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The Signpost: 01 January 2014

• Traffic report: A year stuck in traffic
  In fact, the majority are relatively evenly split between three themes: people of interest, television, and websites.

• Arbitration report: Examining the Committee's year
  In 2013, the arbitration committee closed 10 cases, 9 amendment requests, and 26 clarification requests.

• In the media: Does Wikipedia need a medical disclaimer?
  On New Year's Day, an article by Tim Sampson published in The Daily Dot and republished shortly after on Mashable covered the currently ongoing medical disclaimer RfC.

• Book review: Common Knowledge: An Ethnography of Wikipedia
  Dariusz Jemielniak's book is the newest about Wikipedia, published in Poland in 2013 and with an English edition forthcoming in 2014.

• News and notes: The year in review
  This was the year in which one journalist described the flagship site, Wikipedia, as "wickedly seductive". It was the year Wikipedia's replacement value was estimated at $6.6bn, its market value at "tens of billions of dollars", and its consumer benefit "hundreds of billions of dollars". But it was also the year in which one commentator forecast the decline of Wikipedia—that the project is in trouble from its shrinking volunteer workforce, skewed coverage, "crushing bureaucracy" and 90 percent male community.

• Discussion report: Article incubator, dates and fractions, medical disclaimer
  Current discussions on the English Wikipedia and around the Wikimedia movement include...

• WikiProject report: Where Are They Now? Fifth Edition
  The year 2013 has come and gone, adding 50 new WikiProject Reports to our long list of projects we've had the privilege to meet. Last year saw the continuation of our Babel series, featuring WikiProjects from other languages of Wikipedia. We also expanded our selection of special reports, offering readers a growing collection of helpful tips and tools as they participate in WikiProjects.

• Featured content: 2013—the trends
  Over the past year 1181 pieces of featured content were promoted. The most active of the featured content programs was featured picture candidates (FPC), which promoted an average of 46 pictures a month. This was followed by featured article candidates (FAC; 32.5 a month). Coming in third was featured list candidates (FLC; 18 a month).

• Technology report: Looking back on 2013
  2013 saw a lot of changes to MediaWiki software and Wikimedia infrastructure.

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The Signpost: 08 January 2014

• Public Domain Day: Why the year 2019 is so significant
  Public Domain Day—January 1, 2014—gives me an opportunity to reflect on this important asset, mandated by the Constitution of the United States.

• Traffic report: Tragedy and television
  The various maladies that befall humanity got some well-known faces this week: the death of the well-liked actor James Avery topped the list, but Michael Schumacher, who is in a coma after a skiing accident, also drew attention.

• Technology report: Gearing up for the Architecture Summit
  MediaWiki developers will be meeting in San Francisco on January 23–24 for an Architecture Summit.

• News and notes: WMF employee forced out over "paid advocacy editing"
  On 8 January, the Wikimedia Foundation notified the Wikimedia-l mailing list that Sarah Stierch, a popular Wikimedian and the Foundation's Program Evaluation Community Coordinator, was no longer an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation, as a result of being paid to create articles on the English Wikipedia.

• Op-ed: WikiCup competition beginning a new year
  At the very start of the new year, 2014's WikiCup—an annual competition which has been held on Wikipedia in various forms since 2007—began.

• WikiProject report: Jumping into the television universe
  This week, we spent some time with WikiProject Television.

• Featured content: A portal to the wonderful world of technology
  Twelve articles, three lists, seven pictures, and a portal were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia in the last two weeks.

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The Signpost: 15 January 2014

• News and notes: German chapter asks for "reworking" of Funds Dissemination Committee; should MP4 be allowed on Wikimedia sites?
  Wikimedia Germany, the largest national affiliate, has authored an extensive critique of the Funds Dissemination Committee's process for issuing funding recommendations for the various large organizations in the movement.

• Technology report: Architecture Summit schedule published
  The proposed schedule for the MediaWiki Archicture Summit has been published. The two main plenary sessions will be about HTML templating, and Service-oriented architecture.

• Op-ed: Licensed for reuse? Citing open-access sources in Wikipedia articles
  It is heavily ironic that two decades after the World Wide Web was started — largely to make it easier to share scholarly research — most of our past and present research publications are still hidden behind paywalls for private profit. The bitter twist is that the vast majority of this research is publicly funded, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide each year.

• In the media: Is Google hurting Wikipedia traffic?; "Wikipedia-Mania" in the New York Times
  Wikipedia's recent decline in readership, possibly due to Google's Knowledge Graph. ... Judith Newman in the New York Times asks "What Does Judith Newman Have to Do to Get a Page?"

• Traffic report: The Hours are Ours
  We now can get a far more accurate picture of which short surges in popularity are likely natural and which are not.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Sociology
  This week, we studied human social behavior with the folks at WikiProject Sociology.

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The Signpost: 22 January 2014

• Book review: Missing Links and Secret Histories: A Selection of Wikipedia Entries from Across the Known Multiverse
  A particularly esoteric anthology of speculative fiction, filled with imaginary Wikipedia entries from, as the introduction puts it, "the many Wikipedias across the Multiverse."

• News and notes: Modification of WMF protection brought to Arbcom
  The Wikimedia Foundation's Director of Community Advocacy's application of pending changes level two on the article Conventional PCI—an action taken under its rarely used office actions policy—has escalated to the Arbitration Committee after an editor upgraded it to full protection.

• Featured content: Dr. Watson, I presume
  Fifteen articles, nine lists, twenty pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia over the last two weeks.

• Special report: The few who write Wikipedia
  On 15 January, Wikipedia turned thirteen years old. In that time, this site has grown from a small site that was known to only a select few to one of the most popular websites on the internet. At the same time, recent data suggests that there is a power curve among users, where the comparative few who are writing most of Wikipedia have most of the edits. The result of this is that there is going to be bias in what is created, and how we deal with it as Wikipedians is indicative of the future of the site. Furthermore, this brings up what we have to do in order to combat this bias, as there are many ideas, but the question is whether they will work or not.

• Technology report: Architecting the future of MediaWiki
  This week we're interviewing Brion Vibber about the then-upcoming Architecture Summit. Brion is a long time Wikipedian, the first employee of the Wikimedia Foundation, and currently the lead software architect working with the mobile team.

• In the media: Wikipedia for robots; Wikipedia—a temperamental teenager
  An article in USA Today announced that a European-funded project called RoboEarth that is designed to give robots a mechanism by which to access information to dispense.

• Traffic report: No show for the Globes
  While the 71st Golden Globe Awards, held on 12 January, had an impact on the top 25, their presence was largely absent from the Top 10. With the exception of Best Actor winner Leonardo DiCaprio, the only Golden Globe entrants in the Top 10 are films that would have been there anyway.

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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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia'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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 January 2014

• Traffic report: Six strikes out
  There are times when this job is hard. As an analogy, imagine navigating in fog at night, except you don't know where you are, you don't know where you want to go, and your flashlight keeps dying on you.

• WikiProject report: Special report: Contesting contests
  Contests have existed almost as long as the English Wikipedia. Contestants have expanded hundreds of articles and made tens of thousands of edits. Although it may seem as though there aren't any negatives to contests, they have occasionally become a divisive topic on the English Wikipedia.

• News and notes: Wiki-PR defends itself, condemns Wikipedia's actions
  Wiki-PR, a public relations agency, whose employees used a sophisticated array of concealed user accounts to create, edit, and maintain several thousand Wikipedia articles for paying clients, has told Business Insider that it was demonized by the online encyclopedia. Jordan French, Wiki-PR's CEO, said he believes the Wikimedia Foundation "painted" his company to look like an "evil entity" that is "scrubbing truths from Wikipedia".

• Arbitration report: Kafziel case closed; Kww admonished by motion
  The Kafziel case has been closed, with Kafziel losing his administrator status as a result.

• Recent research: Translation assignments, weasel words, and Wikipedia's content in its later years
  An author experimented with "a promising type of assignment in formal translator training which involves translating and publishing Wikipedia articles", in three courses with students at the University of Warsaw.

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The Signpost: 29 January 2014

• Traffic report: Six strikes out
  There are times when this job is hard. As an analogy, imagine navigating in fog at night, except you don't know where you are, you don't know where you want to go, and your flashlight keeps dying on you.

• WikiProject report: Special report: Contesting contests
  Contests have existed almost as long as the English Wikipedia. Contestants have expanded hundreds of articles and made tens of thousands of edits. Although it may seem as though there aren't any negatives to contests, they have occasionally become a divisive topic on the English Wikipedia.

• News and notes: Wiki-PR defends itself, condemns Wikipedia's actions
  Wiki-PR, a public relations agency, whose employees used a sophisticated array of concealed user accounts to create, edit, and maintain several thousand Wikipedia articles for paying clients, has told Business Insider that it was demonized by the online encyclopedia. Jordan French, Wiki-PR's CEO, said he believes the Wikimedia Foundation "painted" his company to look like an "evil entity" that is "scrubbing truths from Wikipedia".

• Arbitration report: Kafziel case closed; Kww admonished by motion
  The Kafziel case has been closed, with Kafziel losing his administrator status as a result.

• Recent research: Translation assignments, weasel words, and Wikipedia's content in its later years
  An author experimented with "a promising type of assignment in formal translator training which involves translating and publishing Wikipedia articles", in three courses with students at the University of Warsaw.

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The Signpost: 12 February 2014

• In the media: WikiVIP; Art Feminism; Medical articles; PR manipulation; Azerbaijani Wikipedia
  As reported in various media outlets this week, including The Next Web and The Daily Dot, this past week, Wikimedia Commons and various language Wikipedias are working together to encourage subjects of Wikipedia articles to record a 10-second clip of their voice to be appended to their Wikipedia article.

• Technology report: Left with no choice
  Software evolution does not always mean that features are being added. It also means that old fat is being trimmed. It is no different for MediaWiki.

• News and notes: WMF bites the bullet on affiliation and FDC funding, elevates Wikimedia user groups
  In a bold move, the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees has announced a major change in policy concerning affiliated groups in the worldwide movement, and FDC funding levels to eligible chapters and thematic organizations over the next two years. Both decisions were published last Tuesday after considerable post-meeting consultation with the FDC and the Affiliations Committee (AffCom). The core of the first decision is

• Featured content: Space selfie
  Thirteen articles, three lists, and twenty-five images were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia from 19 January to 1 February.

• Traffic report: Sports Day
  Two great sporting events, the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics, collide in one week, transforming the top ten into a festival of flying feet, a carnival of colliding caraniums and a bacchanal of bouncing balls, combined to influence Wikipedia's most popular articles last week.

• WikiProject report: Game Time in Russia
  In celebration of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, we revisited the team at WikiProject Russia to learn how the project has changed since our first interview in 2011.

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February 2014

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The Signpost: 19 February 2014

• News and notes: Foundation takes aim at undisclosed paid editing; Greek Wikipedia editor faces down legal challenge
  The Wikimedia Foundation has proposed to modify the Wikimedia projects' Terms of use to specifically ban undisclosed paid editing. ... Dimitris Liourdis, a lawyer in training who moonlights as an administrator on the Greek Wikipedia, is embroiled in a legal dispute with a Greek politician over alleged edits made to his Wikipedia article.

