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Administrative hiatus
As of now, I am going on an administrative hiatus for the time being. I'm afraid that I have spent too much time as one and is beginning to burn out as a result. Moreover, I have made virtually no mainspace contributions, and I need to concentrate on that more, especially with the less time that I currently have to do so. In the meantime, please direct any other admin- or CheckUser-related to any of our other admins or CheckUsers that we have. Regards, --MuZemike 20:16, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
ACE2012
I was wondering if you were planning to create the ACE RFC again this year. Your structure last year seemed to work well. Monty845 19:12, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
- In about a week or so. We started the RfC at around mid to late September last year, and it looks like that worked out okay. --MuZemike 20:21, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
- In a more perfect world, you could simply have an up-or-down "vote" on the idea of doing everything exactly the way it was done last year, just apply the time frames to this years calendar so everything is the same day of the week, with a package deal including the same voting method (support/(support+oppose)), SecurePoll, 50% threshhold, same handling of voter guides, and whatever else I am leaving out from last year's RfC. I don't see the point of taking all the pieces apart and putting them back together every year, especially when last year's RfC seemed to ratify (and in some cases slightly improve upon) virtually all the elements approved in the previous RfC's. We have a reasonable, working election system, I don't see why we can't just use it again. Of course, I realize that this is not a perfect world, and somebody(s) may insist that we have to re-invent the wheel again, and unfortunately there isn't time for a 30-day "repeat everything" RfC and then, if that fails, a second RfC with all the separate pieces like last year's. At least, I don't think there is. Neutron (talk) 21:24, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
- I mean, we can push it up slightly, but that means less time for the RfC, assuming everything went okay structurally last year and assuming roughly the same timeline. Perhaps we could do with less time, perhaps not. Also, there has recently been the discussion of organizing political parties, and while I have already made my stance clear personally on that issue, if they want to discuss about it for the upcoming ArbCom election, we shouldn't stop them from doing so. My concern is giving everybody ample time to discuss how the election should be run.
- With any other issues that arise, such as the couple from last year, note that it's virtually impossible to come up with each and every contigency for every possible situation (such as sudden resignations and new seats); every election is going to have some different twist or turn that we (as a community) need to deal with. --MuZemike 23:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
- What I think we should do, and it was suggested in the feedback from last year, (sort of) is have the first topic of discussion at this year's RFC be a codification proposal. If the proposal is approved, last year's rules and structure would be set as the default for this year and future years. RFC proposals could still be made to amend the codified version if they develop consensus, and we would still want to have a yearly RFC to serve as a centralized place to make those proposals. That way we don't need to redo the discussions each year, and can focus on discussing proposed changes, and places for improvement. There are several items that from last year that need to be addressed regardless, such as Meta voter guides and unexpected vacancies. Monty845 00:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- On balance it probably makes sense to have one RfC rather than two (in succession) at this point. Monty, as for the codification proposal, are you suggesting that the RfC list all the elements that were decided last year, and ALSO have the separate elements as separate RfC questions? If yes, what happens if the "package" proposal gets a consensus but a separate proposal that is contradictory also gets a consensus? If no, what if the "package" proposal does NOT get a consensus? I'd be concerned that people might get confused and think that if they "vote" for the "package" they don't also need to vote on the separate elements, which might skew the results. Or maybe a "vote" for the package is counted as a "vote" for all the separate elements as well? That would need to be spelled out. As for the other issues: Were the "meta guides" listed in the navigation template last year? On the vacancies occurring right before or during the election, in an ideal world we would have a cutoff date before the due date for nominations, but the problem is that we have no vacancy-filling mechanism, so the earlier the cutoff the greater the chance that we end up with a vacant seat for more than a year. On the "parties", I think the "election system" should neither oppose them nor facilitate them, and should basically just ignore them. The examples of "facilitation" that I can think of would both involve the content of the ballot itself: Labeling of candidates by "party", and/or grouping of candidates by party. I would oppose either, and I can't imagine that any such proposals would get a consensus. If someone wants to have a "voter guide" that says "vote for these candidates because they are a member of X party", I don't see an issue with that, and they could be listed in the template along with the others. Of course, those are just my opinions. Neutron (talk) 14:30, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- Really, we should have had an RFC on the codification proposal a month or so ago, I imagined it being just a proposal to adopt last year's system, without detailing every part of it, and subject to any other proposals gaining consensus that modify it. As for the problems, the alternatives are that we can have it only apply to future years, which would lead to us re-inventing the wheel one last time, or that the RFC is drafted as if it was already the case, (which was proposed in last year's feedback) which could undermine the legitimacy of the RFC in the eyes of some. The meta guides were included, as for the cutoff date, I intend to propose it be 2 days before the close of voting to provide the maximum opportunity to fill seats, while still allowing those who wish to vote strategically to amend their votes in light of the changes circumstances. (but thats a matter for the RFC proper, not about drafting it) Monty845 15:44, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- I believe the RfC should be the "standard" 30 days in length. Last year it was 45 days and I thought it dragged on interminably. Thirty days also leaves time for a "quick" follow-up RfC if there are any loose threads, but probably not a second full 30-day RfC. So I guess the codification and the separate options all get thrown into one RfC together, which hopefully won't leave too huge a mess for the closers to sort out. MuZeMike does a good job with the format -- unfortunately last year some people tried to create their own "counter-format" within his format, particularly on the issue of which voting system to use, but the closers were able to sort through it. For awhile we had a preference voting procedure going on the issue of whether to use preference voting. As I said last year, I think we could use an elected "Election Commission" to bring more order to the process (MuZeMike for chairman!) but as I also said last year, I know that idea would go over like a led zeppelin. Neutron (talk) 21:29, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- Given how many proposals get added as time goes on, I think the 45 days makes some sense, but I will happily defer to however MuZemike decides to structure things. Monty845 22:14, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- I believe the RfC should be the "standard" 30 days in length. Last year it was 45 days and I thought it dragged on interminably. Thirty days also leaves time for a "quick" follow-up RfC if there are any loose threads, but probably not a second full 30-day RfC. So I guess the codification and the separate options all get thrown into one RfC together, which hopefully won't leave too huge a mess for the closers to sort out. MuZeMike does a good job with the format -- unfortunately last year some people tried to create their own "counter-format" within his format, particularly on the issue of which voting system to use, but the closers were able to sort through it. For awhile we had a preference voting procedure going on the issue of whether to use preference voting. As I said last year, I think we could use an elected "Election Commission" to bring more order to the process (MuZeMike for chairman!) but as I also said last year, I know that idea would go over like a led zeppelin. Neutron (talk) 21:29, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- Really, we should have had an RFC on the codification proposal a month or so ago, I imagined it being just a proposal to adopt last year's system, without detailing every part of it, and subject to any other proposals gaining consensus that modify it. As for the problems, the alternatives are that we can have it only apply to future years, which would lead to us re-inventing the wheel one last time, or that the RFC is drafted as if it was already the case, (which was proposed in last year's feedback) which could undermine the legitimacy of the RFC in the eyes of some. The meta guides were included, as for the cutoff date, I intend to propose it be 2 days before the close of voting to provide the maximum opportunity to fill seats, while still allowing those who wish to vote strategically to amend their votes in light of the changes circumstances. (but thats a matter for the RFC proper, not about drafting it) Monty845 15:44, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- On balance it probably makes sense to have one RfC rather than two (in succession) at this point. Monty, as for the codification proposal, are you suggesting that the RfC list all the elements that were decided last year, and ALSO have the separate elements as separate RfC questions? If yes, what happens if the "package" proposal gets a consensus but a separate proposal that is contradictory also gets a consensus? If no, what if the "package" proposal does NOT get a consensus? I'd be concerned that people might get confused and think that if they "vote" for the "package" they don't also need to vote on the separate elements, which might skew the results. Or maybe a "vote" for the package is counted as a "vote" for all the separate elements as well? That would need to be spelled out. As for the other issues: Were the "meta guides" listed in the navigation template last year? On the vacancies occurring right before or during the election, in an ideal world we would have a cutoff date before the due date for nominations, but the problem is that we have no vacancy-filling mechanism, so the earlier the cutoff the greater the chance that we end up with a vacant seat for more than a year. On the "parties", I think the "election system" should neither oppose them nor facilitate them, and should basically just ignore them. The examples of "facilitation" that I can think of would both involve the content of the ballot itself: Labeling of candidates by "party", and/or grouping of candidates by party. I would oppose either, and I can't imagine that any such proposals would get a consensus. If someone wants to have a "voter guide" that says "vote for these candidates because they are a member of X party", I don't see an issue with that, and they could be listed in the template along with the others. Of course, those are just my opinions. Neutron (talk) 14:30, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- What I think we should do, and it was suggested in the feedback from last year, (sort of) is have the first topic of discussion at this year's RFC be a codification proposal. If the proposal is approved, last year's rules and structure would be set as the default for this year and future years. RFC proposals could still be made to amend the codified version if they develop consensus, and we would still want to have a yearly RFC to serve as a centralized place to make those proposals. That way we don't need to redo the discussions each year, and can focus on discussing proposed changes, and places for improvement. There are several items that from last year that need to be addressed regardless, such as Meta voter guides and unexpected vacancies. Monty845 00:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
- In a more perfect world, you could simply have an up-or-down "vote" on the idea of doing everything exactly the way it was done last year, just apply the time frames to this years calendar so everything is the same day of the week, with a package deal including the same voting method (support/(support+oppose)), SecurePoll, 50% threshhold, same handling of voter guides, and whatever else I am leaving out from last year's RfC. I don't see the point of taking all the pieces apart and putting them back together every year, especially when last year's RfC seemed to ratify (and in some cases slightly improve upon) virtually all the elements approved in the previous RfC's. We have a reasonable, working election system, I don't see why we can't just use it again. Of course, I realize that this is not a perfect world, and somebody(s) may insist that we have to re-invent the wheel again, and unfortunately there isn't time for a 30-day "repeat everything" RfC and then, if that fails, a second RfC with all the separate pieces like last year's. At least, I don't think there is. Neutron (talk) 21:24, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
If we follow the same timeline as last year, here is how I have it all calculated for this year:
- Nominations: Sunday 00:01, 18 November - Tuesday 23:59, 27 November (10 days)
- Fallow period: Wednesday 00:01, 28 November - Sunday 23:59, 2 December (5 days)
- Voting period: Monday 00:01, 3 December - Sunday 23:59, 16 December (14 days)
- Scrutineering: Monday 00:01, 17 December - ??? (whenever the Stewards are finished)
The dates are moved back just a little so that everything starts and ends on the same days of the week as last year's election, (i.e. last day for voting is on a Sunday, like last year). This timeline should stay as it is, or it can be moved back a full week; that decision should be left for ArbCom so that they can determine how much time they feel is enough to get the new Arbitrators settled in by January 1, 2013.
