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WikiCup 2012 October newsletter

The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to Cwmhiraeth (submissions), our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009), Sturmvogel 66 (2010) and Hurricanehink (2011). Our final standings were as follows:

1. Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
2. Sasata (submissions)
3. Grapple X (submissions)
4. Casliber (submissions)
5. Muboshgu (submissions)
6. Miyagawa (submissions)
7. Ruby2010 (submissions)
8. Dana Boomer (submissions)

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

• The featured article award goes to Grapple X (submissions), for four featured articles in the final round.
• The good article award also goes to Grapple X (submissions), for 19 good articles in the second round.
• The list award goes to Muboshgu (submissions), for three featured lists in the final round.
• The topic award goes to Grapple X (submissions), for three good topics (with around 40 articles) in round 4.
• The did you know award goes to Cwmhiraeth (submissions), for well over 100 DYKs in the final round.
• The news award goes to ThaddeusB (submissions), for 10 in the news items in round 3.
• The picture award goes to Grandiose (submissions), for two featured pictures in round 2.
• The reviewer award goes to both Ruby2010 (submissions) (14 reviews in round 1) and Grandiose (submissions) (14 reviews in round 3).
• Finally, for achieving an incredible bonus point total in the final round, and for bringing the top-importance article frog to featured status, a biostar has been awarded to Cwmhiraeth (submissions).

Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Wikipedia has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.

Next year's WikiCup will begin in January. Currently, discussions and polls are open, and all contributions are welcome. You can also sign up for next year's competition. There will be no further newsletters this year, although brief notes may be sent out in December to remind everyone about the upcoming competition. It's been a pleasure to work with you all, and we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:51, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

you didn't have to delete my stuff! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iloveonedirection123 (talk • contribs) 22:57, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

ohaider

Hai TerryAga (talk) 04:50, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:EchoSign logo.png)

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Deletion of Dare MattG

Sorry for the bummer of an article. I wish I could have made a serious impact for the large audience of MattG124. He really is, in my opinion, an inspiration to amateur filmmakers everywhere. I would have the utmost pleasure in doing the YouTube community a favor, as well as to Matt Gibson himself, by creating this page to commemorate his large legacy in what he has done. Thank you for your time, Richard Martinez Usepeandrichyequalsepicwin (talk) 23:20, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

The most basic standard for inclusion in Wikipedia is not whether or not it exists, but notability - that is, whether or not the subject has received attention from the press or other reliable sources. Wikipedia is not a place to establish one's notability, and so an article that does not assert significance or importance can be speedily deleted. →Σσς. (Sigma) 20:30, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

RFa

Since you recently went through an RfA, could you be so kind as to look at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Apteva 2 and see if anything is missing? If you wish you are free to nominate as well. Apteva (talk) 20:03, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't really feel in a position to help you there. You could perhaps ask at WP:RRN. →Σσς. (Sigma) 20:28, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Editing question

Hi! Do you know how to control the height of an image, just like 25px controls the width? I am struggling with this on another wiki and need help with this. Thanks Xtreme2000 (talk) 20:23, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

As far as I know, there isn't. →Σσς. (Sigma) 20:28, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

AFAIK it is determined by the aspect ratio, but html is generally supported so it should be possible to squish images using height and width parameters. Apteva (talk) 20:30, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes it is possible. If you look at Wikipedia:Extended image syntax, you do it by xHEIGHTpx. Legoktm (talk) 20:35, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Thats great - Thanks very much Xtreme2000 (talk) 20:54, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation

Cesar Balsa, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
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You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you are more than welcome to continue submitting work to Articles for Creation.

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Jr Mime (talk) 19:28, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Dear sir I would like to know am I banned or not.? Please tell me what kind of prevention is it?. Why my name is in red font? Thanks for your previous note. R.azz.miligi (talk) 21:50, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

sorry about that — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nrent12 (talk • contribs) 00:30, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Dear Editor Sir, Thank you very much for Tag "Madhav Brahmin". I have sent a article under this tag.You are requested to please correct it, and display on the Wikipedia. Again thank you very much for this. Ajay Kumar Sharma Digpal (talk) 14:45, 19 November 2012 (UTC) Dear Editor Sir,

I don't know who one deleted my article under head "Bora,Punjab".I am sending again for displaying on the website. I want to clear That under head "Bora Punjab" is about village Bora and people. Where the head "Madhav Brahmin" is about the whole Madhav Brahmin community. Thanking you Ajay Kumar Sharma Digpal (talk) 15:48, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

WP:REX#Chinese masses of permineralised plant material

Dear Σ! I've got the wanted article now. Where I have to send it to? I am waiting for a wikimail from you... -- Greetings, Doc Taxon (talk) 17:21, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Email sent. →Σσς. (Sigma) 19:57, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Email back ... -- Doc Taxon (talk) 11:15, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Possible problem?

I don't know if this is a widespread issue, but your bot was breaking the infobox template here. Just thought you should know. Parsecboy (talk) 23:11, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

It appears to be a problem specific to tables. I'll fix that later. →Σσς. (Sigma) 20:41, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

BAGBot: Your bot request Lowercase sigmabot III

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hi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.186.222.152 (talk) 21:06, 27 November 2012 (UTC)