• Technology report: ULS Comeback
  Runa Bhattacharjee has notified the community that the Foundation is ready to turn the Universal Language Selector back on.

• WikiProject report: Countering Systemic Bias
  WikiProject Countering System Bias aims to combat imbalanced coverage while encouraging neglected cultural perspectives and points of view, both in articles and in the larger Wikipedia community. As you'll see from the varied experiences and motivations of our nine respondents, the biases that the folks at WP CSB tackle run the full gamut of human characteristics and dispositions. The interview that follows unveils many of Wikipedia's greatest shortcomings.

• Featured content: Holotype
  Five articles, seven lists, forty-three pictures, and two portals were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia in the last two weeks.

• Traffic report: Chilly Valentines
  Valentines Day got a somewhat muted reception this week, overshadowed by continuing coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi and the death of Shirley Temple.

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Peru national football team FAC review

Hello Nergaal. I hope to find you at a good time friend. It has been half a year, but the Peru national football team article is still in the FA review process. Like last time, the article is on the verge of being archived due to lack of votes.

The article underwent a thorough copy-edit and now is significantly different from last year. Since you provided helpful reviews to it in the past, your comments (and oppose/support vote) would be much welcomed. Thanks!--MarshalN20 ^Talk 01:22, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 February 2014

• Forum: Should Wikimedia modify its terms of use to require disclosure?
  About a week ago, the Wikimedia Foundation proposed to modify the Wikimedia projects' terms of use to specifically ban paid editing, by adding a new clause titled "Paid contributions without disclosure". We have asked two users, one in favor of the measure (Smallbones) and one opposed (Pete Forsyth), to contribute their opinions on the matter.

• Featured content: Odin salutes you
  Eight articles, three lists, and nine pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia last week.

• WikiProject report: Racking brains with neuroscience
  This week, we found three Ph.D.s willing to give us a crash course on WikiProject Neuroscience.

• Special report: Diary of a protester: Wikimedian perishes in Ukrainian unrest
  Ukraine has been gripped by widespread protests over the past three months. Due to a decision by former president Viktor Yanukovych—at Russia's urging—to abandon integration with the European Union, the country was (and in many ways still is) split between the Europe-favoring Ukrainian-speaking western half and the Russian-speaking east and south. Hundreds have died during the unrest, leaving thousands of family members and friends to bury their loved ones. This week our Wikimedian colleagues in Ukraine are facing that challenge after the death of one of their own.

• News and notes: Wikimedia chapters and communities challenge Commons' URAA policy
  Following a trend started by Wikimedia Israel, Wikimedia Argentina has published an open letter challenging the recent deletion of hundreds of images from the Commons under its policy on URAA-restored copyrights, relating to the United States' 1994 Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

• Traffic report: Snow big deal
  The 2014 Winter Olympics had more of an impact on the Top 25 than the Top 10, which had to shoulder old stalwarts like the death list, Reddit threads, TV shows and the eternal presence of Facebook; still, with four slots, it's the most searched topic on the list.

• Recent research: CSCW '14 retrospective; the impact of SOPA on deletionism
  The monthly roundup of recent academic research about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, edited jointly with the Wikimedia Research Committee.

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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:

1. Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
2. 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.
3. 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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

(test) The Signpost: 05 March 2014

• Traffic report: Brinksmen on the brink
  There's nothing like a good old bit of Cold War nostalgia, combined with a suitably scary international incident, to focus our attention on the real world. That said, nothing could stem our outpouring of affection for the beloved comedian Harold Ramis, whose death managed to top the week in the face of those international concerns.

• Discussion report: Four paragraph lead, indefinitely blocked IPs, editor reviews broken?
  Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...

• News and notes: Wikipedia Library finding success in matching contributors with sources
  This week, the Signpost caught up with the Wikipedia Library (TWL), which aims to connect reference resources with Wikipedia editors who can use them to improve articles. Funded through the Wikimedia Foundation's Individual Engagement Grants program, TWL has a new "visiting scholars" initiative and a microgrants program in the works.

• Featured content: Full speed ahead for the WikiCup
  The WikiCup competition is ongoing, while six articles, three lists, and ten pictures were promoted to "featured" status of the English Wikipedia this week.

• WikiProject report: Article Rescue Squadron
  This week, the Signpost delved into the English Wikipedia's Article Rescue Squadron.

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Romanian football champions/archive2

Just letting you know I left a comment for you. Aureez (Talk) 11:49, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 March 2014

• News and notes: Wikimedians celebrate International Women's Day, Women's History Month
  Wikimedians around the world gathered to celebrate Women's History Month and the associated International Women's Day by holding editathons. If you lived in the United Kingdom, you had the opportunity to attend Wikimedia UK's event at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, part of University College London and host to one of the largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese artifacts in the world.

• Traffic report: War and awards
  An intensely busy week, as a confluence of celebratory, curious and urgent topics pushed typical residents like Facebook and Deaths in 2014 out of the top ten entirely.

• Featured content: Ukraine burns
  Five articles, two lists, and 52 pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• WikiProject report: Russian WikiProject Entomology
  This week, we interviewed Anaxibia from the Russian-language Entomology WikiProject.

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The Signpost: 19 March 2014

• Forum: Wikimedia Commons mission: free media for the world or only Wikimedia projects?
  Non-US editors and chapters have taken issue with a multitude of image deletions done on the Wikimedia Commons to comply with the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, a US law that brought the country into compliance with the Berne Convention.

• WikiProject report: We have history
  This week, we visited WikiProject History, an ancient project with roots dating back to 2001. The project is home to 196 pieces of Featured material and 483 Good and A-class articles independent of the vast accomplishments of its various child projects. WikiProject History maintains a lengthy list of tasks, oversees the history portal, and continues to build Wikipedia's outline of history.

• Interview: Nate Ott: the writer behind 71 articles in the largest-ever good topic
  In a record-breaker, the English Wikipedia has a new largest good topic: the 71-article Light cruisers of Germany, which concerns the light cruisers used by Germany during the 20th century.

• Featured content: Spot the bulldozer
  Twelve articles, fourteen lists, and six pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia last week.

• News and notes: Foundation-supported Wikipedian in residence faces scrutiny
  One of the first university Wikipedian in residence positions, hosted at Harvard University in 2012, has jumped back into the spotlight amid questions about its ethical integrity.

• Traffic report: Into thin air
  The utterly mystifying events surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which has not fallen from the sky so much as vanished from it entirely, has left an information-starved public scrambling for precedents, some logical, some... not.

• Technology report: Wikimedia engineering report
  The Wikimedia engineering report for February 2014 has been published. A summarized version is also available. Major news include

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The Signpost: 26 March 2014

• Comment: A foolish request
  April Fools' Day is rapidly approaching. Every year, members of the community pull pranks and make (or attempt to make) humorous edits to pages across the project. Every year, the community follows April Fools' Day with a contentious debate about whether or not it is necessary to impose limits on April Fools' Day jokes for future years. It is a polarizing issue.

• Traffic report: Down to a simmer
  Topics like the 2014 Crimea crisis or the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 eased down the list, making way for such traditional topics as St Patrick's Day, Reddit threads and even Google Doodles, which have reappeared after a long absence.

• Recent research: Wikipedians' "encyclopedic identity" dominates even in Kosovo debates
  Have you wondered about differences in the articles on Crimea in the Russian, Ukrainian, and English versions of Wikipedia? A newly published article entitled "Lost in Translation: Contexts, Computing, Disputing on Wikipedia" doesn't address Crimea, but nonetheless offers insight into the editing of contentious articles in multiple language editions through a heavy qualitative examination of Wikipedia articles about the Kosovo in the Serbian, Croatian, and English editions.

• News and notes: Commons Picture of the Year—winners announced
  Results for the two-stage 2013 Commons Picture of the Year have been announced. This year's winning photograph (above) shows a lightbulb that has been cracked, allowing inert gas to escape—and oxygen to enter, so that the tungsten filament burns. From the flames rise elegant curls of blue smoke.

• Featured content: Winter hath a beauty that is all his own
  Four articles, two lists, and twelve pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• Op-ed: Why we're updating the default typography for Wikipedia
  On 3 April, we will roll out some changes to the typography of Wikipedia's default Vector skin, to increase readability for users on all devices and platforms. After five months of testing, four major iterations, and through close collaboration with the global Wikimedia community, who provided more than 100 threads of feedback, we’ve arrived at a solution which improves the primary reading and editing experience for all users.

• Technology report: Why will Wikipedia look like the Signpost?
  As you have probably read on this weeks op-ed, or via various other channels of announcement, 3 April will see the introduction of the Typography refresh (or update) for the Vector skin on all Wikipedias. Other projects like Commons will have this update rolled out a few days prior.

• WikiProject report: From the peak
  This week, the Signpost interviewed the English Wikipedia's Mountains WikiProject.

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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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 April 2014

• News and notes: Wikimedia conferences—soul-searching about costs, attendance, and future
  The run-up to the conference has seen the unfolding of two fractious threads on the Wikimedia public mailing list, both of which may serve as background for the last session at Berlin: "Future of the Wikimedia Conference".

• WikiProject report: Deutschland in English
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• Special report: On the cusp of the Wikimedia Conference
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• Featured content: April Fools
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• Traffic report: Regressing to the mean
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Why is my IP (188.24.179.6) labeled as an open proxy? I've been using this IP for years

(Unblock request removed as this account is not blocked). I have asked at Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies/Requests#188.24.179.6 for this to be looked into. See also WP:WikiProject on open proxies/Help:blocked. JohnCD (talk) 16:15, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, the message I was getting was not very clear about what to do. Nergaal (talk) 16:26, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Re: Motorway map

Hi, regarding your suggestions about the map, I disagree with removing some of the routes displayed and I consider the map should represent the planned network for the long term (as in the map of the planned numbering system). I strongly disagree with changing the graphical layout of the map, as that would result in a lack of consistency and too many (rather unnecessary) line styles (the current layout it is reasonable in making a difference between planned, under construction and completed sections). The tendered sections, once the tender is complete and the contract is signed, can be drawn with dashed lines. I agree that the route between Buzău and Galaţi should be added too. Regards, BaboneCar (talk) 07:51, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 09 April 2014

• News and notes: Round 2 of FDC funding open to public comments
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• WikiProject report: WikiProject Law
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• Special report: Community mourns passing of Adrianne Wadewitz
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• Traffic report: Conquest of the Couch Potatoes
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The Signpost: 23 April 2014

• Special report: 2014 Wikimedia Conference—what is the impact?
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• News and notes: Wikimedian passes away
  Cynthia Ashley-Nelson, who edited as "Cindamuse" on the Wikimedia projects, passed away in her sleep at the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin on 10 April.