We may not need a 45-day RfC for this if all it comes down to having less stuff to discuss and verify. The RfC could realistically be started in early October, though I'd like to see it ended about 5 days before the nomination period so that everything can get ironed out before that. --MuZemike 21:30, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
- As an inductee of after the last election, my opinion may be useful: the time between the appointment announcements and 1 January was of ideal length. I would recommend you leave the same number of days between when the scrutineers finish and the new arbitrators start. AGK 14:36, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
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Page Curation newsletter
Hey MuZemike. I'm dropping you a note because you used to (or still do!) patrol new pages. This is just to let you know that we've deployed and developed Page Curation, which augments and supersedes Special:NewPages - there are a lot of interesting new features :). There's some help documentation here if you want to familiarise yourself with the system and start using it. If you find any bugs or have requests for new features, let us know here. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 12:46, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
AN#Volunteers needed for ArbCom Elections in December..
Mentioned the discussion that occurred on your talk page (now archived) in response to WP:AN#Volunteers needed for ArbCom Elections in December... Just an FYI. Monty845 04:59, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
Reference Library request
Hi MuZemike, I was wondering if you could supply me with some articles covering the game, Galaga. In particular, I can see that you have:
- An issue of Nintendo Power (Issue 2, September/October 1988) and
- An issue of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (Issue 3, April 1989)
that cover the NES version. In addition, I would be interested to see material on:
- Road Blasters (from Nintendo Power, Issue 10, January/February 1990),
Gauntlet (from Nintendo Power, Issue 1, July/August 1988),- Gauntlet II (from The Games Machine, Issue 1, October/November 1987), and
- Pac-Mania (from The Games Machine, Issue 4, March 1988).
If you can provide me with scans, text, or possibly even a summary, or anything else then please let me know. Thanks. -Thibbs (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
- Hi again, I've contacted a few of the other editors who have also agreed to serve as contacts for a few of the above sources at the WP:VG Reference Library project. One of them just got back to me so I've struck the article he provided. I will strike the others as they come in if anyone else gets back to me before you do. Incidentally, if you are too busy to help me then I'd appreciate a response to that effect as well just so that I don't end up wasting my time waiting on you. No rush if you do intend to get around to it eventually, though. Either way, thanks for your help. -Thibbs (talk) 22:47, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
ACERFC draft
→ For the ACE2012 and other talk page stalkers. --MuZemike 19:15, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
- Where would be the place to suggest changes before this goes live? Here, on the talk page for the sandbox page, or elsewhere? Neutron (talk) 21:01, 29 September 2012 (UTC). The biggest comment being, the threshold for election chosen at the 2011 RFC, and used in the election, was 50 percent, not 60. Neutron (talk) 21:57, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
- I don't see why it can't be discussed here. This is going to go live in about 24 hours, anyways. I have also corrected the one error that you mentioned. --MuZemike 23:02, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
Signpost mention
Hi, hope you don't mind if we mention this at the Signpost in the "In brief" section of "News and notes". If you don't want this, please let me know soon. Tony (talk) 12:33, 2 October 2012 (UTC) PS, ah, thought it hadn't been launched and was still a draft. Tony (talk) 13:31, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2012 September newsletter
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ArbCom elections
Hi. In response to this, if still needed, I am offering help on next ArbCom elections. Regards.‴ Teles «Talk ˱@ L C S˲» 22:18, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
- Please, ignore my message above. Stewards are discussing that. Sorry.‴ Teles «Talk ˱@ L C S˲» 05:55, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi MuZemike. We have a team of volunteers for the arbcom elections: Pundit, Teles, Laaknor, Mardetanha, Millosh and Quentinv57. Trijnsteltalk 19:34, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
- OK, good. I'll ask you folks (the Stewards) if 3 or 4 are enough to manage the election, as we had 4 back in 2010 and 3 last year. While a team of 6 is great, we also need to look forward to ACE2013, and we would prefer to not have Stewards to scrutineer the results for two consecutive years. A slightly smaller team leaves a couple Stewards open for next year, assuming the same Stewards are around. --MuZemike 06:14, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks for the feedback. I send an email to the other stewards so we'll discuss this. Trijnsteltalk 08:33, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Election RFC
One issue that has been discussed, but not included in the RFC so far, is the issue of "parties." It appears that discussion of the "Reform Party" is still going on, so it is possible that there actually will be at least one "party" endorsing candidates in this election. For that reason, I have written up a list of "ground rules" for the treatment of any "parties" that do support candidates. It is still in my user space here and I would appreciate your comments, especially on some of the one or two "technical" questions that I have in the footnotes, before I post it in the RFC. Or if you believe that the whole thing is a bad idea, I would like to know that too. This is intended to be a compromise between having a "nonpartisan" election but also permitting editors to form affiliations and communicate about them to the voters, and to put as much of the "party business" as possible in user space rather than on the Wikiproject that was recently "kept". Anyway, your thoughts would be welcome over the next two or three days while this is still in my user space. I am also going to post this message on two other editors' talk pages. Neutron (talk) 01:57, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) As we default to the status quo on things not discussed at the RFC, I think most of the points in your proposal aren't strictly necessary. The voter guide point is very interesting though, and could well be an issue. Prohibiting a wiki space voter guide in the template could actually make it worse. Supposing they do endorse a sleight of candidates and have more then a couple editors supporting it, the supporters could each copy the sleight into their userspace, and then list it as a voter guide. Having a large number of guides in the template that are either identical or if not identical similar and that all endorse the sleight would be very problematic. They could essentially drown out all other guide writers given the historical volume of guides. To me that would be worse then a single Misplaced Pages space guide. Monty845 02:58, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
As I predicted last month, I knew the issue of parties would be a potential issue regarding to ACE2012. I need to read the developing statements a little more before I say anything in that space. Also keep in mind that I have already made my opinion clear about political parties; people may (and will likely) consider me partial with regards to the discussion. However, as I have emphasized before starting the RfC, if users wants to discuss politicization of ArbCom, they should not be restricted from doing so. --MuZemike 06:04, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
- I am not sure whether I even want to post what I have written. I am not trying to encourage parties, but I thought maybe there should be some ground rules in case any party actually does field candidates. Posting this may create more issues than leaving it alone. Neutron (talk) 23:25, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
Retro Gamer
Hi MuZemike. You seem to have the March 2009 issue of Retro Gamer that I am interested in. This issue contains an article called "The Making of Full Throttle", and I would like to know if the game in question is the same Full Throttle that was designed by Tim Schafer. Thanks in advance, Electroguv (talk) 09:14, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
- I'm afraid I don't have that one; I'm missing issues 56 through 76 right now. --MuZemike 16:04, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Q3 Newsletter Feature
Hi MuZemike, per your suggestion regarding a feature for the Q3 WP:VG Newsletter, User:Torchiest and I have drawn up a possible article. Neither of us have had much involvement with the newsletter before so we weren't sure how to proceed from here, but if you'd like to look it over and/or include it with the newsletter then you can find it here. Thanks. -Thibbs (talk) 15:42, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry to bother you, but I made 1 more change to the feature. here. Still time to update before sending it out? -Thibbs (talk) 14:13, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
- I'm loading the stuff into the newsletter right now. Once I verify the numbers on the front, I'll send it out. However, if you have something else in which to send, I can wait a little bit. --MuZemike 14:15, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
- No, no. That's it from me I promise. :) It's ready to be shipped. -Thibbs (talk) 14:17, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
- I'm loading the stuff into the newsletter right now. Once I verify the numbers on the front, I'll send it out. However, if you have something else in which to send, I can wait a little bit. --MuZemike 14:15, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Reminder about SecurePoll
Hi, Tim Starling, or someone else at WMF who can do it, needs to be alerted to the probable timing and asked whether he'll be on deck to help with the routine tasks he's done twice before. Best not to ambush the techs with little notice. Tony (talk) 07:00, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
- I just emailed Tim, seeing if he can volunteer again to run the interface. --MuZemike 15:56, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Sockpuppet on the loose
