rod 15:36, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXVIII, October 2011

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Thank you very much! ceranthor

The Bugle: Issue LXIX, November 2011

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors – MHotY coming; contest results Articles: The month's Featured and A-class content Book reviews: Nick-D looks at the Congolese Wars Review essay: Ian Rose goes to El Alamein Op-ed: DCI's call to revitalize WikiProject History

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2012 WikiCup

Hi! As you've previously expressed interest in the competition, I'm just letting you know that the 2012 WikiCup is due to start in less than 24 hours. Signups are open, and will remain so for a few weeks after the beginning of the competition. The competition itself will follow basically the same format as last year, with a few small tweaks to point costs to reflect the opinions of the community. If you're interested in taking part, you're more than welcome, and if you know anyone who might be, please let them know too- the more the merrier! To join, simply add your name to Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/2012 signups, and we will be in touch. Please feel free to direct any questions to me, or leave a note on the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! You are receiving this note as you are listed on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Please feel free to add or remove yourself. J Milburn (talk) 01:42, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Articles for Creation Appeal

Articles for Creation urgently needs your help! Articles for Creation is desperately short of reviewers! We are looking for urgent help, from experienced editors, in reviewing submissions in the pending submissions queue. Currently there are 1934 submissions waiting to be reviewed. Do you have what it takes? Are you familiar with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines? Do you know what Misplaced Pages is and is not? Do you have a working knowledge of the Manual of Style, particularly article naming conventions? Are you autoconfirmed? Can you review submissions based on their individual merits? If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the reviewing instructions and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog.

I believe

It is now my turn to say,

ahem,

git writing!

=) ResMar 03:54, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Join the WikiProject?

Hello, I'm a bit new to Misplaced Pages editing, so I may be doing this all wrong - please give me a bit of patience, thanks!

I'm a sixteen year-old schoolboy from England who, ever since the Christchurch quakes of February 2011 has been recording and monitoring the earthquakes in both Canterbury Province, Europe and the world in general. I have been recently (ever since the beginning of the year) making small edits to the "Earthquakes in 2012" page, and as there is a group of people who are all working on the same thing, and I am willing to help out, I thought it best to ask you if there were any possibility of joining in the WikiProject.

Thank you,

Sincal Veniren 16:45, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Joining WikiProjects is open to everyone, you don't have to ask for permission—you just have to git writing ;). ResMar 03:46, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Military Historian of the Year

Nominations for the "Military Historian of the Year" for 2011 are now open. If you would like to nominate an editor for this award, please do so here. Voting will open on 22 January and run for seven days. Thanks! On behalf of the coordinators, Nick-D (talk) and Ed  22:49, 15 January 2012 (UTC) You were sent this message because you are a listed as a member of the Military history WikiProject.

Hawaii hotspot

I'm going to try and restart this old project, and your comments would be highly appreciated. Thanks =), ResMar 02:09, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

We talked about Kilauea before, right? I'm going to try and do that sometime in the future, and a collab would be great. ResMar 23:51, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Hey, just looked back for the first time in a while. I'll try to look later today. ceranthor 19:42, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXX, January 2012

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; award recipients; contest results Articles: The month's Featured and A-class content Book reviews: Nick-D Nick-D looks into two recent Milhist books Review essay: Kirill Lokshin, the first coordinator Op-ed: Hchc's English Castles

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