• WikiProject_report: To the altar—Catholicism
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• Wikimania: Winning bid announced for 2015
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The Signpost: 30 April 2014

• News and notes: WMF's draft annual plan turns indigestible as an FDC proposal
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• Traffic report: Going to the Doggs
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• Breaking: The Foundation's new executive director
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• Interview: Wikipedia in the Peabody Essex Museum
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Post-transition metals

Did you discuss the move & its consequences somewhere? -DePiep (talk) 17:13, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

More precise: please revert. Undiscussed, "OR" for a grouping page title, sloppy effects all around, calling Al a post-transition metal is, well, disputed. -DePiep (talk) 20:41, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Calling them other metals is well, at least unprofessional. I don't care about what name will be chosen as long as the qualifier is not "other". Other refers to not-a-category which is well explained in the title. Nergaal (talk) 20:44, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Then propose that before moving. You know where, why & how. -DePiep (talk) 21:20, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

It's controversial. Please revert &tc. -DePiep (talk) 21:27, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Continue at WT:ELEM. -DePiep (talk) 00:25, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Move edit warring the metals. Thank you. -DePiep (talk) 21:10, 3 May 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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 17:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

American football FAC

Hey, I noticed you haven't responded to my fixes in adding athlete numbers to the article. If you have the time could you come to the page and perhaps strike those concerns, or add others if needed? I really appreciate your input regardless. :) Toa Nidhiki05 00:55, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 07 May 2014

• News and notes: New system of discretionary sanctions; Buchenwald; is Pirelli 'Cracking Wikipedia'?
  The English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) introduced the first form of what are known as the "discretionary sanction" (DS) in 2009. A new DS regime, called Discretionary sanctions (2014), is the result of an elaborate review process involving both the community, since last September, and the committee, for more than a year.

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• In focus: Foundation announces long-awaited new executive director
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• WikiCup: 2014 WikiCup enters round three
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The Signpost: 14 May 2014

• Investigative report: Hong Kong's Wikimania 2013—failure to produce financial statement raises questions of probity
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• WikiProject report: Relaxing in Puerto Rico
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• News and notes: 'Ask a librarian'—connecting Wikimedians with the National Library of Australia
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• Featured content: On the rocks
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• Traffic report: Eurovision, Google Doodles, Mothers, and 5 May
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May 2014

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours for disruptive move-warring, as you did at Other metal. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.  HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:30, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Nergaal (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log) • SI)

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Request reason:

I am pretty sure I have the right to defend my actions and to answer to dubious allegations made on the ANI noticeboard. Nergaal (talk) 07:55, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

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Although you have no "rights" so to speak, this block is due to a community evaluation of your edits. If you wish to be unblocked, please read WP:GAB and WP:AAB to help you to compose your request (I recommend NOT starting at a point of "it's dubious"). If instead you wish to contribute to the ANI thread, you may start a new section below, call it "My comments to ANI", state your exact comments, then use {{helpme}} and ask for them to be copied over the panda ₯’ 09:56, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

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@DangerousPanda: can you tell me what the point of keeping him blocked is? Blocks aren't meant to punitive -- whether you like it or not. — lfdder 12:19, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Such a bizarre statement, and wholly non-AGF. Yes, punitive blocks are abhorrent. However, as per Drmies question below, until the community is convinced the move-warring won't continue, the block remains. This is the key element of WP:GAB, after all. If his unblock request had addressed the issues, and ensured the behaviour wouldn't continue, he'd already be unblocked - by me. the panda ₯’ 15:20, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes, whereas, refusing to unblock him on the suspicion that he will continue to move war is AGF. He should've been unblocked a few hours later (and after a talking-to), and if he continued to move war (doubtful), reblocked. Blocking him for 2 days right from the start is incomprehensible. — lfdder 16:27, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• Nergaal, do you intend to continue the move war? If so, you won't be unblocked. Drmies (talk) 14:15, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Even if I had intended to continue it seems that by now that will not be necessary anymore. It was quite surprising to me that I have been blocked for 2 days over something that it does not seem the blocker even cared to investigate beyond reading the ANI message. Why wasn't the page protected from moving instead? I sincerely shocked by the rationale of the decliner. If this is the sort of respect I get from admins after all the contributions I've offered to wikipedia during these years it is really hard to even care anymore. Nergaal (talk) 17:44, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• I have unblocked you. Happy editing, I hope. Drmies (talk) 01:56, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 21 May 2014

• News and notes: "Crisis" over Wikimedia Germany's palace revolution
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• Featured content: Staggering number of featured articles
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Rollback

that's an abuse of rollback. The edit was clearly a good-faith attempt to improve the article. StringTheory11 (t • c) 16:31, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

@StringTheory11: wtf is with the aggressive tone here? Can't you see I am trying to reply on the talkpage? How about having some good faith in somebody who created the article alone? Nergaal (talk) 16:40, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Sorry if it sounds aggressive; I just tend to go straight to the point, even if it is blunt. Anyways, that doesn't excuse misusing rollback to support your own version of the article. I never said that I had bad faith; in fact, I certainly do believe that you have acted in good faith with your edits. However, that doesn't mean that your edits on the article are immune from criticism and critique, which the IP and I are trying to do, and it appears, at least to me, that you are not listening to our advice. StringTheory11 (t • c) 16:44, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

@StringTheory11: it doesn't mean that I am not listening to your advice, but that I am annoyed that somebody is removing entries from the table without bothering to adjust the remaining article, or leave somewhere a clear note of the removals. Nergaal (talk) 16:47, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

The tables below have now been adjusted. StringTheory11 (t • c) 17:06, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 May 2014

• News and notes: The English Wikipedia's second featured-article centurion; wiki inventor interviewed on video
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Moons of Neptune

I saw your comments at the old FAC. Is it better now? Double sharp (talk) 15:35, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

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Hi Nergaal,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Schwarze Habichtsfliege Dioctria atricapilla.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 26, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-06-26. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:28, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 04 June 2014

• Special report: IEG funding for women's stories: a new approach to the gender gap
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• News and notes: Two new affiliate-selected trustees
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The Signpost: 11 June 2014

• News and notes: PR agencies commit to ethical interactions with Wikipedia
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• Traffic report: The week the wired went weird
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• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Moderator: William Beutler
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• Special report: Questions raised over secret voting for WMF trustees
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2026 FIFA World Cup

As to avoid edit warring, I take my thoughts on the 40 team addition here. I realize my first undo was poorly explained, and the way I said it would be an incorrect reason to take something off, original research as you said. I had bad faith from all the self-serving vandalism I see on this page. What I don't like is putting something in the article that is an unofficial plan for a proposal. It seems like it's adding the UEFA president's personal opinion. Perhaps that is enough? Seeing how you're a much decorated wikipedian, I feel I should defer to you on this matter. ৳€Ø฿€ƦȺ₡Ⱥƪ^{৳€Ø฿€ƦȺ₡Ⱥƪ} 07:02, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

@Leoberacai: I don't really care how the information is put in the article. Since not much is known about the 2026 edition and all the existing information in the article is about possible developments (For example Mexico has not submitted any documents to host the cup so by the host selection deadline they might not have a bid) why not mention the 40 teams idea then? There is an entire section at FIFA_World_Cup#Possible_expansion_to_40_teams and although nothing in it is specifically directly related to the 2026 edition, I don't see why it would/might not apply. Nergaal (talk) 18:36, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure I like that addition to the World Cup article either...but on reflection I've softened on the subject. I think the info you've supplied is akin to the American entry in terms of speculation. Since this would be quite important, I'm OK with it being in there. Thank you for your time. ৳€Ø฿€ƦȺ₡Ⱥƪ^{৳€Ø฿€ƦȺ₡Ⱥƪ} 01:18, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

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2014 FIFA World Cup statistics

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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.

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World Cup goalscorers

Thanks for the thanks. But could you please recheck the lists of who scored how many? For example Davor Šuker was the 1998 top scorer with 6 goals, but you have omitted him from the now-hidden rows in the first table, though he does appear in the second one (rightly). --Theurgist (talk) 07:47, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

That's why I have that section hidden. I will try to make sure it is complete once the WC is over. Nergaal (talk) 08:37, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

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Rebuilding Period 1

I sip some coffee as I write this, saddened by how some people are bulldozing through the FTRC of the period 1 elements even though you and I strongly oppose. However, I would like your opinions on how to rebuild the individual period articles. You see, just as the period 2 and 3 elements are often talked about in textbooks, so are the other periods intensively studied in academic articles. Don't worry. I am not as deletionist as you think. Parcly Taxel 06:40, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

I was not referring to you, but to the tag-team that has spent the last 2 or 3 years filling the talkpage at wp:elem with interminable, then moved to impose their narrow opinions on the articles without really focusing on article improvement. And when consensus was built agains them, they did not even bother doing a simple page move but continued to pile with their crap. I have removed all elem pages from my watchlist and I am not looking forward to get back onto working on them only to have my work demolished. Nergaal (talk) 10:28, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks, I've uploaded the full res file. Nergaal (talk) 14:59, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

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Just wanted to say thanks for the help with radiocarbon dating; this is the highest profile article, and the first non-humanities article, that I've put a lot of work into, and I really appreciate getting input from someone who's worked on science articles and taken them to FA. I have more to do on the article: there's a major revision of a key reference coming out in a few weeks, so I need to look at that before taking it to FA, but that's where I'd like to go with this. Once again, thanks. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:58, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

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I've hopefully made all your suggested changes now. How'd you think it's looking? Sotakeit (talk) 12:33, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

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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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Sturmvogel 66 (submissions), the third wildcard, was the 2010 champion and a finalist last year. His writes mostly on military history, especially naval history.
8. 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 Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:09, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 September 2014

• Arbitration report: Media viewer case is suspended
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• Featured content: 1882 × 5 in gold, and thruppence more
  Two articles, one list, and ten pictures were promoted

• Op-ed: Automated copy-and-paste detection under trial
  Doc James and some collaborators are working on quick detection of copyright violations

• Traffic report: Holding Pattern
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• Recent research: A Wikipedia-based Pantheon; new Wikipedia analysis tool suite; how AfC hamstrings newbies
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The Signpost: 10 September 2014

• Op-ed: Media Viewer software is not ready
  Last month, I wrote an open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation, inviting others to join me in a simple but important request: roll back the recent actions—both technical and social—by which the Wikimedia Foundation has overruled legitimate decisions of several Wikimedia projects.

• Traffic report: Refuge in celebrity
  Even though it's not quite 3/4 over, it's safe to say that 2014 will go down as a year of war, mass murder, plane crashes and terrible diseases. While certainly paying it some heed, it's not surprising that Wikipedia viewers tried this week to find any alternative to that litany of tragedy and pain, and their chosen method of escape was, as usual, celebrity.

• Featured content: The louse and the fish's tongue
  The amazing and strange tongue-eating louse replacing a fish's tongue! Because isopods, the subject of a new featured article, are both awesome and really damn weird!

• WikiProject report: Checking that everything's all right
  This week, the Signpost decided to have a look around with WikiProject Check Wikipedia a maintenance project not concerned so much with articles' content, but in all the tiny errors that are to be found scattered within them. Their front page gives a list of things they mainly focus on ...

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The Signpost: 17 September 2014

• In the media: Turkish Twitter outrage, medical translation, audience metrics
  The Hürriyet Daily News reports on a series of posts on Twitter from Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ömer Çelik.

• WikiProject report: A trip up north to Scotland
  As Scotland is deciding its future this week, we thought it might be a good idea to get to know the editors of WikiProject Scotland and talk to them about the project.