Another sockpuppet of the banned vandal Fragments of Jade is at it again, this time under the name of Zhoban (talk · contribs). This time, she has the same habit of blanking her talk page, called me a fruitcake (a derogatory term for a homosexual) and removed the sockpuppeteer notice. Judging by the same editing style, same interests, same attitude, same incivility, same blanking of personal talk pages and the same geographical location as last time, I believe that it is Fragments of Jade, the same user who abused me and Hula Hup. Can you please block this sockpuppet? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:07, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
- I thought last time it wasn't conclusive that we're dealing with the same user (and the user just came from a 2-week block). In any case, I no longer have admin rights, so I can't do anything about it directly. Sorry, --MuZemike 15:58, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
- . Thanks for the well-timed response. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:28, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
On "Hope"
I respect you a lot, Muzemike. But without fail, every single time I see you pursuing this line of reasoning, I think of this movie scene. Sorry, but I can't help it. Don't be Denethor. Don't give up hope, as it is demoralizing to hear it from you. Chin up! Doc talk 06:21, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
Request to confirm information re ILT socks
Hi, sorry to do this, but could you have a look at this conversation and this conversation. I'd like to consolidate the many conversations (this is now the 6th) to my page to provide information re ILT to those who don't understand. Can you please post to my page that Susanne2009NYC was in fact an ILT sock - although I see that page has been tagged. Still I guess I need confirmation or something. Thanks. Truthkeeper (talk) 22:31, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
Steve Shepherd entry
All of the criticisms of this article cited in the recommendation for deletion were addressed on October 7th and thereafter. Steve Shepherd is a legitimate major historical figure in the history of the sport of kickboxing. The majority print sources cited are authentic and, largely, come from contemporaneous reporting. Nothing has been plagiarized. I was one of the national reporters who covered this man's career. Whoever recommended this entry for deletion, quite transparently, has not looked at the present version of the entry or is uninformed about the history of this sport and its prominent champions. Paul Maslak (talk) 15:39, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
- From looking at the article log here, it was deleted back in October 2008 because of the plagiarism problem that you mentioned. Other than that, I can't recall working on that article at all, nor have I made a single edit to it. Did you get me confused with someone else? --MuZemike 22:27, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry. I'm new to Misplaced Pages editing. Apparently the flag I was referencing applied to a 2008 version of this entry; not to the new 2012 version. Thanks for your explanation.
Paul Maslak (talk) 22:58, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
- That's OK. The most important thing is that the current version is good to go. Keep in mind that anyone is able to edit the article that you created, our licensing and policies do place restrictions on what you can and cannot do, as we are an encyclopedia. --MuZemike 03:28, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
Hope everything's all right
Between the image change above and you archiving of everything, not to mention your handing off of your advanced permissions a few days/weeks ago, I'm a tad worried that something's wrong. Just wanted to stop by and check in on you, make sure you're okay. Let me know if you need something. Cheers, Sven Manguard Wha? 05:35, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
- Misplaced Pages is now engulfed in a humongous flame war. Nobody is going to leave unscathed. I doubt anything will put this fire out. (And certainly anything I say, being a former admin, will only add to the turmoil.) --MuZemike 05:46, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
- I do wonder if that will happen. --Rschen7754 06:02, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
- That's my opinion, at least. I'm not going to get near that cluster with a ten-foot pole. --MuZemike 15:21, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
- I assume you're talking about the one at A*****. If not, somehow I missed one. The thing is that Misplaced Pages is always getting into flame wars over one thing or another. I remember getting involved in one of the NFCC enforcement dustups and in the last two Betacommand dustups. Since then I've just avoided major dust ups, which is remarkably easy to do. Considering that there are still people that are bitter with each other over dust ups that happened before I joined the project, and yet Misplaced Pages does continue to function, I wouldn't get too worried about it. As long as you're still able to find enjoyment in the project, a massive flame war that doesn't involve you shouldn't be a reason to head for the hills. Sven Manguard Wha? 17:21, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
- That's my opinion, at least. I'm not going to get near that cluster with a ten-foot pole. --MuZemike 15:21, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
- I do wonder if that will happen. --Rschen7754 06:02, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
ACE2012
It took a while, but as a response to this: Pundit, Teles, Quentinv57 and Mardetanha will help the en-wiki community this year. Trijnsteltalk 12:16, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2012 October newsletter
The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to Cwmhiraeth (submissions), our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009), Sturmvogel 66 (2010) and Hurricanehink (2011). Our final standings were as follows:
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
- Sasata (submissions)
- Grapple X (submissions)
- Casliber (submissions)
Muboshgu (submissions)
Miyagawa (submissions)
Ruby2010 (submissions)
Dana Boomer (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 goes to Grapple X (submissions), for four featured articles in the final round.
- The good article award also goes to Grapple X (submissions), for 19 good articles in the second round.
- The list award goes to Muboshgu (submissions), for three featured lists in the final round.
- The topic award goes to Grapple X (submissions), for three good topics (with around 40 articles) in round 4.
- The did you know award goes to Cwmhiraeth (submissions), for well over 100 DYKs in the final round.
- The news award goes to
ThaddeusB (submissions), for 10 in the news items in round 3. - The picture award goes to
Grandiose (submissions), for two featured pictures in round 2. - The reviewer award goes to both Ruby2010 (submissions) (14 reviews in round 1) and Grandiose (submissions) (14 reviews in round 3).
- Finally, for achieving an incredible bonus point total in the final round, and for bringing the top-importance article frog to featured status, a biostar has been awarded to Cwmhiraeth (submissions).
Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Misplaced Pages has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.
Next year's WikiCup will begin in January. Currently, discussions and polls are open, and all contributions are welcome. You can also sign up for next year's competition. There will be no further newsletters this year, although brief notes may be sent out in December to remind everyone about the upcoming competition. It's been a pleasure to work with you all, and we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:34, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
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Malibu Barbi
Do you happen to know why Malibu Barbi was a G6? What was the page's content before it was deleted? Ten Pound Hammer • 20:35, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Ori Allon
I think this page you deleted needs bringing back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_deletion/Ori_Allon Mikepegg (talk) 14:38, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- Looks like he may have enough now to pass for notability. The bad news is that I am not currently operating as an admin, so you'll have to ask another admin about the possibility of restoring it. Sorry, --MuZemike 00:22, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages Goes to the Movies in NYC this Saturday Dec 1
You are invited to Misplaced Pages Goes to the Movies in NYC, an editathon, Misplaced Pages meet-up and workshops focused on film and the performing arts that will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center), as part of the Misplaced Pages Loves Libraries events being held across the USA.
All are welcome, sign up on the wiki and at meetup.com!--Pharos (talk) 07:31, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
Notice of change
Hello. You are receiving this message because of a recent change to the administrator policy that alters what you were told at the time of your desysopping. The effect of the change is that if you are inactive for a continuous three year period, you will be unable to request return of the administrative user right. This includes inactive time prior to your desysopping if you were desysopped for inactivity and inactive time prior to the change in policy. Inactivity is defined as the absence of edits or logged actions. Until such time as you have been inactive for three years, you may request return of the tools at the bureaucrats' noticeboard. After you have been inactive for three years, you may seek return of the tools only through WP:RFA. Thank you. MBisanz 00:20, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages talk:Deletion review/Purpose
Hi MuZemike. I been busy mucking with the Deletion review/Purpose to get it transcluded into the Misplaced Pages:Deletion review page. I also posted a thread at Misplaced Pages talk:Deletion review/Purpose#Interpreted the result incorrectly related to the wording of the DRV statement of purpose. A favor of your reply there would be welcome. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 18:01, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
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Redlinks after AfD deletion
Hi, I notice that in this edit you deleted the instructions to remove backlinks after AfD.
This makes the admin instructions for AfD inconsistent with those for PROD and CfD.
Before I propose reinstatement of that instruction, please advise whether you can recall any particular objections to that former requirement. Your edit summary said the overhaul was "Mostly per concerns at WP:AN". Those would be hard to trace, so I'm hoping you have a good memory on this point!
