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WikiCup 2013 July newsletter

We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by Piotrus (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

Other than that, there is not much to report! If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:10, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 August newsletter

This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:

1. Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
2. Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
4. Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
5. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
6. Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
7. Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
8. Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Piotrus (submissions), Figureskatingfan (submissions), ThaddeusB (submissions), Dana boomer (submissions), Status (submissions), Ed! (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: 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 reduce 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:10, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Francis Folger Franklin

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Your GA nomination of Francis Folger Franklin

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WikiCup 2013 September newsletter

In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).

The did you know (DYK) eligibility criteria have recently changed, meaning that newly passed good articles are accepted as "new" for did you know purposes. However, in the interests of not changing the WikiCup rules mid-competition, please note that only articles eligible for DYK under the old system (that is, newly created articles or 5x expansions) will be eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do, however, have time to discuss how this new system will work for next year's competition; a discussion will be opened in due course. On that note, thoughts are welcome on changes you'd like to see for next year. What worked? What didn't work? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of? All Wikipedians, new or old, are also warmly invited to sign up for the 2014 WikiCup.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) 22:35, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Edward of Angoulême

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Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil

Hi, Alex. How did you have access to the "Anuário do Museu Imperial"? --Lecen (talk) 17:59, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

@Lecen: Well, I haven't actually read the article, I found a reference to Pedro's baptism on the Portuguese Wikipedia and translated it. --Alex (talk) 19:43, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

There are a few mistakes in the article. He died of yellow fever. He had two godparents, not three. Do you mind if I correct them? --Lecen (talk) 12:36, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

@Lecen: Absolutely not, if you can provide citations for your changes. Longo says that it was typhoid fever that killer Pedro and, as for the godparents, that I am not absolutely sure of. So, feel free to edit out any mistakes. --Alex (talk) 16:58, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Alex: Hi, and thank you for the hard work on Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil. You will see that I have made a contribution to the Featured Article debate on this article; I felt it better to oppose the promotion of the article to FA status at this time, for reasons that I explain on the FA nominations page. I hope you will understand that this is not a reflection on the quality of the article, but arises from my concerns about the procedural issues involved. I am confident that in the future this article will have a good chance of becoming a Featured Article; we just need to wait until we are sure that the text and formatting are stable. This will probably take a few months, but I hope you'll agree that the delay will be worth it. Please feel free to get in touch if you'd like to discuss this further. And once again, congratulations on improving the existing article so much! RomanSpa (talk) 21:38, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

I have no opinion on the FA, but would you be interested in nominating the article for WP:DYK? It's been expanded enough to be eligible. Chris857 (talk) 22:34, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

@Chris857: I hadn't though about it, but I have just posted the nomination. --Alex (talk) 23:00, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil

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Two many FACs

Hi, according to WP:FAC, an editor "is allowed to be the sole nominator of only one article at a time"; with your nomination of Arthur, Prince of Wales, you have two FACs undergoing review at the same time. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 04:51, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

@Sp33dyphil: I honestly looked for that for two hours, I thought there should be a restriction. What should I do now? --Alex (talk) 16:27, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

I think you need to withdraw the latest nomination, instead of simply deleting the page, since J Milburn has commented on the FAC. Or, you could ask another major contributor to be co-nom to the second FAC. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 07:33, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Ian Rose, Ucucha, GrahamColm: Just wanting to alert the delegates and keeping the discussion here on the nom's talk page. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 10:28, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm willing to withdraw the nomination, and I'll re-nominate it when I'm done with my other FAC. That'll also give me some time to work out any issues with the article. --Alex (talk) 17:55, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Noted. I'm sure you have honestly looked for the restriction, but your enthusiasm I presume must have clouded your judgment. With your Pedro FAC going so well, I think you would be able to renominate your second article for FA class in no time. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 06:52, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

Ian Rose has said that he is inclined to give you "a reasonable exception" in this case. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 12:00, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

I think it's just awful the way Alexcc keeps creating all this high-quality content e.g. [1], thereby overloading the FA process. He should aim lower and crank out humdrum half-baked articles instead. EEng (talk) 17:11, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Edmund Ætheling

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Your GA nomination of Prince John of the United Kingdom

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I have a hard time resisting tinkering with others' prose -- feel free to revert or open a thread (either on the GA page or, if the discussion can wait until after the GA, on the regular Talk). EEng (talk) 02:37, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Edmund Ætheling

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Regarding Arthur

Greetings. I just wanted to say, I think the article is in pretty good shape. It seems well sourced and reasonably complete. If you take care of the prose issues and minor MoS issues that people have brought up at the FAC, it will certainly be at GA status and would be a strong new FAC. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 18:25, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

@Quadell: So, in your opinion, should I maintain the FAN, or should I just withdraw it and nominate it for GA? Cheers, Alex (talk) 18:33, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, that's a though call. Since you already offered to withdraw it, it might be troublesome to un-withdraw it. (Some reviewers might be hesitant to go through the trouble of reviewing, if they think you might withdraw the nomination.) So I think if it were me, I would withdraw it, address all the issues listed, and nominate it for GAN. Once it passes GAN (and I'm sure it will), the added feedback will help it become even stronger, and you can renominate it for a second FAC. When you do, let me know; assuming you've addressed all my previous concerns by then, I'll be very likely to support. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 18:48, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Very well, I'll let you know when I decide to re-nominate it. Cheers, Alex (talk) 19:08, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Dermide Leclerc