• News and notes: Wikipedia's traffic statistics are off by nearly one-third
  A prominent Wikipedia researcher has discovered that the encyclopedia's widely used article traffic statistics are missing out on approximately one-third of total views.

• Traffic report: Tolstoy leads a varied pack
  There is no unifying theme we can slap on top article popularity this week.

• Featured content: Which is not like the others?
  Four articles, two lists, and 51 pictures were promoted to "featured" status this week on the English Wikipedia.

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Wikipedia:Featured topics on the Main Page

This is your doing, you know... Thought you might like it. Yours, Bencherlite^Talk 22:20, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

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Hello. I like your addition to the list of top tournament champions, but a number of people have put a lot of work in to the sumo related articles, and a suggestion or at least a heads up on the talk page first would be appreciated. I am moving your top champions to the end because the actual list should be first I think. A similar list for juryo champions might be nice as well I think. ~ ~ ~ ~ (talk) 11:55, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 September newsletter

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 Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:11, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 01 October 2014

• From the editor: The Signpost needs your help
  Contributing to the Signpost can be one of the most rewarding things an editor can do.

• Dispatches: Let's get serious about plagiarism
  This article was first published in the Signpost in 2009. Written by several long-standing editors, including the late Adrianne Wadewitz, the article was subjected to extensive commentary and ultimately influenced the English Wikipedia's plagiarism guideline. With recent debates about close paraphrasing vis-à-vis plagiarism, we feel that this dispatch retains its relevance and deserves a second airing.

• News and notes: Wikipedia article published in peer-reviewed journal; Wikipedia in education
  The argument on Wikipedia over the benefits of crowdsourcing versus the primacy of "expert" contributors stretches back to co-founder Larry Sanger's break with the project to start the alternative Citizendium.

• WikiProject report: Animals, farms, forests, USDA? It must be WikiProject Agriculture
  This week, the Signpost went down to the farm to have a look at the work of WikiProject Agriculture, which has been in existence since 2007 and has a scope covering crop production, livestock management, aquaculture, dairy farming and forest management.

• Traffic report: Shanah Tovah
  Jews wished each other Shanah Tovah ("Good year") this week as Rosh Hashanah was our most popular article. It was also a week not dominated by heavy news and tragedies, so aside from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (#2, sixth week in the Top 10), our popular article list runs the gamut of current events including new television series Gotham (#3), the 2014 Asian Games (#4), and Reddit-fueled popularity for German director Uwe Boll (#7).

• Featured content: Brothers at War
  As the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the American Civil War draws to a close, the race to improve content continues. The Battle of Franklin, fought on November 30, 1864, will, quite appropriately, be Picture of the Day for November 30, 2014, its 150th anniversary. If you want to help commemorate the American Civil War, why not help out at the Military History WikiProject's Operation Brothers at War. Or help out with the World War I centennial, just starting up, Operation Great War Centennial.

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Your GA nomination of Romania

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Your GA nomination of Romania

The article Romania you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Romania for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 22:00, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 08 October 2014

• In the media: Opposition research firm blocked; Australian bushfires
  Also, Wikimedia Norge and Nobel Peace Center edit-a-thon

• Featured content: From a wordless novel to a coat of arms via New York City
  2 Featured articles, 4 Featured lists, 62 Featured pictures, and 2 Featured portals were promoted.

• Traffic report: Panic and denial
  The first case of the Ebola virus on US shores sent people into a tizzy, rushing to their keyboards to try and learn what they could.

• Technology report: HHVM is the greatest thing since sliced bread
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Your GA nomination of Romania

The article Romania you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Romania for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 16:02, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Council of Lithuania

Hi Nergaal,

Thank you for participating in the Council of Lithuania featured topic candidacy. Do you feel that your concerns have been addressed?

Neelix (talk) 19:51, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 October 2014

• Op-ed: Ships—sexist or sexy?
  Why does Wikipedia still use the gendered pronouns "she" and "her" for ships?

• In the media: College player falsely linked to sports scandal by Wikipedia; the Nobel Prizes
  Ben Koo of the sports blog Awful Announcing investigated how player Joe Streater's name became involved in recent years with a historic sports scandal.

• Arbitration report: One case closed and two opened
  The Banning Policy case was closed on 12 October. Arbcom affirmed that users have "considerable leeway" in terms of how their talk pages are managed.

• Featured content: Bells ring out at the Temple of the Dragon at Peace
  Nine articles and twenty-six pictures were promoted to featured status on the English Wikipedia.

• Technology report: Attempting to parse wikitext
  This week we sat down with The Earwig to learn about his wikitext parser.

• Traffic report: Now introducing ... mobile data
  We are pleased to report that the WP:5000 has now been updated to include mobile views, including a column reflecting the percentage of views coming from mobile devices.

• WikiProject report: Signpost reaches the Midwest
  Today, it's the turn of WikiProject Ohio to give us an interview probing deep into of how they manage to run a project covering one fiftieth of the United States, and the workings of how they manufacture their successes and other articles.

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Cristophe de Margerie

Hi. I closed the nom since other than yourself it looks unsupported, and you didn't use a template. Please just cut and paste a template if you want this to go back up or for your next nomination, it's simple and makes it much easier for others to support your effort. Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 01:29, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

@Medeis: I wonder if you realize that excluding the Nobel awards, there have been extremely few items up on ITN lately. I know how to use the template, but if others are not going to chip in to the items I think could be worth posting, then why bother? Nergaal (talk) 09:36, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Friendly FTC reminder

Hello, I'm here to give you a friendly reminder that Wikipedia:Featured topics/Slipknot studio albums is currently on retention with .5: The Gray Chapter, and that the topic is at risk of being demoted early next year. Of the major contributors from Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/Slipknot discography/archive4, only you and Gary (talk · contribs) are still active, and I don't know if you or Gary have the time to work on the article, but I just thought I'd let you know if you weren't aware already. The good thing is that if .5: The Gray Chapter gets to GA, the topic will probably remain stable for a long time.--十八 22:25, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 October 2014

• Featured content: Admiral on deck: a modern Ada Lovelace
  Four articles, four lists, and fifty-three pictures were promoted to featured status.

• Op-ed: Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution—a wiki-protest
  Our op-ed writer this week opines that the organization of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" resembles how Wikipedia is organized.

• In the media: The story of Wikipedia; Wikipedia reanimated and republished; New UK government social media rules; death of Italian Wikipedia administrator
  Among many newsworthy stories this week, the Signpost notes the passing of Italian Wikipedia administrator and former Wikimedia Italia treasurer [Cotton

• Traffic report: Death, War, Pestilence... Movies and TV
  Ebola, movies and television articles appear in this week's top ten.

• WikiProject report: De-orphanning articles—a huge task but with a huge team of volunteers to help
  PaintedCarpet explains that "WikiProject Orphanage aims to connect all Wikipedia pages, so that pages can be found and read more easily."

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The Signpost: 29 October 2014

• Featured content: Go West, young man
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• In the media: Wikipedia a trusted source on Ebola; Wikipedia study labeled government waste; football biography goes viral
  Noam Cohen reports in The New York Times (October 26) that Wikipedia's "Ebola Virus Disease article has had 17 million page views in the last month," an indication of the public's reliance on the online encyclopedia.

• Maps tagathon: Find 10,000 digitised maps this weekend
  Rather than the usual WikiProject Report, this week our guest author Jheald is telling us about a campaign to identify thousands of old maps which have been digitised, to make them available for georeferencing and upload

• Traffic report: Ebola, Ultron, and Creepy Articles
  Ebola virus disease leads the Report for the fourth straight week. The rest of the list is primarily a mix of pop culture topics, including movie Avengers: Age of Ultron (#4) whose trailer was leaked early, and the death of Oscar de la Renta (#7). A BuzzFeed article on creepy Wikipedia articles, no doubt well-timed with Halloween (#9) around the corner, was responsible for three articles in the Top 25, including June and Jennifer Gibbons (#10), Taman Shud Case (#17), Joyce Vincent (#25). And the internet-run-amok controversy of Gamergate cracked the Top 25 for the first time at #19.

• Recent research: Informed consent and privacy; newsmaking on Wikipedia; Wikipedia and organizational theories
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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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:52, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 November 2014

• In the media: Predicting the flu, MH17 conspiracy theories
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• Traffic report: Sweet dreams on Halloween
  "It is, perhaps, ironic that humanity chose the week of Halloween to finally put its fears to bed. Let's face it: 2014 has been a year of tragedies, conflicts, plagues and pain, and eventually something had to break... Whether we at last came to terms with our limited ability to affect events, shoved those events under the carpet, or just decided to let go and move on, we turned our eye to more positive things, such as sports heroes, hotly anticipated movies, and lifelong learning; two Google doodles appeared in the top 25 for the first time since the beginning of August."

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Counties of Romania

Hi Nergaal,

I am impressed at how many articles you have managed to have promoted to featured status. I recently nominated Counties of Romania for a main page slot, and some concerns with the article have been raised here. Might you be willing to help address these concerns? As a side note, I notice that you don't list this article on your user page as one of the lists you had promoted to featured status. Is there any reason you haven't included this one with the others? Either way, any help you would be able to provide at TFLS would be greatly appreciated.

Neelix (talk) 04:40, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

FT introductory paragraph

So I was thinking about how topics should now have an introductory paragraph in them (not mandatory of course), I'm curious as to how they will be implemented into the topics pages. I don't know how they will be shown on the FT and GT pages along with the topic page itself. Or how we're going to make these paragraphs for the other existing topics. Just curious what has to happen since its brand new. GamerPro64 16:49, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

@GamerPro64: use <noinclude>blurb</noinclude>. That way the paragraph is not transcluded, but is shown when the actual FT/GT page is opened (such as when openied from the main page link). The only annoying part about this is that the noinclude part does not show at TFC if put in the nomination page. Nergaal (talk) 22:59, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for cleaning up the Good Topics page. Managed to load on my computer faster than usual so it was definitely a good idea. GamerPro64 01:08, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Romanians

I added a gallery of "great" Romanians to the Romanians article (including two Dacians).Someone more experienced should take a look.Catlemur (talk) 21:51, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 November 2014

• In the media: Amazon Echo; EU freedom of panorama; Bluebeard's Castle
  "Technology media outlets are abuzz after the November 6 unveiling of the Amazon Echo, an Internet-connected voice command device"; "The EUobserver talks (November 4) with Dimitar Dimitrov (User:Dimi z) about the lack of freedom of panorama in some European Union countries and its implications for Wikimedia projects"; "Scott Cantrell, classical music critic for the Dallas Morning News, recounts efforts to verify an uncited claim in the Wikipedia article for the Béla Bartók opera Bluebeard's Castle."

• Traffic report: Holidays, anyone?
  This was very much a week dominated by holidays and pop culture over current events, with new film Interstellar taking the top spot followed by holidays Day of the Dead (#2), Guy Fawkes and his Night (#4 and #5), and Halloween (#8, and its third week on the list). And a foursome of television shows, all return visitors, appear to setting up residence on the greater Top 25: The Walking Dead (#11), American Horror Story: Freak Show (#14), Gotham (#16), and The Flash (#18).

• Featured content: Wikipedia goes to church in Lithuania
  Nine articles, two lists, and 55 featured pictures were promoted during the week of 26 October.