Kind regards – Fayenatic London 15:42, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) I believe this is the discussion you're looking for. —Torchiest edits 16:00, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks very much! I have gone ahead with the proposal at Misplaced Pages talk:Articles for deletion/Administrator instructions#Removing backlinks. – Fayenatic London 16:14, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
Happy Festivus
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Operation Entebbe
Operation Entebbe, an article that your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 14:32, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
WikiProject tagging request
Hello, WP:JAZZ would like to have a 'bot add a WikiProject banner to jazz-related articles that aren't already tagged. We had already left a request at User talk:DodoBot/Requests#WP:JAZZ. However, that account does not seem to be very active (which I did not notice at the time I filed the request). Could you have your 'bot complete this request? Let me know if you have any questions (I'll add this page to my watchlist). Thank you and Happy Holidays! -- Gyrofrog (talk) 06:00, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Mention at ANI thread (nothing bad)
Yo MuZemike, your name has come up at ANI in reference to an edit filter you wrote: the thread is Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Edit Filter on "Robert B. Bell". Looking at the filter stuff, I don't think there's anything to be done, but you'll have more knowledge about it than I do, in course. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 06:32, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 starting soon
Hi there; you're receiving this message because you have previously shown interest in the WikiCup. This is just to remind you that the 2013 WikiCup will be starting on 1 January, and that signups will remain open throughout January. Old and new Wikipedians and WikiCup participants are warmly invited to take part in this year's competition. (Though, as a note to the more experienced participants, there have been a few small rules changes in the last few months.) If you have already signed up, let this be a reminder; you will receive a message with your submissions' page soon. Please direct any questions to the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! J Milburn 19:47, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages Day Celebration and Mini-Conference in NYC Saturday Feb 23
You are invited to celebrate Misplaced Pages Day and the 12th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Misplaced Pages Day NYC on Saturday February 23, 2013 at New York University; sign up for Misplaced Pages Day NYC here, or at bit.ly/wikidaynyu. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience!--Pharos (talk) 02:52, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
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Re: WikiProject tagging request
Hi, I had left you a request a few days ago, but it had already been archived. After that, I saw you had left an older message about being on administrative hiatus, and I wasn't sure this was still the case. So, I went ahead and added this request to Misplaced Pages:Bot requests (just in case you had already seen the archived message – I didn't want two people simultaneously trying to work on it). Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 15:41, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Weird page in my userspace
Any idea what happened here? You created a socktagged page in my userspace. - Sitush (talk) 12:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
- And Salvio created a tagged/hardblocked notice for User:Sitush/Sitush2, which is presumably for some similar reason. Obviously, I understand blocks and socks but not why these things appear in my userspace. - Sitush (talk) 13:20, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
- Strike all of the above. My brain has re-engaged: they're not in my userspace but appear in a listing because of the selection of prefix. Talk about being stupid ... - Sitush (talk) 13:24, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Richard Richardson (military officer)
hi there, Richard Richardson (military officer) was deleted, do you have the article was there anything in there? thanks mike James Michael DuPont (talk) 12:29, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, I cannot tell you that, as I am no longer acting as an administrator. You may be able to get that information from another administrator if you kindly ask. --MuZemike 05:37, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter (4th Quarter 2012)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
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Interview
Hi there MuZe. I'm wondering if you would like to be interviewed for the Video Games WikiProject newsletter. If you want to, or not, please get back to me on it. GamerPro64 03:08, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
reverbnation.com
Howdy. Trying to see why we have reverbnation.com blacklisted, as I cannot find a reason in the corresponding logs. Also there seems to be >> 1000 links to the domain Special:LinkSearch/*.reverbnation.com so wonder if it is that evil, why we haven't removed the links. Seems that we are betwixt and between on this domain, and some enlightenment would be helpful. — billinghurst sDrewth 10:49, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 January newsletter
Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. 
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader (
Grapple X (submissions)) had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. 
12george1 (submissions) was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:
- 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score for an article, with the good article Hurricane Gordon (2000). Again, this is a repeat of last year!
Buggie111 (submissions) was the first to score for a did you know, with Marquis Flowers.
Spencer (submissions) was the first to score for an in the news, with 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
Status (submissions) was the first to score for a featured list, with list of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists.- Adam Cuerden (submissions) was the first to score for a featured picture, with File:Thure de Thulstrup - L. Prang and Co. - Battle of Gettysburg - Restoration by Adam Cuerden.jpg.
Featured articles, portals and topics, as well as good topics, are yet to feature in the competition.
This year, the bonus points system has been reworked, with bonus points on offer for old articles prepared for did you know, and "multiplier" points reworked to become more linear. For details, please see Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Scoring. There have been some teething problems as the bot has worked its way around the new system, but issues should mostly be ironed out- please report any problems to the WikiCup talk page. Here are some participants worthy of note with regards to the bonus points:
Ed! (submissions) was the first to score bonus points, with Portland-class cruiser, a good article.
Hawkeye7 (submissions) has the highest overall bonus points, as well as the highest scoring article, thanks to his work on Enrico Fermi, now a good article. The biography of such a significant figure to the history of science warrants nearly five times the normal score.
HueSatLum (submissions) claimed bonus points for René Vautier and Nicolas de Fer, articles that did not exist on the English Misplaced Pages at the start of the year; a first for the WikiCup. The articles were eligible for bonus points because of fact they were both covered on a number of other Wikipedias.
Also, a quick mention of The C of E (submissions), who may well have already written the oddest article of the WikiCup this year: did you know that the Fucking mayor objected to Fucking Hell on the grounds that there was no Fucking brewery? The gauntlet has been thrown down; can anyone beat it?
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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 01:06, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Video games/New article announcements
Hey there. I was wondering if you have a script or something you use to archive each month of new WP:VG articles. I did it by hand last month and it was tedious to say the least. Thanks. —Torchiest edits 05:56, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Home Town Hero (album)
Hello, thanks for tagging this for notability back in 2009. The tag's still there; I've added a couple of reviews, but I'm unsure if it meets WP:NALBUMS. You may want to take it to WP:N/N or AfD to get it resolved. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 23:06, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
User:Picker78 yet again
He has got to be one of the most persistent WP:Sockpuppets I have ever come across. I don't know if you want to do anything about his latest visit to the Masturbation article, but I left a a note in the edit history about it for others. Past edits under whatever user name or IP address compared to the recent ones he made there as 46.190.66.249 of course show the connection. Flyer22 (talk) 18:45, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- There's this to boot. Flyer22 (talk) 21:31, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- And here and here. He might even be silly enough to show up in this section of your talk page to claim that he's not Picker78, despite your thorough knowledge of how he operates. Flyer22 (talk) 21:57, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- Update: Fluffernutter has indefinitely semi-protected the article. Flyer22 (talk) 22:29, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- And here and here. He might even be silly enough to show up in this section of your talk page to claim that he's not Picker78, despite your thorough knowledge of how he operates. Flyer22 (talk) 21:57, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Filter question
I'm not sure if you're around these days, but I've posted a question here that pertains to a filter you maintain. If you get a chance, please comment. -Thibbs (talk) 15:14, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, the problem's been solved now. Thanks. -Thibbs (talk) 21:21, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 February newsletter
Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.
Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
- Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), primarily for an array of warship GAs.
Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with 
Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.
Other contributors of note include:
Sven Manguard (submissions), whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.- Sasata (submissions), whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
Muboshgu (submissions) and Wizardman (submissions), who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.- Toa Nidhiki05 (submissions), who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.
Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by The C of E (submissions): did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...
March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!
A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 11:57, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 March newsletter
We are halfway through round two. Pool A sees the strongest competition, with five out of eight of its competitors scoring over 100, and Pool H is lagging, with half of its competitors yet to score. WikiCup veterans lead overall; Pool A's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate Miyagawa (submissions) (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's Casliber (submissions) (a finalist in 2010, 2011 and 2012) is in third. The top two scorers in each pool, as well as the next highest 16 scorers overall, will progress to round three at the end of April.
Today has seen a number of Easter-themed did you knows from WikiCup participants, and March has seen collaboration from contestants with WikiWomen's History Month. It's great to see the WikiCup being used as a locus of collaboration; if you know of any collaborative efforts going on, or want to start anything up, please feel free to use the WikiCup talk page to help find interested editors. As well as fostering collaboration, we're also seeing the Cup encouraging the improvement of high-importance articles through the bonus point system. Highlights from the last month include GAs on physicist Niels Bohr ( Hawkeye7 (submissions)), on the European hare ( Cwmhiraeth (submissions)), on the constellation Circinus ( Keilana (submissions) and Casliber (submissions)) and on the Third Epistle of John (
Cerebellum (submissions)). All of these subjects were covered on at least 50 Wikipedias at the beginning of the year and, subsequently, each contribution was awarded at least three times as many points as normal.
Wikipedians who enjoy friendly competition may be interested in participating in April's wikification drive. While wikifying an article is typically not considered "significant work" such that it can be claimed for WikiCup points, such gnomish work is often invaluable in keeping articles in shape, and is typically very helpful for new writers who may not be familiar with formatting norms.
A quick reminder: now, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 23:01, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
Little Racers: Requesting to know
Hello, i was wondering about the article called little racers and what got my intreast about the article was that it was made from Milkstone studios. I left a talkpage message on the article's talk to offer some assistance but since the article is on a safeguard due to a keep or delete discussion i was wondering if i may have permission to help this unknown individual in there unfinished work. --Indienews (talk) 16:10, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
A global sock is back?
