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This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2015)

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Hello, MrWooHoo.

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Allegra Versace

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Previous selections: Comedy horror • Team sport

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Star Alliance

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The Signpost: 04 November 2015

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WikiCup 2015: The results

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WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Smithsonian Institution 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. Wales 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. Belarus Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to United States Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:

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 2016 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.

Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · logs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · logs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · logs) 18:39, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup Award

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Awarded to MrWooHoo for participating in the 2015 WikiCup. Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs), Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 18:58, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2015)

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Marie Serneholt at the 48th Guldbagge Awards.
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Marie Serneholt

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Previous selections: Allegra Versace • Comedy horror

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TAFI talk

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  • Hello MrWooHoo:
You are invited to participate in this discussion at the TAFI talk page regarding improving the automation of project processes and management of the project. Your input is appreciated.
Sent by Northamerica1000 using mass messaging on 15:12, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 11 November 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2015)

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A continuum of goods and services
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Goods and services

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Previous selections: Marie Serneholt • Allegra Versace

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Bot automation at Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement

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Greetings WikiProject TAFI members!

Over the past two weeks, there has been extensive discussion on introducing bot automation to assist with maintenance of the Today's Articles for Improvement project. A bot has now been approved for trial and will carry out the weekly duties. The bots first run will occur around 00:00, 22 November 2015 (UTC) (midnight on Sunday).

If you have been assisting any of the weekly maintenance tasks, please refrain from doing so this week. The bot needs to be tested and proven it can do the job, and it only gets one chance per week. The tasks will include:

Updating the accomplishments and archiving selections is still done manually, along with daily tasks such as adding approved entries to the articles for improvement page. These will become automated in the near future.

We hope the bot proves to serve well, and by carrying out the routine housekeeping tasks we can boost the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the project. MusikBot thanks you for your service in helping with the weekly tasks in the past, and for your cooperation during this trial period :)

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The Signpost: 18 November 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2015)

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The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Coffee production in Cuba

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Previous selections: Goods and services • Marie Serneholt

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:03, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

And now for something

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...completely different! ;) Hey Brandon, I suspect this is a little outside of your wheelhouse, but would you mind taking a look at my latest FAC? It failed last time, only because no one reviewed it. I'd really like for it to fail again for the same reason, so I'm canvassing (not really) my buddies here to help out. I'd appreciate it. Don't know if you celebrate Thanksgiving, but if so, I hope yours was as nice as mine. If not, best to you anyway. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:01, 27 November 2015 (UTC) @Figureskatingfan: Hey Christine and thanks for sending me your FAC nom! I had a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation in Puerto Rico and I'm glad to be back editing. I'll take a look at your FAC soon and other FAC's to see how to properly review your (obviously great) article on Todd Manning. Cheers! MrWooHoo (talk) 01:56, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 November 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2015)

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The First Geneva Convention (1864) is one of the earliest formulations of international law.
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International law

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Previous selections: Coffee production in Cuba • Goods and services

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The Signpost: 02 December 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2015)

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Princess Leia with characteristic hairstyle cosplayed.
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Princess Leia

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Previous selections: International law • Coffee production in Cuba

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The Signpost: 09 December 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2015)

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The word scandal is used a few times in several bibles like Douay–Rheims Bible.
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Scandal

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Previous selections: Princess Leia • International law

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The Signpost: 16 December 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2015)

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Hors d'oeuvre, also known as an appetizer or starter, is a food item served before the main courses of a meal.
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Hors d'oeuvre

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Previous selections: Scandal • Princess Leia

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WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...

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Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.

After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine (User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason (User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew (User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.

We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.

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. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring 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. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Figureskatingfan (talk), and Godot13 (talk).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 53, 2015)

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Hello, MrWooHoo.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Person of the Year

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Previous selections: Hors d'oeuvre • Scandal

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The Signpost: 30 December 2015

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Happy New Year, MrWooHoo!

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Happy New Year!