• WikiProject report: Talking hospitals
  We return to our interview format this week, speaking with the participants of WikiProject Hospitals. This project, formed in 2010, has no Featured content and only three Good articles, yet aided by around 30 hard-working Wikipedians covers a topic that is essential to life.

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Counties of Romania TFL

I did not know about that holiday until now, or that it would make an ideal date for an upcoming TFL. Thanks for educating me on its existence. I'll switch that article and the current December 1 TFL choice first thing tomorrow. Giants2008 (Talk) 23:03, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

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Participate the discussion please

Please participate the discussion. I would like to see you there. Mhhossein (talk) 07:43, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 November 2014

• Featured content: Orbital Science: Now you're thinking with explosions
  Four articles, four lists, eleven pictures, and one topic were promoted.

• In the media: A Russian alternative Wikipedia; Who's your grandfather?; ArtAndFeminism
  Numerous media outlets are reporting on a November 14 statement on the website of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library announcing the formation of a Russian "alternative" to Wikipedia, a "regional electronic encyclopedia" dedicated to "Russian regions and the life of the country".

• Recent research: Gender gap and skills gap; academic citations on the rise; European food cultures
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• WikiProject report: Back with the military historians
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• Traffic report: Big in Japan
  Often times in popular culture, a subject will be quite popular among a distinct niche of people or region of the world, but little-known elsewhere -- like a musical artist that is boasted to be "big in Japan". The Traffic Report provides a bevy of examples this week.

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The Signpost: 03 December 2014

• Op-ed: Who edits health-related content on Wikipedia and why?
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• In the media: Embroidery and cheese
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• Featured content: ABCD: Any Body Can Dance!
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• Traffic report: Turkey and a movie
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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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia.

If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk), The ed17 (talk), Miyagawa (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Figureskatingfan (talk) 18:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 December 2014

• Op-ed: It's GLAM up North!
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• In the media: Wikipedia is "a rancorous, sexist, elitist, stupidly bureaucratic mess"
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• Traffic report: Dead Black Men and Science Fiction
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• Featured content: Honour him, love and obey? Good idea with military leaders.
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The Signpost: 17 December 2014

• Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee election results
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• Featured content: Tripping hither, tripping thither, Nobody knows why or whither; We must dance and we must sing, Round about our fairy ring!
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• In the media: Wikipedia's year in review video; Checking in with Wikipedia's founders
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• Traffic report: A December Lull
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Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#Oil price

Thanks for the nomination, but I moved it to December 12 because the event happened on the 12th. --George Ho (talk) 23:58, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

@George Ho: Wow, you edit was so helpful that the bot archived it 3 minutes later. How can I be anything but grateful for your edit? Nergaal (talk) 00:15, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

That doesn't matter. The rules said that nomination must be at the same date of events. I've done that accordingly, yet I realize that this is just old news. There's nothing to be done about nominating a story that is too old. By the way, one opposed it for being US-centric. --George Ho (talk) 00:18, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

@George Ho:For the sake of an argument let's say there is such a rule you speak of. Have you heard of ongoing events? Anyways, great, helpful editing there! Keep up the good job. We need more of you at ITN. Nergaal (talk) 00:32, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Ah, best wishes for a happy holiday season ...

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Robert Cornelius

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you've been quoted

here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#The_Rambling_Man_forgets_the_IBAN_once_again, my apologies. μηδείς (talk) 04:19, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Wikicup: MFD?

Nergaal, what do you think of nominating the WEikicup at WP:MFD as a competition that only serves to be divisive? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:33, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 launch newsletter

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The Signpost: 31 December 2014

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The Signpost: 07 January 2015

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Horsehead Nebula

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The Signpost: 14 January 2015

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Pillars of Creation

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The Signpost: 21 January 2015

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67th Academy Awards

Hi there,

I answered your question regarding the 67th Academy Awards for featured list consideration.

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The Signpost: 28 January 2015

• From the editor: An editorial board that includes you
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The Signpost: 04 February 2015

• News and notes: No men beyond this point: the proposal to create a no-men space on Wikipedia
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• Op-ed: Is Wikipedia for sale?
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• In the media: Gamergate and Muhammad controversies continue
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• Traffic report: The American Heartland
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• Arbitration report: Slamming shut the GamerGate
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• WikiProject report: Dicing with death – on Wikipedia?
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The Signpost: 11 February 2015

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• News and notes: One editor faces likely ban for work on Wikipedia; Jimmy Wales awarded $1 million
  Also: GLAM-Wiki Conference; Ombudsman Commission announced; Slovak Wikipedia now has 200,000 articles

• In the media: Is Wikipedia eating itself?
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• Featured content: A grizzly bear, Operation Mascot, Freedom Planet & Liberty Island, cosmic dust clouds, a cricket five-wicket list, more fine art, & a terrible, terrible opera...
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• Traffic report: Bowled over
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Puppets FAC

Hey Nergaal, how's going? I want to inform you that I've nominated Master of Puppets for FA. The discussion is here, so your comments are welcomed.--Retrohead (talk) 20:19, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 February 2015

• Editorial: Recent retirements typify problem of admin attrition
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• In the media: Students' use and perception of Wikipedia
  The Australian ("Wikipedia not destroying life as we know it", February 11) and Times Higher Education ("Wikipedia should be 'better integrated' into teaching", February 10) reported on a recent study performed at Monash University, titled "Students’ use of Wikipedia as an academic resource – patterns of use and perceptions of usefulness".

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The Signpost: 25 February 2015

• News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
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• In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
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• Featured content: The Moon, Mars, Venus, and Saturn, in no particular order. Also, Kaiser Kong.
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• Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
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• Recent research: Gender bias, SOPA blackout, and a student assignment that backfired
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The Signpost: 25 February 2015

• News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
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• Op-ed: Text from Wikipedia good enough for Oxford University Press to claim as own
  Doc James tells us that "The one good thing that has come out of all of this is that Wikipedia’s content passing a major textbook publisher review processes is some external validation of Wikipedia’s quality."

• In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
  Andrew McMillen's February 3 profile of and his quest to rid Wikipedia of the phrase "comprised of" has been one of the most widely circulated and commented upon media stories about the encyclopedia recently.

• Featured content: The Moon, Mars, Venus, and Saturn, in no particular order. Also, Kaiser Kong.
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• Gallery: Far from home
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• Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
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• Recent research: Gender bias, SOPA blackout, and a student assignment that backfired
  A monthly roundup of Wikimedia-related research

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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of several of Godot13's quality submissions during round 1

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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email)

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The Signpost: 04 March 2015

• From the editor: A sign of the times: the Signpost revamps its internal structure to make contributing easier
  We received a large amount of feedback in our survey indicating that our readers found the idea of contributing to the Signpost difficult due to our opaque internal structure.

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation and OTRS team both publish reports, indicate operating changes
  The Wikimedia Foundation released their Quarterly Report last week covering the three months October to December of 2014.

• Editorial: Conspiracy theories distract from real questions about grantmaking report
  Last week, my colleagues on the Signpost produced a news report covering a minor controversy about a report commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation. Written by the staff of The Lafayette Practice, a French research firm, it proclaimed the WMF as a leader in the practice of participatory grantmaking.

• Traffic report: Attack of the movies
  The Report this week is dominated by the Academy Awards, taking the top 4 spots and 13 of the Top 25.

• Arbitration report: Bradspeaks—impact, regrets, and advice; current cases hinge on sex, religion, and ... infoboxes
  In the first of what the author hopes will become a regular feature of the Arbitration report, the Signpost speaks to veteran arbitrator Newyorkbrad, who recently retired from the committee after almost seven years of arbitrating. The Signpost was keen to hear his thoughts on his time on the committee and on the past, present, and future of ArbCom.

• Interview: Meet a paid editor
  Before being indefinitely blocked, User:FergusM1970 made more than 4600 edits on the English Wikipedia, spread over eight years. In the last two years, he was paid to edit several articles for clients that included the Venezuelan energy company Derwick Associates. We spoke with him about his experiences.

• In the media: Kanye West rebranded; Wikipedia in court; editors for hire
  Numerous news outlets are reporting that the domain loser.com now redirects to the Wikipedia article for rapper Kanye West. Page views on West's Wikipedia article skyrocketed to almost 250,000 views on March 2, up from less than 19 thousand the previous day.

• Featured content: Ploughing fields and trading horses with Rosa Bonheur
  Two featured articles, four featured lists, and 38 featured pictures were promoted this week..

• Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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• Blog: Black History Month edit-a-thons tackle Wikipedia’s multicultural gaps
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The Fourteen Infallibles

Hello, As you remember, you participated in review of The Fourteen Infallibles few months ago. [Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/The Fourteen Infallibles/archive3] We tried to improve the list. Then, it has been nominated again. But some of the reviewers are not satisfied with it. Can you please check it and tell us how can we solve the problems.--Seyyed(t-c) 03:03, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 11 March 2015

• Special report: An advance look at the WMF's fundraising survey
  The Wikimedia Foundation gave the Signpost an advance copy of the results of a survey of English Wikipedia readers regarding Wikimedia fundraising, due for official release today.

• News and notes: WikiWomen's History Month—meetups, blog posts, and "Inspire" grant-making campaign
  The community has arranged a number of commemorative initiatives focused on the gender gap, under the banner "WikiWomen's History Month".

• In the media: Gamergate; a Wiki hoax; Kanye West
  ThinkProgress tech reporter Lauren C. Williams wrote a long article on how the Gamergate controversy has spilled over onto Wikipedia.

• In focus: WMF to NSA: "stop spying on Wikipedia users"
  In an effort to protect and maintain the privacy of Wikipedia's thousands of editors, the Wikimedia Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the United States' National Security Agency, Department of Justice, and the Attorney General.

• Traffic report: Wikipedia: handing knowledge to the world, one prank at a time
  A dull week, with only three new entries in the top 10; a UFC champion, a Google Doodle and a Hindu festival involving people throwing powder at each other (though that does sound fun).

• Featured content: Here they come, the couple plighted –
  Six featured articles, three featured lists, and forty featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Op-ed: Why the Core Contest matters
  I continue to be excited about the Core Contest because I see it as a way of encouraging the expansion of broad articles that are typically neglected by our article improvement incentives.

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Hi Nergaal,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Saturn's rings dark side mosaic.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 7, 2015. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2015-04-07. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:26, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 March 2015

• From the editor: A salute to Pine
  We announce with sadness and gratitude that Signpost publication and newsroom manager Pine will be stepping back to focus on other Wikipedia and Wikimedia-related endeavors.

• News and notes: SUL finalization imminent; executive office shake-ups at the Foundation
  This process is now entering its long-awaited final phase with the upcoming SUL finalization, scheduled for April 15, less than a month away. ... Wikimedia Foundation chief talent and culture officer Gayle Karen Young announced her retirement from the Foundation this week. Young will be replaced in that role by interim chief operating officer Terry Gilbey. According to the Foundation's job description for the title as it was applied in the past, Gilbey will be in charge of "overall administration and business operations of the Wikimedia Foundation."

• In the media: NYPD editing articles regarding allegations of police brutality and misconduct
  On March 13, Kelly Weill of Capital New York revealed that numerous Wikipedia edits originated from 1 Police Plaza, the headquarters of the NYPD. Most of the attention has focused on a number of their edits to articles about incidents of alleged police brutality and controversial police practices.