See: The Dutch user Knowalles and his socks were blocked among others because of global sock puppet actions to remove the "JDL graffiti image".
It seems he is now back as Libertaz. Not sure what to do with this. Whaledad (Talk to me) 21:23, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages Meetup NYC this Sunday April 14
Hi MuZemike! You're invited to our next meeting for Misplaced Pages Meetup NYC on Sunday April 14 -this weekend- at Symposium Greek Restaurant @ 544 W 113th St (in the back room), on the Upper West Side in the Columbia University area.
Please sign up, and add your ideas to the agenda for Sunday. Thanks!
Delivered on behalf of User:Pharos, 17:59, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello Mr. Scruffy
Expect it to start back again. THis is just the very humble beginning! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.32.182.240 (talk) 20:43, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
Nintendo Power for Final Fantasy Adventure
I'm working on Final Fantasy Adventure and I'd love to know what Nintendo power said about it in Issue 28, September 1991. Thanks! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 15:15, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
- They provide a 10-page overview/walkthrough of the game in that issue. If you're looking for something to improve the Gameplay section, that may be a good place right there. --MuZemike 20:03, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- Do they rate the game in the issue? And how do I see, or learn what the issue says? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 22:47, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
Note recreation of a page you deleted
Freilichtbühne Loreley was recreated by the same editor; you had deleted it as created by a blocked/banned user. I found out because I was about to undelete it myself in order to add refs. demonstrating notability. I can't do that for at least a few hours, but I've gone ahead and undeleted the history for attribution's sake; letting you know meanwhile before packing up to leave work. --Yngvadottir (talk) 13:15, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
- Not that I can do anything about it, but the user in question is no longer blocked or banned, so it makes little difference now. --MuZemike 20:00, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- I've now looked up the second AN discussion. Frankly, I'm disturbed that he seems to have recreated all the deleted articles in substantially the same form. I think I'll drop a note on his talk page about inadequate referencing and bare URLs. I don't have time to transform all his articles and am sure there's at least one dud topic among them, but if you compare what I found at Freilichtbühne Loreley with what's there now, and the same with Waldbühne (and earlier Alabamahalle; it was probably the listing of the AfD for that that made me aware of Evangp), I think you'll appreciate that one of my biggest concerns is that his poor work is giving the impression of lack of notability for topics that are in fact extremely notable - and not solely because a long list of rockstars performed there. Since he's unblocked, I hope he starts doing them more justice. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:19, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
I´m back, Mr. Scruffy
There will be an automated mass "Scruffy" event on Misplaced Pages on June 1. Stand back and wait for the excitement! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.32.183.175 (talk) 11:36, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 April newsletter
We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with Sven Manguard (submissions) claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place Casliber (submissions) and second place Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.
The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.
A rules clarification: 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 29/30 April, 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 16:24, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
Dear MuZemike,
I am writing you to gain information on the proper procedure for posting a company on wikipedia. I am not interested in using[REDACTED] for any advertising purposes as we are an advertising company and have plenty of more efficient resources for this. I am simply inquiring about information so we can simply list our company in the 💕. Regardless of the fact that we are something that has never been specifically created we are simply wanting to make sure people have the full story about our company. I have seen many other adult related companies on[REDACTED] and am simply looking for insight into the proper procedure to accomplish what so many other have been aloud to do, in the proper procedure according to wikipedia. Please help me with any information to resolve my query.
Explicit1 2012 (talk) 06:00, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)FYI: This account has been blocked as a spamusername for a company called Explicit Management.--Orange Mike | Talk 16:55, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages user page
{{Help me-helped}}
Can YOu please make user page for me. it would be kind of you
Khaja.moinuddin.24 (talk) 17:17, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- I do not think that anyone would want to make your user page for you. I'd be happy to show you where to find resources to help you build it for yourself. User pages aren't something that are needed for the encyclopedia, and are more of a way for users to describe themselves to the community. It's about you and no-one knows you better than YOU!!! Happy editing! Technical 13 (talk) 19:58, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to 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.--Dom497 (talk) This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 01:26, 4 June 2013 (UTC) |
Dota 2 revisit
Hello, MuZemike. I'm getting in touch with you because it has nearly been two years since I nominated Dota 2 as a Good Article, which, you may recall, you immediately rejected, due to the instability of the article. Well, there has been plenty of time for the article to develop and ripen, with infinitely more content, pictures and a more comprehensive degree of flow to it. So, with your fair judgment in mind, I must ask you, would it be worth it to open a new GA nomination and anticipate more promising results? DarthBotto talk•cont 08:26, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
You might have insights...
Hello MuZemike, I'm Kevjonesin,
I just posted an inquiry here and it occurred to me that you may have insights to share on the topic as you signed off on one of the quoted comments.
Thanks for your time and attentnion,
--Kevjonesin (talk) 05:11, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- @Kevjonesin: – First off, apologies in the delay, as I do not get back on such replies quickly anymore. If I recall a year ago, it says what it says – I basically marked it as closed, and I cannot recall running any CU on the user in question. However, that seems to be a moot point due to the abuse of multiple accounts after the fact.
- (Also, on an unrelated note, I'm also trying the
{{reply to}}template for the first time to see if this does indeed trigger an Echo notification on the respondent's end. However, there the developers really should come up with a way to do the same with regular WikiCode, similar to how mentions are formatted on many other websites.) --MuZemike 14:38, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
WP:VG Q2 2013 newsletter
Hey there. Can you send out the newsletter for this quarter? It should be all set up and ready to go. Thanks. —Torchiest edits 13:39, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
- @Torchiest: All done! --MuZemike 17:29, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Manu Shanker Mishra
I had to find out about you in particular about your credentials. Too many questions have been asked about your involvement in the afd Manu Shanker Mishra. It happens to be me. The sources I provide are www.msmishraassoc.org and simply google. All sort of things have been said which appear to be defamatory. In any case with due regards to your earnest efforts, sincerely hope to hear from you in case you are a real person.
Regards
Manu — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.7.201.143 (talk) 13:32, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- @27.7.201.143: As an administrator and the closing administrator of that AfD almost 4 years ago, I was more than qualified to close any deletion discussion in which consensus is in favor. The rough consensus was in favor of deletion of the article, despite the disruption that was occurring in that deletion discussion.
- That being said, if there was anything in the AfD in which anything defamatory was being said towards you personally, we have the option to courtesy blank the deletion discussion to prevent any further damage. Please let me know if this is a suitable course of action for you.
- However, as far as the deletion of the article about you is concerned past what I have explained above, that is something in which I cannot address (especially since I am no longer an administrator), but you may request a review of the deletion at deletion review by following the instructions here. --MuZemike 06:37, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
Range-blocked public library asking for unblock
You blocked 64.107.0.0/22 for three years in Jan 2012 when trouble continued after a previous range block. IP 64.107.0.226 (talk · contribs) is the Chicago Public Library and is asking on its talk page to be unblocked. What do you think? Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:28, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- @JohnCD: That person will need to go through WP:ACC and request an account. That IP range has been under long-term abuse and continuously blocked since 2006 to say the least. I do not support any unblock of that IP range. --MuZemike 23:43, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Chicago LTA
Thanks for the email - useful background. There was another request from 64.107.3.126 (talk · contribs), also Chicago Public Library, and I pointed them, too, to WP:ACC. Would a registered account be able to edit through that rangeblock, or would they need IPBE? JohnCD (talk) 15:22, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 July newsletter
We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's 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, 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 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 
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 
Piotrus (submissions), 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:02, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
DYK RfC
- As a listed 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 here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Thank you in advance. Gilderien Chat|Contributions03:15, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
WP:VG newsletter interview
Hey there, would you be willing to do the interview for the 2013 Q3 newsletter? As in, be the interviewee, not the interviewer. If yes, let me know either here, on my talk page, or on the newsletter talk page. Thanks! —Torchiest edits 13:14, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
MANU SHANKER MISHRA
Dear Sir, Please display my IP address. You were personally responsible for a most humiliating, absurd, totaly unsubstantiated AFD. MANU SHANKER MISHRA. Any way my website is http;//www.msmishraassoc.org. We need information on you . What we know is you are an Indian National. Regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.7.201.176 (talk) 16:43, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
- 1) I cannot do that for you, and 2) I have nothing to do with Indians or anything remotely Indian - I think you have the wrong person (I don't even know what article you are talking about in the first place, especially given that I haven't been editing here in quite a while). Moreover, I doubt that any such thing would be the worst thing in the world, otherwise one's priorities are most certainly in the wrong places. --MuZemike 05:35, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
Ninja Gaiden (1988 video game) listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Ninja Gaiden (1988 video game). Since you had some involvement with the Ninja Gaiden (1988 video game) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Taylor Trescott - + my edits 17:17, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
ReverbNation
Hi MuZemike. I noticed a few articles in my watchlist got tagged with a warning that links to ReverbNation are blacklisted (e.g. Dread Zeppelin), but I can't find anything in the logs to indicate why. Do you recall why it was added? 28bytes (talk) 17:15, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- You may wish to ask the bot operator on that, as I don't know why that would happen. --MuZemike 05:35, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, I was unclear... I was curious why you added ReverbNation to the blacklist. 28bytes (talk) 14:40, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
- Then it would have been for spamming or other abusive purposes. If there is a legit purpose to have that URL on some sites, as opposed to back whenever I added it, then I won't oppose de-blacklisting it. --MuZemike 04:39, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. 28bytes (talk) 04:18, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
- Then it would have been for spamming or other abusive purposes. If there is a legit purpose to have that URL on some sites, as opposed to back whenever I added it, then I won't oppose de-blacklisting it. --MuZemike 04:39, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, I was unclear... I was curious why you added ReverbNation to the blacklist. 28bytes (talk) 14:40, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
- Came here to ask the same thing since the blacklist addition was not logged, and managed to find out it was added after handling WP:Sockpuppet investigations/IvanthegreatLaw/Archive who apparently intended to advertise his blog & songs there.