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Your GA nomination of Dermide Leclerc

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Your GA nomination of Prince John of the United Kingdom

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A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Well done with Prince John of the United Kingdom! Always happy to see other editors tackling royal biographies. Ruby 2010/2013 17:32, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! Alex (talk) 17:53, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

I saw your plan for royal biographies on your userpage. I'm actually planning a few royalty projects of my own (During 2014, I would like to bring George III's remaining children to GA, starting with Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom). I'd be open to a collaboration if you're interested. Ruby 2010/2013 18:17, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

I'd be willing to help with some, I'll see for sure when you want to start. Alex (talk) 18:21, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

I actually owe you one of these, too:

		The Good Article Barnstar
		For your contributions to bring Dermide Leclerc to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 18:55, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

I really appreciate all you're doing in this area. -- Khazar2 (talk) 18:55, 29 October 2013 (UTC

Thanks! Alex (talk) 20:05, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

1. Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
2. Hawkeye7 (submissions)
3. Sasata (submissions)
4. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
5. Casliber (submissions)
6. Adam Cuerden (submissions)
7. Miyagawa (submissions)
8. Piotrus (submissions)
9. Ealdgyth (submissions)

All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:

• Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
• Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
• Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
• Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
• Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
• Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
• Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.
• The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
• Finally, the judges are awarding Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.

Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

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 achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. 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 • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:10, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014

Hi, you should consider signing up for WikiCup 2014. Cheers, --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 00:42, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Pedro FAC

Hi Alex, I suggest you, as the FA nominator of Pedro, weigh into the discussion that has been taken place over at that page. Unless you want to see the FAC fail, you should respond to the comments of Lecen and hamiltonstone's and address the opposes. Otherwise you could simply withdraw the nomination to let the dust settle. Regards, --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 06:50, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Great minds, Phil, you've posted just as I was about to, although my angle is slightly different... What I was going to say, Alex, is that given the changes to the article, I was considering a restart to the review rather than archiving it. The argument for a restart is that although Lecen changed the article a good deal, it's been essentially stable since then, and if you regard it as having improved (regardless of the way that was done, which I understand may have annoyed you) then a restart makes sense. If on the other hand you dispute the form of the article as Lecen has left it and need to discuss it with him and perhaps re-edit it yet again, then archiving is indeed preferable. Pls let me know here ASAP; I have this page watchlisted. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:43, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

@Ian Rose: You sure you're not me? ;) --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 12:25, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

I have another article I'm editing at the moment which I really want to get past FAC, so I suppose I can withdraw it and nominate it for GA, or perhaps you could nominate it for FA again. Alex (talk) 17:28, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by "perhaps you could nominate it for FA again". Essentially, anyone nominating (or continuing with the nomination of) an article must have their heart in it and endorse what's in the article. If you endorse the article as it is now, after Lecen's changes, then restarting the nomination would be in order (remembering there's no guarantee of promotion after the restart, that ultimately lies in the hands of the reviewers, as always). If you don't endorse his changes, or you need time to consider/discuss/rework them, then withdrawing/archiving is the better option at this stage. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:30, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

In that case, I suppose I'll withdraw it. Alex (talk) 18:09, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Arthur, Prince of Wales

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Your GA nomination of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia

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Your GA nomination of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia

The article Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia 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 needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Khazar2 -- Khazar2 (talk) 02:30, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia

The article Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Khazar2 -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:52, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Good Article Barnstar
		For your contributions to bring Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia to Good Article status. I realize this is the second one of these I've given you in a month's time, but your high-quality contributions deserve the continued recognition. Keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:56, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Arthur, Prince of Wales

The article Arthur, Prince of Wales you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Arthur, Prince of Wales for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 14:12, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Wow, a two-GA day! (Nice work)^{2. -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:15, 30 November 2013 (UTC)}

Congrats from me too. I hope to see the article back at FAC soon. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 14:48, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

@Khazar2 and Quadell: Thanks so much! I'm currently working on another article, and I have been for almost a month, hoping to get it to FA status soon. Cheers, Alex (talk) 15:50, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Terrific--good luck with it. And by the way, I don't know if your work on Michael has gotten you interested in his brother, but it looks like Nicholas II of Russia would bag you the top tier of the Million Award. Khazar2 (talk) 17:27, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

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Streets?

First, thank you for your excellent work on the article, which was much needed. (All our articles on Romanian royalty could use some improvement.) Second, what would you say to adding something like this?

"Two high schools are named for Marie, in Constanța and Dorohoi. A boulevard and a square in Bucharest bear Marie's name, as well as a square in Timișoara and streets in Alba Iulia, Bechet, Berceni, Caransebeș, Dej and Râmnicu Vâlcea. In the interwar period, what is now Eroilor Avenue in Cluj-Napoca was named after her, as were streets in Cernăuți and Deva."