• Op-ed: Does the Wikimedia fundraising survey address community concerns?
  The publication of the Wikimedia survey findings on fundraising questions came three months after significant concerns were voiced about the design and wording of the December 2014 fundraising banners and e-mails.

• Featured content: A woman who loved kings
  Four featured articles, four featured lists, and thirty-five featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Traffic report: It's not cricket
  If not for Kayne West's dubious repeat at #1, the 2015 Cricket World Cup (#2) would have made the top spot, albeit in a generally slow news week.

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The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 12 – 25 March 2015

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation adopts open-access research policy
  Last week the WMF announced the release of its long-awaited open-access policy.

• Op-ed: How my father's railroad image collection now benefits the world: the value of digitization
  Once when I was young, growing up in the 1990s, my father pulled his collection of railroad slides out from the basement, set up his projector, and shared a glimpse into American railway history with our family.

• Featured content: A carnival of animals, a river of dung, a wasteland of uncles, and some people with attitude
  Four featured articles, three featured lists, and twenty-two featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Special report: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2014
  The Wikipedia Commons annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded, with 6,698 people voting, its largest participation yet.

• Traffic report: Oddly familiar
  This week's list is reminiscent of lists from the early days of this project: a preponderance of famous faces, Reddit threads, and Google Doodles.

• Recent research: Most important people; respiratory reliability; academic attitudes
  The authors attempt to answer the question "Who are the most important people of all times?" Their findings clearly show that different Wikipedias give different prominence to different individuals.

• Blog: The Wikipedia Library Team reflects on its new Visiting Scholars program
  A university gives a top Wikipedia editor free and full access to the university library's entire online content—and the Wikipedia editor, who is unpaid and not on campus, then creates and improves Wikipedia articles in a subject area of interest to the institution.

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List of nearest exoplanets

I was planning to do a review this evening but saw the nomination had been closed. If you renominate let me know and I will do my best to review it. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 23:46, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost, 1 April 2015

• In focus: WMF's latest strategy document shows successes, vagueness, and the need for better data
  The Wikimedia Foundation this week released a State of the WMF report, a 38-page "snapshot" of where it is and where it wants to go in the future.

• In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
  TruthRevolt targets another editor; edit stage right; the Nine Best Hoaxes to Have Hit Wikipedia

• Featured content: Stop Press. Marie Celeste Mystery Solved. Crew Found Hiding In Wardrobe.
  Six featured articles, first featured lists, and twenty-four featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Traffic report: All over the place
  The Report is more of a mix of random topics than usual this week. The top spot is taken by Bhutanese passport, a Wikipedia article which contained a crazed spoken word version which drew widespread attention.

• News and notes: New edits-by-mail option will "revolutionize" Wikipedia and its editor base
  The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) will announce later today that it will begin accepting edits by mail for all of the projects under its scope, including Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Commons.

• Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
  The Wikimedia Commons' annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded. The first 53 top-voted entries were disqualified because they were all nude.

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The Signpost: 01 April 2015

• In focus: WMF's latest strategy document shows successes, vagueness, and the need for better data
  The Wikimedia Foundation this week released a State of the WMF report, a 38-page "snapshot" of where it is and where it wants to go in the future.

• In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
  TruthRevolt targets another editor; edit stage right; the Nine Best Hoaxes to Have Hit Wikipedia

• Featured content: Stop Press. Marie Celeste Mystery Solved. Crew Found Hiding In Wardrobe.
  Six featured articles, first featured lists, and twenty-four featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Traffic report: All over the place
  The Report is more of a mix of random topics than usual this week. The top spot is taken by Bhutanese passport, a Wikipedia article which contained a crazed spoken word version which drew widespread attention.

• News and notes: New edits-by-mail option will "revolutionize" Wikipedia and its editor base
  The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) will announce later today that it will begin accepting edits by mail for all of the projects under its scope, including Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Commons.

• Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
  The Wikimedia Commons' annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded. The first 53 top-voted entries were disqualified because they were all nude.

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Your GA nomination of .5: The Gray Chapter

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article .5: The Gray Chapter you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Retrohead -- Retrohead (talk) 18:01, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of .5: The Gray Chapter

The article .5: The Gray Chapter you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:.5: The Gray Chapter for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Retrohead -- Retrohead (talk) 22:21, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 08 April 2015

• Op-ed: We are drowning in promotional artspam
  Wikipedia has been gravitating towards a vehicle for business and product promotion for too long.

• News and notes: Advancement department to be created at the Foundation, milestone fixes
  March saw a number of high-level hirings and executive reorganizations in the Wikimedia Foundation.

• In the media: Wikipedia on 60 Minutes, Kickstarter, and in the classroom
  The venerable CBS news program 60 Minutes profiled Wikipedia and the Wikimedia community.

• Traffic report: Resurrection week
  How appropriate that the theme of Easter week would be resurrection from the dead.

• Featured content: Partisan arrangements, dodgy dollars, a mysterious union of strings, and a hole that became a monument
  Four featured articles, seven featured lists, and 23 featured pictures were promoted this week.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Christianity
  With Holy Week having recently drawn to a close, it is an apt time to examine WikiProject Christianity, which was created in 2006, and boasts over 200 active members.

• Arbitration report: New Functionary appointments
  The Committee has voted on the 2015 appointments to the Functionary team.

• Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
  Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community.

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Your GA nomination of .5: The Gray Chapter

The article .5: The Gray Chapter you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:.5: The Gray Chapter for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Retrohead -- Retrohead (talk) 12:41, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 April 2015

• News and notes: Erik Möller leaving Foundation; annual plan grants under community review
  The Wikimedia Foundation's vice president for engineering, Erik Möller, will leave the WMF on April 30.

• In the media: Saving Wikipedia; Internet regulation; Thoreau quote hoax
  Time profiles Lila Tretikov, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and paints a grim picture of the challenges faced by Tretikov and the encyclopedia.

• Blog: Single-User Login provides access to all wikis
  Later this month, everyone will be able to use the same user name on every wiki, thanks to Single-User Login.

• Traffic report: Furious domination
  If it wasn't for Easter, Fast and Furious related articles would have taken the top four spots this week. The latest installment of the movie franchise, Furious 7, tops the chart for the second straight week.

• Featured content: Au-delà de les Alpes, le chien lit de Sainte Bernard. Sous les pavés, les trimes d'argent! Mes enfants, suivez-moi!
  Six featured articles, four featured lists, and fourteen featured pictures were promoted this week.

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The Signpost: 22 April 2015

• Special report: Sony emails reveal corporate practices and undisclosed advocacy editing
  A Signpost investigation of the released data has revealed Sony's corporate practices regarding Wikipedia and uncovered what appears to be undisclosed advocacy editing of Wikipedia by Sony employees and possibly by others.

• In the media: UK political editing; hoaxes; net neutrality
  Wikipedia appears to have been drawn into the drama of the upcoming, hotly contested UK general election.

• News and notes: Call for candidates as the movement approaches the Wikimedia Board elections
  The Affiliates Committee this week announced the organization of a community referral for comment, currently open on the meta-wiki, to address upcoming changes to the way that the Affiliations Committee will review movement-affiliated user-groups in the future.

• In focus: 2015 Wikimedia Foundation election preparations underway
  2015 will see through the biennial community election for the three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made.

• Featured content: Vanguard on guard
  Six featured articles and fifteen featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Traffic report: A harvest of couch potatoes
  Couch potatoes rule this week, as 9 of the top 10 slots were taken by either movies, TV, or sports.

• Gallery: The bitter end
  The Gallery is an occasional Signpost feature highlighting quality images and articles from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons based on a particular theme.

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Belgium national football team

Hello, I noticed you critically reviewed Peru national football team shortly before it obtained FA-status. At this moment its Belgian counterpart is awaiting GA review. In my opinion, the article is GA-worthy, likely even FA according to the criteria. Any comment or copyedit you would make can contribute towards FA, so I invite you to take a look. Regards, Kareldorado (talk) 15:24, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 April 2015

• Wikimania: Choice of small village for Wikimania 2016 ruffles feathers
  Esino Lario is set to host Wikimania 2016, but volunteers and others have raised a host of concerns that raise serious questions about the town's suitability for hosting such a large conference.

• News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments evaluation sees diminishing returns and increasing cost
  The evaluations reveal that in the last three years, WLM has possibly fallen victim to its own success and seen diminishing returns.

• In the media: Scottish MEP blocked for edit warring; ranking articles by importance
  David Coburn, a Member of the European Parliament for the Scotland region for the UK Independence Party, was blocked from editing Wikipedia on April 6.

• Featured content: Another day, another dollar
  Ten featured articles, nine featured lists, and twenty-eight featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide
  Though the continued predominance of movies, TV, and sports noted in last week's report largely continues, three additional topics joined the Top 10 this week.

• Recent research: Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy
  Reader demand for some topics (e.g. LGBT topics or pages about countries) is poorly satisfied, whereas there is over-abundance of quality on topics of comparatively little interest, such as military history.

• Technology report: VisualEditor and MediaWiki updates
  

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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by 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)

The Signpost: 06 May 2015

• News and notes: "Inspire" grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced
  The Wikimedia Foundation this week announced the winning grantees in March's "Inspire" grant-making campaign.

• Featured content: The amorous android and the horsebreeder; WikiCup round two concludes
  Seven articles, three lists, and ten pictures were promoted to "featured" status this week. The second round of the WikiCup has ended.

• In the media: Guggenheim image donation; Wiki campaign gets advertising award
  artnet and The Next Web report (May 6) that the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is releasing a hundred images of works in its collection under Creative Commons licences in conjunction with a May 19 editathon.

• Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues
  Elections have begun for five community members of the Funds Dissemination Committee, the Foundation's volunteer body for judging and recommending millions of dollars worth of annual grants to affiliates in the movement. The election lasts just eight days, from Sunday 3 May until 23:59 UTC on Sunday 10 May, so at the time of publication, voters will need to act promptly.

• Traffic report: The grim ship reality
  Like colliding ocean liners, rousing entertainment and harsh reality merged ungainly in this week's top 10 list. The much heralded pay-per-view pummeling of Manny Pacquiao by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. dominated the list's top slots, giving this list one of its highest total view counts in months.

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The Signpost: 13 May 2015

• Foundation elections: Board candidates share their views with the Signpost
  Three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation—will be decided by Wikimedians in the election to be held 17–31 May.

• News and notes: Swedish Wikimedia chapter organizes simultaneous Wikidata contests
  This week has been a busy one for the Wikidata project, with nearly simultaneous Wikidata contests, both organized by Wikimedia Sweden, now underway.

• Traffic report: Round Two
  Casual viewers may think I've posted the same list twice. But no, readers just happen to be really interested in May 2's Big Fight. In fact, last week was just the weigh-in and the trash talk. This week, the numbers actually increased.

• In the media: Grant Shapps story continues
  Grant Shapps, who was the co-chairman of the UK's Conservative Party until this week, has been accused of maliciously editing the Wikipedia biographies of his party's rivals.