The spamming may have been a one-time occurrence, but the page sure doesn't appear to be usable as a reliable or even a primary source. It's used on some 20 articles, and on the few I just checked the link should really be removed.
Amalthea 15:35, 2 October 2013 (UTC)- Probably about as useful a page as myspace or facebook, and sometimes used as such (e.g. The Tennors). IMHO we should remove the blacklist entry, and if it becomes a problem again only blacklist narrowly like we do with similar hosting sites. Amalthea 15:44, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
- → MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#reverbnation.com. Amalthea 20:51, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
- I won't throw up any roadblocks over it. It was being abusively used about a year ago (the website seemed to have really started to take off since 2012, after I blacklisted the site because of spamming), but the benefits here may outweigh the costs. However, I'd still treat the website like MySpace, especially with regards to artists and promotions. --MuZemike 04:11, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
- → MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#reverbnation.com. Amalthea 20:51, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
- Probably about as useful a page as myspace or facebook, and sometimes used as such (e.g. The Tennors). IMHO we should remove the blacklist entry, and if it becomes a problem again only blacklist narrowly like we do with similar hosting sites. Amalthea 15:44, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
Mater-Banshee
Why are you credited with uploading the file File:Mater-Banshee.JPG? I was the uploader. -- Jason Palpatine (talk) 17:52, 29 September 2013 (UTC) 
This User fails to understand Misplaced Pages's Systematized Logistical Projection of its Balanced Policy Contingency. (speak your mind | contributions)
Wikimedia NYC Meetup! Saturday October 5
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Please join the Wikimedia NYC Meetup on October 5, 2013! Everyone gather at Jefferson Market Library to further Misplaced Pages's local outreach for education, museums, libraries and planning WikiConference USA. --Pharos (talk) 21:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC) |
WikiCup 2013 September newsletter
In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:43, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
WP:VG Q3 2013 newsletter
Hey there. Do you think you could spam out the VG newsletter again? Everything should be in place and ready to go. Thanks! —Torchiest edits 13:35, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
File:Mater-Banshee.JPG
I recently looked in on a file I uploaded a few years ago, File:Mater-Banshee.JPG. I have found that YOU altered it doing a size reduction. OK -- you had your reasons for doing the size thing -- I'm use to it -- but why did you delete the record of my uploading it originally? You have taken FULL credit for what I posted to the site. Jason Palpatine (talk) 05:04, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
- Jason, both the downscaling of unnecessarily large non-free images and the deletion of old non-free revisions are actually required per our non-free content policy and are done routinely by editors and admins (CAT:FURD). The page history still shows you as the original uploader. Amalthea 11:40, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
- What Amalthea said. I wouldn't care less what name an image is attached to, as far as it fits within non-free content policy. Now get off your high horse, stop belitting others for every little thing, and assume some good faith next time. --MuZemike 02:44, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive
 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. 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. |
GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive
If you know anyone outside of the WikiProject that may be interested, feel free to invite them to the drive! |
vg delsort archive
Do you still archive the vg delsort page? I noticed that it's getting kind of long czar ♔ 00:01, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- @Czar: Just did it! --MuZemike 00:38, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- Merci
czar ♔ 06:45, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- Merci
EGM 39
I'm trying to track down EGM 39 (something in the EGM Express section on Menacer). Would you happen to have it? 
czar ♔ 22:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Consensus on the correct spelling of Dodonpachi
Hello, you're invited to vote and express your views about this on the discussion topic. Jotamide (talk) 22:02, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2014 January newsletter
The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer 
Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:
- 12george1 (submissions) and
TropicalAnalystwx13 (submissions) were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981) and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013. - Sven Manguard (submissions) scored the first ITN points for 2014 North American polar vortex.
WonderBoy1998 (submissions) scored points for an early good topic, finishing off Misplaced Pages:Featured topics/She Wolf.
TheAustinMan (submissions) scored the first bonus points of the competition, for his work on Typhoon Vera.
Igordebraga (submissions) has scored the highest number of bonus points for a single article, for the high-importance Jurassic Park (film).
Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.
Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Misplaced Pages's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points.
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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
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 Misplaced Pages 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 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
--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:58, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2014 February newsletter
And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:
- Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Misplaced Pages. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.- WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).
Other competitors of note include:
Hahc21 (submissions), who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
Prism (submissions), who claimed the first featured list of the competition with Natalia Kills discography.- Cwmhiraeth (submissions), who takes the title of the contributor awarded the highest bonus point multiplier (resulting in the highest scoring article) of the competition so far. Her high-importance salamander, now a good article, scored 108 points.
After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.
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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive
The March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! Sent by Dom497 on behalf of MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2014 March newsletter
A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Godot13 (submissions) (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist Adam Cuerden (submissions) (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. 
Cliftonian (submissions), who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.
With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2014 April newsletter
Round 3 of the 2014 WikiCup has just begun; 32 competitors remain. Pool G's Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Round 2's highest scorer, with a large number of featured picture credits. In March/April, he restored star charts from Urania's Mirror, lithographs of various warships (such as SMS Gefion) and assorted other historical media. Second overall was Pool E's Godot13 (submissions), whose featured list Silver certificate (United States) contains dozens of scans of banknotes recently promoted to featured picture status. Third was Pool G's ChrisGualtieri (submissions) who has produced a large number of good articles, many, including Falkner Island, on Connecticut-related topics. Other successful participants included Cliftonian (submissions), who saw three articles (including the top-importance Ian Smith) through featured article candidacies, and 
Caponer (submissions), who saw three lists (including the beautifully-illustrated list of plantations in West Virginia) through featured list candidacies. High-importance good articles promoted this round include narwhal from Reid,iain james (submissions), tiger from Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and The Lion King from Igordebraga (submissions). We also saw our first featured topic points of the competition, awarded to 
Czar (submissions) and Red Phoenix (submissions) for their work on the Sega Genesis topic. No points have been claimed so far for good topics or featured portals.
192 was our lowest qualifying score, again showing that this WikiCup is the most competitive ever. In previous years, 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) or 100 (2010) secured a place in Round 3. Pool H was the strongest performer, with all but one of its members advancing, while only the two highest scorers in Pools G and F advanced. At the end of June, 16 users will advance into the semi-finals. 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 17:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
Kiko4564 unblock discussion
Hello MuZemike, sorry to trouble you, but Kiko4564 (a user you have previously blocked, changed the block settings for, or unblocked) has requested to be unblocked. There is a discussion at ANI which so far has attracted no interest, if you wish to leave a comment, you can find the discussion at Misplaced Pages:ANI#Unblock_request_by_User:Kiko4564. Nick (talk) 17:28, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
Dota 2 FAC
Hello. As you have previously been involved with the milestones for the Dota 2 article by giving input, I figured it would be courteous to notify you that said article is up for Featured Article status. I am welcoming you to give your input! DARTHBOTTO talk•cont 18:35, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2014 June newsletter
After an extremely close race, Round 3 is over. 244 points secured a place in Round 4, which is comparable to previous years- 321 was required in 2013, while 243 points were needed in 2012. Pool C's Godot13 (submissions) was the round's highest scorer, mostly due to a 32 featured pictures, including both scans and photographs. Also from Pool C, Casliber (submissions) finished second overall, claiming three featured articles, including the high-importance Grus (constellation). Third place was Pool B's , whose contributions included featured articles Russian battleship Poltava (1894) and Russian battleship Peresvet. Pool C saw the highest number of participants advance, with six out of eight making it to the next round.
The round saw this year's first featured portal, with Sven Manguard (submissions) taking Portal:Literature to featured status. The round also saw the first good topic points, thanks to 12george1 (submissions) and the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. This means that all content types have been claimed this year. Other contributions of note this round include a featured topic on Maya Angelou's autobiographies from 
Figureskatingfan (submissions), a good article on the noted Czech footballer Tomáš Rosický from 
Cloudz679 (submissions) and a now-featured video game screenshot, freely released due to the efforts of Sven Manguard (submissions).
The judges would like to remind participants to update submission pages promptly. This means that content can be checked, and allows those following the competition (including those participating) to keep track of scores effectively. This round has seen discussion about various aspects of the WikiCup's rules and procedures. Those interested in the competition can be assured that formal discussions about how next year's competition will work will be opened shortly, and all are welcome to voice their views then. 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 18:48, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2014
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WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive
Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!