MrWooHoo,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Liz Read! Talk! 23:40, 31 December 2015 (UTC)


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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2016)

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King Mswati III, the monarch of Swaziland, one of the Monarchies in Africa.
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Monarchies in Africa

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Previous selections: Person of the Year • Hors d'oeuvre

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Reversion question

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I am curious as to why you reverted my edits to the Star Alliance page. I was merely trying to standardize it to match the style of the Oneworld and Skyteam pages.Nkrosse (talk) 03:07, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

The copyeditor, Miniapolis already deleted flag icons from the Star Alliance article per WP:TOOMANY. I even think the flag icons are unnecessary on the Oneworld and Skyteam articles myself per WP:TOOMANY. However, I'd like to ask Miniapolis his/her opinion. MrWooHoo (talk) 03:14, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors 2015 End of Year Report

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Guild of Copy Editors 2015 End of Year Report
Our 2015 End of Year Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

  • Summary of Drives, Blitzes, and the Requests page;
  • New record lows in the article backlog and on the Requests page;
  • Coordinator election results;
  • Membership news;
  • Changes around the Guild's pages;
  • Plans for 2016.
– Your project coordinators: Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978.
To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by Jonesey95 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:41, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 January 2016

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WikiCup 2016: Game On!

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We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016: Game On!

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We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2016)

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Depictions of various deities on the entrance tower of Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore, dedicated to the Hindu goddess of rain; Mariamman.
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Deity

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Previous selections: Monarchies in Africa • Person of the Year

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The Signpost: 13 January 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2016)

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Chowder

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Previous selections: Deity • Monarchies in Africa

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The Signpost: 20 January 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2016)

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Izakaya

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Previous selections: Chowder • Deity

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The Signpost: 27 January 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2016)

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The slaughtered swine (1652) by Barent Fabricius, a depiction of a killed animal
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Killing of animals

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Previous selections: Izakaya • Chowder

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Invitation to the Google Doodle task force

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Hello, MrWooHoo. You're invited to join the Google Doodle task force of the Today's articles for improvement project. We aim to improve articles on current and previous Google Doodles to turn them into a valuable and inspiring resource for interested readers.

If interested in joining, please add your name to the list of members. Thank you for your consideration.

– Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:54, 2 February 2016 (UTC) on behalf of WikiProject Today's articles for improvement

This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2016)

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Delivery trucks in San Salvador, El Salvador
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Delivery (commerce)

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Previous selections: Killing of animals • Izakaya

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2016 GA Cup

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup

Greetings, all!

We would like to announce the start of the 3rd GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been two GA Cups; both were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 500 nominations listed and about 450 articles waiting to be reviewed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time.

The 3rd GA Cup will begin on March 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on July 31, 2016), but this may change based on participant numbers. There will be slight changes to the scoring system, based upon feedback we've received in the months since GA Cup #2. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same. We're also looking to spice up the competition a bit by running parallel competitions. Finally, there's a possibility of assisting a WikiProject Good Articles backlog drive in the last three weeks of February, before our competition. Please stay tuned for more information as we get it.

Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on February 20, 2015. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now!

If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges.

Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar and MrWooHoo.

To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:31, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 February 2016

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Teahouse

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Teahouse logo
Dear MrWooHoo, thank you for volunteering as a host at the Teahouse. Wikipedia is a community of people working together to make knowledge free. You are an important part of that effort! By joining as a Host, you are helping new users get a hold of the ropes here at Wikipedia, and helping experienced users that just have a question about how something works. We appreciate your willingness to help!


This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2016)

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An iceberg, which is relatively cold.
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Cold

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Previous selections: Delivery (commerce) • Killing of animals

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The Signpost: 10 February 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2016)

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Several of the commonly known molecules.
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Molecule

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Previous selections: Cold • Delivery (commerce)

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The Signpost: 24 February 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2016)

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Hello, MrWooHoo.

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Music of Africa

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Previous selections: Molecule • Cold

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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

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

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Connecticut Cyclonebiskit (submissions), and two each by Denmark MPJ-DK (submissions), Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), Florida 12george1 (submissions), and New South Wales Cas Liber (submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by There's always time for skeletons Adam Cuerden (submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with Lancashire J Milburn (submissions) completing nine.

If you are concerned that your nomination 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. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:38, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

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