• Op-ed: What made Wikipedia lose its reputation?
  There is a public misconception of Wikipedia: that any anonymous editor can edit Wikipedia at any time, and cannot be tracked or identified.

• Featured content: Four first-time featured article writers lead the way
  Eight articles, one list, and five pictures were promoted to featured status on the English Wikipedia in a slow week.

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The Signpost: 20 May 2015

• From the editor: Your voice is needed: strategic voting in the WMF election
  The Wikimedia Foundation's bi-annual Board of Trustees election is open for voting. Of the ten seats on the board, three are elected representatives of the global Wikimedia community—you.

• In focus: The awful truth about Wikimedia's article counts
  The article counts of many Wikimedia wikis suddenly changed on 29 March 2015: as the Signpost reported at the time, sixty-five wikis fell below milestones tracked at the Wikimedia News Meta page, and three increased to new milestones.

• Traffic report: Inner Core
  The list is topped this week by Danish scientist Inge Lehmann, thanks to a Google Doodle celebrating her 127th birthday. Lehmann discovered in 1936 that the Earth has a solid inner core. It is sometimes surprising to realize how recently such basic scientific knowledge of the Earth, which we now take for granted, was discovered.

• News and notes: A dark side of comedy: the Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind John Oliver's fowl jokes
  Wikipedia editors logging in on May 19 found themselves walking into an unexpected amount of anti-vandal work to keep the site in line with its extensive biographies of living persons policy. A plethora of Wikipedia articles related to the United States House Committee on Appropriations, and the fifty-one representatives serving on it, have been hit by a raft of anonymous editors making often vulgar edits referencing "chicken fucker," or more creative combinations: "sexual conduct", "sexual congress", "fornicator", "intimate relations", or "trysts with chickens."

• Featured content: Puppets, fungi, and waterfalls
  Three articles, seven lists, and seven pictures were featured on the English Wikipedia.

• In the media: Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize
  Jimmy Wales and five others accepted the 2015 Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University on May 17. The prize comes with US$1 million, ten percent of which goes to doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships.

• WikiProject report: Cell-ebrating Molecular Biology
  This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology, which has come a long way since our last interview in 2008. Like most projects, it has a long member list, but only a small subset of that group regularly contributes. With 28 featured articles and 58 top-importance start class ones, the project has clearly had some success, but has a ways to go. We talked to three regular project contributors.

• Arbitration report: Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases
  The Arbitration Committee has an unusually large case load at present. Although perhaps not on a par with the high-profile, multi-party cases seen towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year, with five open cases the arbitrators are likely to be kept busy for the next several weeks.

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TROM

What's that? Sca (talk) 13:23, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

TROM? xD 117.192.182.105 (talk) 17:50, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

It's an attempt at attacking me. It's brilliant, really, it is. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:07, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Help

I ask you to remove your comment from her because I am the main contributor of the topic and the nominator is not. He didn't even consulted me prior to nomination. I have requested deletion of that page. Si, please help me. Thank you.—Prashant 15:38, 26 May 2015 (UTC) NO NO...I want to take it to FT in its first attempt thats why I have requested. So, please re-add that temp. Than you. That should be deleted as its without any rules and regulations. Thank you.—Prashant 15:44, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

You know I am so angry with that user that I am unable to type as I am shivering. I have given a lot to this topic. I have worked hard on it even during my examinations and an user comes takes everything from you. This is ridiculous, please helo me in deleting it as I dont want another nomination. I want to pass in first attempt. Please understand.—Prashant 15:47, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Geez. I come back from the beach and I see this. Can someone tell what happened? GamerPro64 18:53, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Hello from the team at Featured article review!

We are preparing to take a closer look at Featured articles promoted in 2004–2010 that may need a review. We started with a script-compiled list of older FAs that have not had a recent formal review. The next step is to prune the list by removing articles that are still actively maintained, up-to-date, and believed to meet current standards. We know that many of you personally maintain articles that you nominated, so we'd appreciate your help in winnowing the list where appropriate.

Please take a look at the sandbox list, check over the FAs listed by your name, and indicate on the sandbox talk page your assessment of their current status. Likewise, if you have taken on the maintenance of any listed FAs that were originally nominated by a departed editor, please indicate their status. BLPs should be given especially careful consideration.

Thanks for your help! Maralia (talk) 03:21, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 June 2015

• News and notes: Three new community-elected trustees announced, incumbents out
  The Wikimedia Foundation's volunteer election committee has announced the election results for the three vacant seats on the Board of Trustees. Dariusz Jemielnak, James Heilman, and Denny Vrandečić are set to take up their two-year terms on the Board. They will replace the three incumbents, all of whom stood this time unsuccessfully: Phoebe Ayers, Samuel Klein, and María Sefidari.

• Blog: How Wikipedia covered Caitlyn Jenner’s transition
  Caitlyn Jenner—the American hero of the 1976 Olympics, a film actor, and prominent member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians—may now be the most famous openly transgender person in the world.

• Discussion report: The deprecation of Persondata; RfA – A broken process; Complaints from users on Swedish Wikipedia
  Since the dawn of Wikipedia, or at least since 22 December 2005, the template named Persondata has existed.

• Featured content: It's not over till the fat man sings
  Two featured articles and ten featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Technology report: Things are getting SPDYier
  Over the past few weeks, developers have been working on improving Wikimedia's performance when users connect to it using SPDY.

• Special report: Towards "Health Information for All": Medical content on Wikipedia received 6.5 billion page views in 2013
  Wikipedia appears to be the single most used website for health information globally, exceeding traffic observed at the NIH, WebMD, WHO et al..

• In the media: Anonymous Australian editing targets football player, shooting victim
  More UK government vandalism; legend has it; minding the gender gap

• Traffic report: A rather ordinary week
  The traffic report is nothing unusual this week, with a Google Doodle for astronaut Sally Ride topping the list, the accidental death of famous mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. at #2, and the normal fare of recent popular American movies and television.

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The Signpost: 10 June 2015

• News and notes: Chapter financial trends analyzed, news in brief
  This week saw the publication of the Chapter-wide Financial Trends Report 2013, a now-completed research project that examines the finances and outlays of the 36 movement-affiliated chapters.

• Traffic report: Two households, both alike in dignity
  "Happy families are all alike," Leo Tolstoy said, "but unhappy families are unhappy after their own fashion."

• In the media: Arbitration case attracts media coverage; Wikipedia in Israel
  UK media covers Wikipedia Arbitration case; Lila Tretikov visits Israel.

• Featured content: Just the bear facts, ma'am
  Four featured articles, two featured lists, one featured topic, and twenty-eight featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Technology report: Wikimedia sites are going HTTPS only
  Today it was announced that Wikimedia sites are going to become HTTPS only, finishing up 10 year effort of rolling out HTTPS.

• Blog: Making Wikipedia’s medical articles accessible in Chinese
  The Medical Translation Project, an ambitious attempt to improve and translate Wikipedia’s medical content from English into other languages, began in 2012.

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The Signpost: 17 June 2015

• In the media: Wikipedia wins Asturias Prize; printing out Wikipedia; HTTPS switch
  The Princess of Asturias Foundation announced that Wikipedia would be the recipient of the 2015 Princess of Asturias award in the category of International Cooperation.

• Arbitration report: An election has consequences
  The Arbitration Committee delivered its final decision in a case that reached the attention of the UK national press.

• In focus: Three weeks to save freedom of panorama in Europe
  This would end a long-standing tradition in many countries that the skyline and the public scene should belong to everybody.

• Op-ed: Making a difference in Wikipedia, one GA at a time
  We need to be ever-diligent in ensuring that articles remain of high quality.

• Technology report: HTTPS-only rollout completed; proposal to enable VisualEditor for new accounts
  The rollout of HTTPS only has now been completed across all Wikimedia wikis.

• Interview: A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars
  We interviewed an Australian veteran who deployed to the region as a peacekeeper and now writes articles on the region's history to help him understand what he encountered there.

• News and notes: Labs outage kills tools, self; news in brief
  A more than usually severe outage Wikimedia Labs occurred after a massive database corruption implosion on June 17.

• Featured content: Great Dane hits 150
  Six featured articles, seven featured lists, and seven featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Discussion report: A quick way of becoming an admin
  Author's note: This might be a violation of WP:BEANS; read at your own risk.

• WikiProject report: Western Australia speaks – we are back
  It wouldn't be the WikiProject report if we didn't feature an Australian topic once in a while, so this week we're looking at the left side.

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The Signpost: 24 June 2015

• From the editor: The Signpost tagging initiative
  Over more than a decade of weekly publication, The Signpost has accumulated an incredibly lengthy and detailed record about the issues, controversies, successes, and failures of the English Wikipedia community and the movement at large.

• Op-ed: Content Translation beta is coming to the English Wikipedia
  The Wikimedia Foundation's Language Engineering team plans to introduce Content Translation—a tool that makes it easier to translate Wikipedia articles into different languages—as a beta feature on the English Wikipedia.

• Special report: Small impact of the large Google Translation Project on Telugu Wikipedia
  During 2009–2011 Google ran the Google Translation Project (GTP), a program utilising paid translators to translate most popular English Wikipedia articles to various Indian language Wikipedias.

• Featured content: One eye when begun, two when it's done
  Four articles and nine pictures were promoted to featured status this week.

• Recent research: How Wikipedia built governance capability; readability of plastic surgery articles
  One paper looks at the topic of Wikipedia governance in the context of online social production.

• Technology report: 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus and Multimedia roadmap announced
  This past week saw the kick-off of the 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus of improving our content platform.

• News and notes: Board of Trustees propose bylaw amendments
  The Board of Trustees is the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made ...

• In the media: Turkish Wikipedia censorship; "Can Wikipedia survive?"; PR editing
  The Hürriyet Daily News reports that the Turkish Wikipedia has posted banners on the top of the encyclopedia to warn users that a number of articles are being blocked by the Turkish government.

• Blog: 7,473 volumes at 700 pages each: meet Print Wikipedia
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Could you explain this rewert? Chrumps (talk) 01:29, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Leaving Earth 2

That nomination is completely malformed, because you copied it's first nomination instead of creating a new nominations page from FPC. Please fix it! Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:29, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

1. Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
2. Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
4. Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
5. West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
6. Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
7. Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
8. Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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Rooney goals

If you insist on adding this table, please at least do it properly, your maths is completely flawed and you clearly have an issue with formatting. If you prefer I'll fix it for you. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:33, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

What are you taking about? Nergaal (talk) 21:33, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure what a "giant deuche" is, but I guess that was yet another flawed edit of yours' attempting to be a personal attack. Pack it in. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:39, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Accurate! Nergaal (talk) 21:40, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Brilliant. So next time you use that phrase you'll be blocked per WP:NPA. Well done! The Rambling Man (talk) 21:41, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Yous started it Nergaal (talk) 21:42, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

I don't care for your videos, pathetic as they are, you'll be blocked next time you act so predictably disruptively. You can stop stalking me now, I note that your pointed and disruptive edits haven't made it to the near identical Bobby Charlton list that you've edited tonight. Transparent. Good luck in the future! The Rambling Man (talk) 21:44, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Man, I have no idea what made you such a grumpy old man. Seriously chill out and stop being so bellicose. If you don't like my opinions you don't have to keep being antagonistic to every single edit I make. Nergaal (talk) 21:47, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Man, I have no idea what made you such a disruptive editor. Be consistent, be precise, stop being disruptive. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:51, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

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Wikipedia talk:WikiCup

A tiny request (I'm asking here as I don't want to clog up your thread)- would you mind changing the phrase "game the system" in your message? This has negative connotations (IE, it implies cheating, or close to it) which I'm not sure it would be fair to pin on people. How about simply "quickly accumulate points"? Josh Milburn (talk) 19:00, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, appreciated. Josh Milburn (talk) 21:57, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

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Please consider the following

Nergaal, I highly value your admirable and high quality contributions to Wikipedia.