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!
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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 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, 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 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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WikiCup 2014 August newsletter
The final of the 2014 WikiCup begins in a few short minutes! Our eight finalists are listed below, along with their placement in Round 4:
- Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer, finished top of Pool A and was the round's highest scorer. Godot is a featured picture specialist, claiming large numbers of points due to high-quality scans of historical documents, especially banknotes.
- Casliber (submissions) is a WikiCup veteran, having been a finalist every year since 2010. In the semi-final, he was Pool B's highest scorer. Cas's points primarily come from articles on the natural sciences.
- Czar (submissions) was Pool A's runner-up. Czar's points come mostly from content related to independent video games, including both articles and topics.
- Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Pool B's runner-up. Another featured picture specialist, many of Adam's points come from the restoration of historical media. He has been a WikiCup finalist twice before.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) won the WikiCup in 2012 and 2013, and enters this final as the first wildcard. She focuses on biology-related articles, and has worked on several high-importance articles.
- 12george1 (submissions) is the second wildcard. George's points come primarily from meteorology-related articles. This year and last year, George was the first person in the competition to score.
- Sturmvogel 66 (submissions), the third wildcard, was the 2010 champion and a finalist last year. His writes mostly on military history, especially naval history.
- Bloom6132 (submissions), the fourth and final wildcard, has participated in previous WikiCups, but not reached any finals. Bloom's points are mostly thanks to did you knows, featured lists and good articles related to sport and national symbols.
We say goodbye to this year's semi-finalists. 
Matty.007 (submissions), ThaddeusB (submissions), WikiRedactor (submissions), Figureskatingfan (submissions), 
Yellow Evan (submissions), Prism (submissions) and Cloudz679 (submissions) have all performed well to reach this stage of the competition, and we hope they will all be joining us again next year.
There are two upcoming competitions unrelated to the WikiCup which may be of interest to those who receive this newsletter. The Stub Contest will run through September, and revolves around expanding stub articles, especially high-importance or old stubs. In addition, a proposal has been made for a new competition, the GA Cup, which the organisers plan to run next year. This competition is based on the WikiCup and aims to reduce the good article review backlog.
There is now a thread for brainstorming on how next year's WikiCup competition should work. Please come along and share your thoughts- What works? What doesn't work? What needs changing? Signups for next year's competition will be open soon; we will be in touch. If, at this stage of the competition, you are keen to help the with the WikiCup, please do what you can to participate in review processes. Our finalists will find things much easier if the backlogs at good article candidates, featured article candidates, featured picture candidates and the rest are kept at a minimum. 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:09, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
WikiProject Good Articles - GA Cup
WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the GA Cup, from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing 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! Sign-ups will be open until October 15, 2014 so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the four judges. Cheers from NickGibson3900, Dom497, TheQ Editor and Figureskatingfan. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:04, 15 September 2014 (UTC) To receive future GA Cup newsletter, please add your name to our mailing list. |
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In one month's time, we will know our WikiCup 2014 champion. Newcomer Godot13 (submissions) has taken a strong lead with a featured list (historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876) and a raft of featured pictures. Reigning champion Cwmhiraeth (submissions) is in second place with a number of high-importance biology articles, including new FA Isopoda and new GA least weasel. Casliber (submissions), who is in his fifth WikiCup final, is in third, with featured articles Pictor and Epacris impressa.
Signups for the 2015 WikiCup are open. All Wikipedians, new and experienced, are warmly invited to sign up for the competition. Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may also like to sign up for the GA Cup, a new WikiCup-inspired competition which revolves around completing good article reviews. 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:11, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2014
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Clarification motion
A case (Transcendental Meditation movement) in which you were involved has been modified by motion which changed the wording of the discretionary sanctions section to clarify that the scope applies to pages, not just articles. For the arbitration committee --S Philbrick(Talk) 20:09, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2014: The results
The 2014 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions), who flew the flag of the Smithsonian Institution. This was Godot13's first WikiCup competition and, over the 10 months of the competition, he has produced (among other contributions) two featured lists and an incredible 292 featured pictures, including architectural photographs and scans of historical documents. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 and 2013 WikiCup champion, came in second, having written a large number of biology-related articles. Casliber (submissions), WikiCup finalist every year since 2010, finished in third.
A full list of our prize-winners follows:
- Godot13 (submissions) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 181 featured pictures in the final round.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 65 did you knows in the final round.
- Casliber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for four featured articles in the final round.
- Czar (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
- Sturmvogel 66 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
- Bloom6132 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
- 12george1 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
- ChrisGualtieri (submissions) wins the GA prize for 27 good articles in round 2 and the review prize for 28 good article reviews in round 1.
- Caponer (submissions) wins the FL prize for three featured lists in round 2.
- Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize his work on featured portals.
- Figureskatingfan (submissions) wins the topic prize for a nine-article featured topic in round 3.
- ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for 28 in the news articles in round 3.
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 participated this year. We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:52, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2015 is just around the corner...
Hello everyone, and may we wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2015 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. We have a few important announcements concerning the future of the WikiCup.
- We would like to announce that Josh (J Milburn) and Ed (The ed17), who have been WikiCup judges since 2009 and 2010 respectively, are stepping down. This decision has been made for a number of reasons, but the main one is time. Both Josh and Ed have found that, over the previous year, they have been unable to devote the time necessary to the WikiCup, and it is not likely that they will be able to do this in the near future. Furthermore, new people at the helm can only help to invigorate the WikiCup and keep it dynamic. Josh and Ed will still be around, and will likely be participating in the Cup this following year as competitors, which is where both started out.
- In a similar vein, we hope you will all join us in welcoming Jason (Sturmvogel 66) and Christine (Figureskatingfan), who are joining Brian (Miyagawa) to form the 2015 WikiCup judging team. Jason is a WikiCup veteran, having won in 2010 and finishing in fifth this year. Christine has participated in two WikiCups, reaching the semi-finals in both, and is responsible for the GA Cup, which she now co-runs.
- The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. While it may be impossible to please everyone, the judges will make every effort to ensure that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Misplaced Pages.
If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup, on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. You are receiving this message because you are listed on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk), The ed17 (talk), Miyagawa (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Figureskatingfan (talk) 18:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2015 launch newsletter
Round one of the 2015 WikiCup has begun! So far we've had around 80 signups, which close on February 5. If you have not already signed up and want to do so, then you can add your name here. There have been changes to to several of the points scores for various categories, and the addition of Peer Reviews for the first time. These will work in the same manner as Good Article Reviews, and all of the changes are summarised here.
Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round, and one of the new changes this year is that all scores must be claimed within two weeks of an article's promotion or appearance, so don't forget to add them to your submissions pages! 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, 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. Good luck! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs)
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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q4 2014
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Big Tree (chief), Big Tree (war chief), Maman-ti, User:Scarfaced Charley, User:Giorgio Traverso Coda
I notice that you deleted Big Tree (chief) ("23:11, 6 April 2012 MuZemike (talk | contribs) deleted page Big Tree (chief) (G5: Creation by a blocked or banned user in violation of block or ban: Please do not restore per copyright violation concerns on the sockmaster User:Scarfaced Charley)"). Another article that is likely to be about the same topic was recently created at Big Tree (war chief). I wonder whether it has the same problem that caused deletion of the prior article. I also notice some similar text added by the same relatively new editor in the Maman-ti article, and some accompanying poorly formatted copy/paste citation references in both articles ("", "", "", "", "", and " "). I also notice that some other articles of interest to User:Scarfaced Charley were also edited by that same new editor. A number of warnings appear on that editor's Talk page, primarily about uploading of images with unknown copyright status and linking to various dab pages. —BarrelProof (talk) 22:30, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
Manual notification
Hi MuZemike, just notifying you that I pinged you here. I'm not sure whether pings are working or whether they work from transcluded pages. I've changed my user name since last I posted here, but you know who I am. I hope. Best. Victoria (tk) 03:27, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
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That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.
In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
- AHeneen (submissions) worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
Rodw (submissions) developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;- And last but not least, Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.
You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!
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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email)
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Help with dictating editor
Can you do something about this? this user is refusing to let anyone edit the Nintendo 64 article except him. I as well as others should have the right to make constructive edits, without some tyrant user over riding us. He even said he reverted it to match what he wrote on another article.--76.107.252.227 (talk) 20:16, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2015
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scan req
Hey—I'm looking for the Super Mario Land series-related articles in EGM #2 and 3. Would you be able to send them my way? czar ⨹ 13:05, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
WikiCup 2015 May newsletter
The Herald (submissions) during the second round.The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was 
Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.
Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
LeftAire (submissions) worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.
