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WikiCup Newsletter XXXV

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Minimum supports on FPC

Hi Spencer,

Haven't seen you around FPC much recently, but since you've expressed a slightly contrary opinion in the past was wondering if you wanted to have any input to Wikipedia_talk:Featured_picture_candidates#Changing_to_Minimum_of_5_Supports before the change goes ahead. Most others who said to leave it at four until things picked up have now agreed with the change. Cheers, --jjron (talk) 12:51, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, know the feeling, don't have too much time myself atm. Just have to do what we can. --jjron (talk) 23:29, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

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Damascus

Greetings friend! I thought I would drop by to let you know work on improving the Damascus article has finally begun. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 06:49, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

I prefer the more neutral CE and BCE. --Al Ameer son (talk) 18:57, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

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Glencar Waterfall

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Glencar Waterfall

Hello Spencer! You comment on featured picture candidates and I have discovered this image in County Leitrim. Do you think it is a good candidate or are there any flaws which may appear obvious to you? --candle•wicke 08:30, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

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2010 WikiCup Signups Reconfirmation!

To ensure that everyone who signed up is still committed to participating in the 2010 WikiCup, it is required that you remove your name from this list! By removing your name, you are not removing yourself from the WikiCup. This is simply a way for the judges to take note of who has not yet reconfirmed their participation. If you have not removed your name from that list by December 30th, 2009 (by 23:59 (UTC)) then your name will be removed from the WikiCup.

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Invitation to comment

Hi Spencer. I am Cargoking and you probably have seen me around ITN. I have identified you as an ITN regular, so I thought I would inform you of a discussion opened on 5 December 2009.

MSGJ suggested on Arsonal's (who's fairly new to ITN) talk page, that ITN suggestions made on the candidate's page would be put on separate pages, such as Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/2009-12-05. The past seven days of discussion would be automatically transcluded. "This would avoid the need for archiving and it would also leave the history of the page intact. It might also make it easier to create new days because we can use preload templates, etc." The only disadvantage to this proposal would be that each new comment would not show up on people's watchlists.

You are invited to take part in discussion here.
Thanks,  Cargoking  talk  17:31, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

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The Great Wikipedia Dramaout

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POTD notification

POTD

Hi Spencer,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Scandinavia.TMO2003050.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on December 21, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-12-21. howcheng {chat} 21:43, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

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The 2010 WikiCup begins tomorrow!

Welcome to the biggest WikiCup Wikipedia has yet seen! Round one will take place over two months, and finish on February 26. There is only one pool, and the top 64 will progress. The competition will be tough, as more than half of the current competitors will not make it to round 2. Details about scoring have been finalized and are explained at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Please make sure you're familiar with the scoring rules, because any submissions made that violate these rules will be removed. Like always, the judges can be reached through the WikiCup talk pages, on their talk page, or over IRC with any issues concerning anything tied to the Cup. We will keep in contact with you via weekly newsletters; if you do not want to receive them, please remove yourself from the list here. Conversely, if a non-WikiCup participant wishes to receive the newsletters, they may add themselves to that list. Well, enough talk- get writing! Your submission's page is located here. Details on how to submit your content is located here, so be sure to check that out! Once content has been recognized, it can be added to your submissions page, from which our bot will update the main score table. Remember that only articles worked on and nominated during the competition are eligible for points. Have fun, and good luck! Garden, iMatthew, J Milburn, and The ed17 19:23, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

ITN for Foreign relations of Yemen

Current events globe On 5 January 2010, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Foreign relations of Yemen, which you substantially updated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the candidates page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 03:48, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

You are welcome to comment at Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news#Contributions. --BorgQueen (talk) 04:00, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

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WP:NODRAMA/2

Just a quick reminder that the Second Great Wikipedia Dramaout has begun. Please log any work you do at Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/2nd/Log. Good luck! --Jayron32 01:54, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi there

I responded to your !vote at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Crewmen of the USS Texas, 1918. I forgot that the photo was a good representative of the guns in addition to the ship. :) Regards, —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:52, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

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POTD notification

POTD

Hi Spencer,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Ngc5866 hst big.png is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 24, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-01-24. howcheng {chat} 19:52, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

ITN

Would you be willing to reconsider your opposition to Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission's nomination for ITN?   — C M B J   05:19, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

My comments were not directly addressed. SpencerT♦Nominate! 21:10, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2010 January newsletter

We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. We've had some shakeups regarding late entries, flag changes and early dropouts, but the competition is now established- there will be no more flag changes or new competitors. Congratulations to Hungary Sasata (submissions), our current leader, who, at the time of writing, has more listed points than Pennsylvania Hunter Kahn (submissions) and New Orleans TonyTheTiger (submissions) (second and third place respectively) combined. A special well done also goes to Isle of Man Fetchcomms (submissions)- his artcle Jewel Box (St. Louis, Missouri) was the first content to score points in the competition.

Around half of competitors are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. 64 of the 149 current competitors will advance to round 2- if you currently have no points, do not worry, as over half of the current top 64 have under 50 points. Everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places in round 2! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. Good luck! J Milburn, Garden, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:21, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2010 February newsletter

Round one is over, and round two has begun! Congratulations to the 64 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our first round. A special well done goes to Hungary Sasata (submissions), our round one winner (1010 points), and to Pennsylvania Hunter Kahn (submissions) and New Orleans TonyTheTiger (submissions), who were second and third respectively (640 points/605 points). Sasata was awarded the most points for both good articles (300 points) and featured articles (600 points), and TonyTheTiger was awarded the most for featured topics (225 points), while Hunter Kahn claimed the most for good topics (70). Connecticut Staxringold (submissions) claimed the most featured lists (240 points) and featured pictures (35 points), Geschichte (submissions) claimed the most for Did you know? entries (490 points), Jujutacular (submissions) claimed the most for featured sounds (70 points) and Republic of Ireland Candlewicke (submissions) claimed the most for In the news entries (40 points). No one claimed a featured portal or valued picture.

Credits awarded after the end of round one but before round two may be claimed in round two, but remember the rule that content must have been worked on in some significant way during 2010 by you for you to claim points. The groups for round two will be placed up shortly, and the submissions' pages will be blanked. This round will continue until 28 April, when the top two users from each group, as well as 16 wildcards, will progress to round three. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup; thank you to all doing this last round, and particularly to those helping at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:53, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Pool D

Ah, we appear to both be in the same pool. ;) --candle•wicke 03:46, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, you too. It's getting seriously hard over there now - 4 ITNs in two months - and I've been trying as hard as ever. I also have recently been limited on certain days to minor ITN comments, adding interesting events to P:CE which I see as I'm checking what is happening in the world, etc. but now I have the flu so hopefully that works to my advantage (here anyway) for a few days! FPC, I've just remembered I saw a possible candidate for that so must nominate one of these months it when I get the time (won't count for cup points but would be nice to achieve something new). Songwriter/singer (rapper)/recording artist (and you make money from it?) — are you therefore by any chance a notable person who requires (or who already has) a Wikipedia biography? ;-) --candle•wicke 14:46, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

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