But a few things: First, please don't put thumbnails of unrelated images at Featured Picture nominations, it will confuse the situation and make respondents think a completely different image is being discussed.

Second, I'd like to move this discussion to the talk page of the FPC. The back-and-forth in the threaded discussion is getting a bit long and tangential. I'd still like to discuss your thoughts with you, but perhaps here on your user talk page or at the FPC talk page would be better.

Third, I hope you will take some time to look over these -- File:Alabama state coat of arms (illustrated, 1876).jpg, File:England Expects Signal.svg, and Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/State Arms of the Union (set) -- all Featured on English Wikipedia.

Thank you,

— Cirt (talk) 22:13, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

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Hello

Can you help by improving more seasons of Cupa României ?? We already started with the early first seasons, you can start with the season 2003–04 Cupa României. Thank you.--Alexiulian25 (talk) 14:48, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

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Just a notice

Would you mind, not trying to sound rude, but I un-redirected those pages like List of elements by boiling point and such so I DON'T have to look at a huge blob of random text sorted by number. And I'm madmans, but forget that stupid account. I was an ammature back then. 96.237.17.33 (talk) 16:35, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

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Template:fact

Please read the instructions: "is a template used to identify claims in articles". The Rambling Man (talk) 21:57, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Considering how fast I got two notices on those edits I am sure there will be no problem in finding the discussions that did agree on those entries. Nergaal (talk) 22:00, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

So stop edit warring and start nominating articles for removal from ITNR as befits a collegiate editor. Stop using article space tags in Wikipedia space. Continuing to do so will result in your inability to contribute to Wikipedia. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:02, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

You keep missing the points on on every other edit I make. No wonder the retention rate for enthusiastic editors is so low when "contribuitors" have an attitude like yours. Please stop not AGF and try to focus on the message not the form. Nergaal (talk) 22:12, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2015: The results

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.

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• Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
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• 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.
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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Hydrogen.svg

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ITN politics

Just wanted to say that if you decide to raise a complaint against TRM's battleground behaviour, I'll support you. Banedon (talk) 05:45, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Well...I'll oppose you then. TRM is an uptight d-bag but he's right about Nergaal's behaviour.Correctron (talk) 22:56, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm not uptight (I'm pretty chilled) and I'm not a "douchebag" (that doesn't exist where I live), I'm simply an asshat. But sure, if you, Banedon would like to creep around canvassing to "raise a complaint" against me, feel free. I very much look forward to seeing it, and the curved slices of wood flying about. Take it easy! The Rambling Man (talk) 23:03, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

@Correctron Right or wrong it doesn't excuse battleground behavior. WP:Battleground explicitly states things like "Do not insult, harass, or intimidate those with whom you have a disagreement" and "If another user behaves in an uncivil, uncooperative, or insulting manner, or even tries to harass or intimidate you, this does not give you an excuse to respond in kind". I think TRM is in violation of these guidelines already. Ironically as well, TRM's user page says "We're here to build an encyclopaedia, not a chat group", and he's encouraging me to complain about him. This kind of behaviour is juvenile and immature. Unfortunately as far as I can tell, there is neither private message nor an ignore function on Wikipedia, or I'd be using those already. I came to Nergaal's talk page to leave him a message, and I've done that. I won't comment more. Banedon (talk) 00:01, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Don't refactor other people's comments Nergaal, you know that, if you don't like this conversation, remove it altogether. Correctron didn't add {{cn}} to their comment.

Also, Banedon, it's not about being "juvenile" and "immature" (which are pretty much the same thing, perhaps you weren't aware, and given your own behavioural issues, this is a little pot/kettle), it's about checking up that if you start to threaten people (i.e. me) without notification, with suggestions like supporting a "complaint", it's my prerogative to respond, and my prerogative to enable you and encourage you to do such a thing in order for you to learn how to improve your contributions here. Happy to go to ANI any time you or Nergaal likes in order to expose this to a much wider and more knowledgeable audience, who I'm sure will provide some excellent feedback on your current editing patterns. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:08, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Grey Cup

If you are opposed to this, why not propose removal at WT:ITNR? The Cup has been a recurring event. --George Ho (talk) 18:24, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Because I don't care to be belittled again. Nergaal (talk) 22:53, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

You tried to belittle anyone who's not a music fan. Frankly, you have a hard-on for belittling sports fans.Correctron (talk) 01:16, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...

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NASA medallions

Hi Nergaal-

I'm heading out of town on Friday and just wanted to check and see if there were anymore issues/changes you might suggest on the FLC nomination. Thanks.--Godot13 (talk) 09:19, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/2015 Vuelta a España/archive1

Hi Nergaal. I responded to your comment here a little while ago and I wonder if you might have a look to check it out? Many thanks. Relentlessly (talk) 13:18, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

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Text color on File:Planet Nine Orbit.svg

Hi. Thanks for keeping the unnecessary background off of this svg. It is useful (but not necessary) though, for the following reason. I use a color-inversion plugin for my browser (as do many users), which makes me unable to see the labels on each of the orbits, since they're black text on what ends up being black background. Could you change the text color to, say, dark grey, or anything that can be easily seen on both a white and black background? Or, if you want, I could do it. Thanks very much.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  00:27, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

The simple solution is to have a white or a black background. No need to have a fake starry background that diminishes clarity. Nergaal (talk) 02:02, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

I agree with both options. Could you do that?   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  03:22, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

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Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 11:27, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Do not modify archives

What part of "Please do not modify it." do you need me to explain? The Rambling Man (talk) 10:05, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

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A brownie for you!

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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of Adam Cuerden’s several quality restorations during round 1

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Your GA nomination of Planet Nine

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Should the current artist's impression be removed from the Planet Nine infobox?

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Your GA nomination of Planet Nine

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Time has another dimension

I was watching you strum the guitar talking about time having a second dimension and some saying no, and then I thought about the sound travelling from the string to our ear and then the sound bouncing off the guitar and then reaching our our. The sound would arrive twice at two different times, would it not?

Thanks Angus — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:569:730F:2100:C8FA:AD45:F0D7:255E (talk) 05:15, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

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Cuba

In den Nachrichten

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FIFA WC goalscorers

Dear Nergaal,

Without a stating a specific reason, you reverted my edit from March 30 concerning the origins of the top goalscorers, which are now wrong again in my opinion. I justified my modification by giving the counts in the commented part of my edit - which are the correct ones in your opinion? -- Best regards, 138.231.81.75 (talk) 06:14, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Spectre (2015 film)

The article Spectre (2015 film) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Spectre (2015 film) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cirt -- Cirt (talk) 21:21, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

If you are still nominating this film, then this might be a good time to say hello. Is it possible that the article is no longer of interest? @Cirt: Its not clear what you are requesting a second opinion for on the Spectre nom page at GA? Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 20:56, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

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Please stop disrupting the heavy-elements pages

As a well-established editor, I shouldn't have to remind you about WP:RS, looking at edit-histories for WP:BRD before being WP:BOLD, and looking at talkpages. The refs do not support, but explicitly disprove that these names are the actual names yet, and all have been repeatedly discussed with WP:CONSENSUS about that. DMacks (talk) 03:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

...and having been in WP:ELEM for a while, I should have thought that you would have known this from the previous namings of elements 112, 114, and 116. Double sharp (talk) 04:16, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Spectre (2015 film)

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Heavy metal (chemical element)

Hi Nergaal

Before I relist this article at FAC in a couple of weeks did you have any remaining unaddressed concerns about it? Thank you, Sandbh (talk) 23:35, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

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ITN nominatione

Nergaal, you've been around for a while now. please use the template when nominating items for ITN. Failure to do so will just mean that they get closed down by the regulars there. It's not hard to copy and paste the template. Mjroots (talk) 13:32, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Planet Nine

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Arbcom case you might be interested in

I just filed an arbitration request against The Rambling Man, citing an example in which you were involved in. You might be interested in the case. Link is here: . Thanks, Banedon (talk) 05:21, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

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Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" was #2 not long ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most_viewed_YouTube_videos&oldid=706476061 And it was never #1, since on November 10 2014 when "Blank Space" appeared, "Gangnam Style" already had 2+ billion views: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most_viewed_YouTube_videos&oldid=633707532 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.249.12.7 (talk) 10:03, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

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dwarf planets South Park
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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Citation needed

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Webcomic xkcd - Wikipedian protester.png, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 10:05, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you

Nergaal, thank you for helping me out in the FL review of the list that I had nominated. It passed, and your review and support were a significant part of that. My appreciation. Lourdes 01:15, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

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About a Feature list candidate

Hello Nergaal, The "Game of Thrones (season 1)" Feature List nomination was closed as it did not recive any opposes nor supports. It has been nominated again(Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Game of Thrones (season 1)/archive2). I would appreciate it if you gave a look and review it. Thanks in advance. AffeL (talk) 00:03, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

Featured article candidate: Unlocked (Alexandra Stan album)

Hi there! My mean is not to bother you, but I was wondering if you could find time to comment on my FAC above and even support or oppose to it. Best regards, Cartoon network freak (talk) 11:56, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Would it be possible to return for supporting or opposing to my candidate? This would be very appreciated, but if you can't, just ignore this. Best, Cartoon network freak (talk) 14:03, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

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HMB FAC

Hi Nergaal. I'm not sure if you got my pings, but I've revised the content in the HMB article in per your suggestions and objection about the lack of information about the chemical; I've done my best to add any relevant/notable information that I could find in reliable sources about the chemical properties of the free acid. I've also added information about its regulatory status in sports/competition w.r.t. WADA+NCAA and its availability internationally in the lead and the body. Would you be willing to take a look at the changes I've made in the HMB article and let me know what you think at the FAC nomination? For reference, this is the permalinked revision immediately prior to your review and this is the current revision as of posting this message. Seppi333 (Insert 2¢) 01:32, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Could you give me some guidance on what would need to be changed or added in this article to merit your support at FAC? I'm not looking for specific/actionable feedback (although I would welcome that); I'd just like a general idea of how I could go about improving the article w.r.t. what you're looking for in an article on a compound like this. At the moment, I honestly have no clue why you're still opposing the nomination or how I could go about improving the article's chemistry section to merit your support.

If you have any technical/involved chemistry-related feedback, Boghog should be able to address this; he has a strong chemistry background and wrote much of the Amphetamine#Chemistry section to address chemistry-related issues for its FAC nominations. I co-opted him to help with the current nomination after you suggested that an editor with a chemistry background should review the article. Seppi333 (Insert 2¢) 19:09, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Proxima Centauri b

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