The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:39, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
An old 'friend' returns
Hello, MuZemike, this is indef-blocked User:Doughnuthead speaking. I firmly believe I can finally be of positive use to Misplaced Pages, and I no longer feel the need to gain attention through malicious editing. I'd actually all but forgotten about all the nonsense i had caused in the previous years until i saw a funny picture online of a guy with a swollen head, which reminded me of my username. But more to the point, i realised that my ability to edit the talk page was barred. After taking a look at previous edits, i realised i was being a bit of a tube. You were right to take that ability away. So just a heads up that i can only edit on anon as this account is obviously still suspended. In terms of getting unblocked, i haven't made a single edit to Misplaced Pages in almost 3 years, and during this time i have matured enough to the point that i look back at what i was getting up to and think 'Oh god! Who was i even trying to impress?!' In terms of where i aim to get involved in on the website, I still hold a strong interest in football (soccer) related articles, along with hip-hop and old school rock related articles- hence my music taste. As it has been so long since I bothered to use the editing facility, I'll need re-shown how to work various parts of the site or whatever it's called. I only remembered how to request unblock by clicking on the 'edit' tab and noticing one of my old templates! Furthermore, I don't intend to be an overly active user on the site, as I begin my university course in September much of my time will be dedicated towards my studies, and so I intend to see Misplaced Pages as a hobby to input my thoughts and research every now and then. Finally, thank you very much for reading my request - I appreciate the time taken to do so and I apologise for my past behaviour. I was just a stupid kid (it lasted from age 12-15 if I recall!) and I hope to hear from you as soon as possible--89.241.208.230 (talk) 13:39, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2015
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Same person?
Hey, someone tried to recreate the article for World Database for Islamic Banking and Finance at Islamic Banking and Finance Database. I noticed that the original creator of the first article was Fayazahmad123, who was blocked for sockpuppetry. Do you think that this could potentially be a new sockpuppet years later? Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 06:14, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
Rare Replay
I'm working with @Jaguar to get the Rare Replay articles to GA. I see that you've worked on a bunch before—would you want to join in? 
User_talk:Jaguar#Something_to_ponder, User_talk:Czar#Rare_Replay_articles – czar 18:10, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
- Do you still have access to "The Ultimate Retro Companion from GamesTM 2. Bournemouth: Imagine Publishing. 2006."? I can't find a copy. Does it have anything on the other early Rare/Ultimate PTG games? – czar 20:39, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
- @Czar: If I get time, I can take a look at some of them; I've mostly focused on the 8-bit titles, but I know the same Retro Gamer coverage that were in a few of them (such as R.C. Pro-Am and Wizards & Warriors) do give some in-depth perspective on the history of Rare and the games they've developed over time. Also, I would bank on more upcoming retro reviews of these games due to the Rare Replay rerelease, so keep an eye out for them.
- I can try and dig out some of those old mags when I get the opportunity, but things are rather busy for me IRL (as it has been the past several years), so no guarantees. --MuZemike 21:54, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks—I'd appreciate it – czar 22:00, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
Edit conflict over longest snake
MuZemike, I was wondering if you can tell me what you think on this subject? I posted a source on the Python reticulatus page, that debunked the other source that stated 22 feet long is the longest length possible for the snake. The source I used was from Guinness World Records which is used in several articles when stating the largest weight or size for a specific animal. On top of that my source is the SAME exact reference on the page for Medusa the longest snake captured in captivity. So it doesn't make any sense to remove it. HCA wants to keep his source based on personal whim and the fact his source should be the only source reliable when stating the maximum length for a Python, which is very selfish on his part.--76.107.252.227 (talk) 22:10, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
- 76.107.252.227 Simple has not read the talk page. See the extensive discussion there. Please note that the definitive source on giant snakes is "Tales of Giant Snakes: A Historical Natural History of Anacondas and Pythons" by Dr. John C. Murphy, which compiles the greatest expertise on this topic seen outside of the technical literature and includes several dozen pages dedicated to thorough examination of all size records for the "big six". Simply saying "I found this random webpage" does not trump the highest possible quality source short of a peer-review journal article. HCA (talk) 22:22, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
- But it is not the highest possible source 22 feet is too short and there are several sources that prove this. If you believe your source is correct then add multiple sources not just one pseudo-scientific report that says it. Misplaced Pages should not fall on one user being the dictator over an article. ADD MUTIPLE SOURCES that all state 22 feet is the max length. You probably just typed "22 foot python' into google and referenced the first link you saw.--76.107.252.227 (talk) 22:33, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
- Your homework assignment is to read that book (Ch 3, if I recall), as well as the entire talk page for Python reticulatus. It contains an extensive, detail analysis of literally every single maximum length report for a variety of species, including detailed analyses of their probable veracity. This topic has been discussed at great length previously, has been analyzed thoroughly, and yet you simply swan in and spout the same "big fish" stories that the very same book debunked. I am not "dictator", I am removing false information added by a user who has minimal knowledge of this subject matter and shown no interest in educating themselves beyond "look what I found on google". That you cannot even recognize a peer-reviewed article says all that needs to be said about the quality of your edits and understanding on this topic. HCA (talk) 22:40, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
- You can't find multiple sources so you re-state that your source has to be the only one there is. IF you would read WP:SOURCE you would know that reliable sources can come from. University-level textbooks, Books published by respected publishing houses, Magazines, Journals,Mainstream newspapers, Not just SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. Also if you believe what you are saying is true, then why is medusa the 25 foot python still mentioned that contradicts what the article states. Quit being an edit warrior--76.107.252.227 (talk) 22:46, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
- Your homework assignment is to read that book (Ch 3, if I recall), as well as the entire talk page for Python reticulatus. It contains an extensive, detail analysis of literally every single maximum length report for a variety of species, including detailed analyses of their probable veracity. This topic has been discussed at great length previously, has been analyzed thoroughly, and yet you simply swan in and spout the same "big fish" stories that the very same book debunked. I am not "dictator", I am removing false information added by a user who has minimal knowledge of this subject matter and shown no interest in educating themselves beyond "look what I found on google". That you cannot even recognize a peer-reviewed article says all that needs to be said about the quality of your edits and understanding on this topic. HCA (talk) 22:40, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
We will continue this on the appropriate talk page. HCA (talk) 00:18, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
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Malaysian football sockpuppets
Hi. I'm a journalist from Australia. I'm just trying to find out more about the investigation you did into the Malaysian football sock puppets in 2011. Is there some way I could speak to you in private? You can find me on Twitter. Thanks Jckkrr (talk) 13:00, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
WikiCup 2015: The results
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WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.
This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.
Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.
A full list of our award winners are:
- Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
- Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
- West Virginian (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
Calvin999 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.- Rationalobserver (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
- Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
- Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
- ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.
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That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.
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Adam Cuerden (submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with 
J Milburn (submissions) completing nine.
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WikiCup 2016 March newsletter (update)
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Could you please restore the IP block exemption? --Babelfisch (talk) 14:37, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- In any case, I can no longer do that, as I no longer am an administrator. --MuZemike 05:13, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you anyways. --Babelfisch (talk) 17:51, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
- I was not the only one. Mike V apparently stalked and blocked “tons of users” (see here). When I asked on his user page, he simply ignored me for two weeks.
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Why did you archive this case?--Bbb23 (talk) 12:41, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup 2016 May newsletter
Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber (submissions) and one by 
Montanabw (submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 (submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned (submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink (submissions), Cwmhiraeth (submissions), and MPJ-DK (submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden (submissions) and five by Godot13 (submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E (submissions) and MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:
- First Place - Cas Liber (submissions)
- Second Place - MPJ-DK (submissions)
- Third Place - Adam Cuerden (submissions)
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- Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
- Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
- Featured List – Calvin999 (submissions) produced 2 FLs in R2
- Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
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SSTflyer (submissions) produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2. - Featured Topic – Cyclonebiskit (submissions) and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
- Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
- Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
- In The News – Dharmadhyaksha (submissions) and Muboshgu (submissions), each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
- Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.
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March 2017 WikiCup newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:
- Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
Iry-Hor, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article Nyuserre Ini, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
1989, another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points.
Peacemaker67 shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.
The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.
So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.
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May 2017 WikiCup newsletter
The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Misplaced Pages. Our top scorers in round 2 were:
- Cas Liber, led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
- 1989 was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles.
- Peacemaker67 took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
- Other contestants who scored over 400 points were Freikorp, Carbrera, and Czar. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.
Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.
So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2017 July newsletter
The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.
Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.
As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Misplaced Pages. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).
If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 05:37, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2017
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 10, No. 1 — 2nd Quarter, 2017
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WikiCup 2017 September newsletter
Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Misplaced Pages. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best man (or woman) win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 06:25, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2017
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
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WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:
- First Place - Adityavagarwal (submissions)
- Second Place -
Vanamonde (submissions) - Third Place - Cas Liber (submissions)
In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
- Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
- Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
- Featured List – Bloom6132 (submissions) and 1989 (submissions) both produced 2 FLs in R2
- Featured Pictures –
SounderBruce (submissions) improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year. - Featured Topic – MPJ-DK (submissions) has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
- Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
- Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
- In The News – MBlaze Lightning (submissions) had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
- Good Article Review – Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (submissions) completed 31 GARs in R1.
Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Misplaced Pages: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Misplaced Pages.
Regarding the prize vouchers - @Adityavagarwal, Vanamonde93, Casliber, Bloom6132, 1989, and SounderBruce: please send Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.
We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:40, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2018
So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
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