On the one hand, it does seem useful. On the other hand, I don't think a source is strictly necessary, but it would be quite difficult to cite for each one if that were the case; I mainly gleaned the information from Google Maps, and this and this. Anyway, it's up to you. - Biruitorul ^Talk 22:30, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 January newsletter

The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• 12george1 (submissions) and TropicalAnalystwx13 (submissions) were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981) and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013.
• Sven Manguard (submissions) scored the first ITN points for 2014 North American polar vortex.
• WonderBoy1998 (submissions) scored points for an early good topic, finishing off 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)

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)

FA congratulations

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon, please nominate it at the requests page; if you'd like to see an FA on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with 1,323 articles in Category:Featured articles that have not appeared on the main page at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite^Talk 22:32, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Marie of Romania

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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)

Talk:Marie of Romania/GA1

On request I took over the review of Marie of Romania. I have finished the review, and while I like the article I have some concerns over the amount of images and the length of the text, so the review is on hold until those concerns are addressed. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 14:57, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

This user helped promote Marie of Romania to good article status.

A decent article. As part of ongoing development, especially if considering going for FA, I suggest trimming the article down to a more digestible size. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 10:06, 8 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) 17:56, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Katherine McKinley

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WikiCup 2014 June newsletter

After an extremely close race, Round 3 is over. 244 points secured a place in Round 4, which is comparable to previous years- 321 was required in 2013, while 243 points were needed in 2012. Pool C's Godot13 (submissions) was the round's highest scorer, mostly due to a 32 featured pictures, including both scans and photographs. Also from Pool C, Casliber (submissions) finished second overall, claiming three featured articles, including the high-importance Grus (constellation). Third place was Pool B's , whose contributions included featured articles Russian battleship Poltava (1894) and Russian battleship Peresvet. Pool C saw the highest number of participants advance, with six out of eight making it to the next round.

The round saw this year's first featured portal, with Sven Manguard (submissions) taking Portal:Literature to featured status. The round also saw the first good topic points, thanks to 12george1 (submissions) and the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. This means that all content types have been claimed this year. Other contributions of note this round include a featured topic on Maya Angelou's autobiographies from Figureskatingfan (submissions), a good article on the noted Czech footballer Tomáš Rosický from Cloudz679 (submissions) and a now-featured video game screenshot, freely released due to the efforts of Sven Manguard (submissions).

The judges would like to remind participants to update submission pages promptly. This means that content can be checked, and allows those following the competition (including those participating) to keep track of scores effectively. This round has seen discussion about various aspects of the WikiCup's rules and procedures. Those interested in the competition can be assured that formal discussions about how next year's competition will work will be opened shortly, and all are welcome to voice their views then. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on 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 · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 18:48, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

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)

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)

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) 22:51, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 is just around the corner...

Hello everyone, and may we wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2015 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. We have a few important announcements concerning the future of the WikiCup.

• We would like to announce that Josh (J Milburn) and Ed (The ed17), who have been WikiCup judges since 2009 and 2010 respectively, are stepping down. This decision has been made for a number of reasons, but the main one is time. Both Josh and Ed have found that, over the previous year, they have been unable to devote the time necessary to the WikiCup, and it is not likely that they will be able to do this in the near future. Furthermore, new people at the helm can only help to invigorate the WikiCup and keep it dynamic. Josh and Ed will still be around, and will likely be participating in the Cup this following year as competitors, which is where both started out.
• In a similar vein, we hope you will all join us in welcoming Jason (Sturmvogel 66) and Christine (Figureskatingfan), who are joining Brian (Miyagawa) to form the 2015 WikiCup judging team. Jason is a WikiCup veteran, having won in 2010 and finishing in fifth this year. Christine has participated in two WikiCups, reaching the semi-finals in both, and is responsible for the GA Cup, which she now co-runs.
• The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on 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) 18:53, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Precious

nobility

Thank you for quality contributions to articles about European royalty and lesser known children, such as Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil, Edward of Angoulême and Anne Hyde, performed in collaboration, for moving pages to people's proper titles, for your GA goal, - Alex, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:27, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Three years ago, you were recipient no. 1437 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:20, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

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Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnell

Dear Alexcoldcasefan. Thank you for your edits on the article "Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnell". I see you are an experienced wikipedian with an impressive track record of GAs and FAs that I do not have. You improved, among others, the lifespan information of her siblings. But, should you not have also added the corresponding citations? She now seems to have two brothers called Richard. Is this an error? Please help. With many thanks and best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 08:21, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

@Johannes Schade: Hi! No, it's not an error, I just read the same book that is already referenced for her siblings. The first reference used in the sibling table has a link to the first in a series of about 3-4 pages that contain details on all of the siblings (including the two consecutive Richards) and mention years, dates and the like. I could've referenced each sibling, but felt it unnecessary since the page was already there, but feel free to, if you find the page could use it! Alex (talk) 20:24, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Dear Alexcoldcasefan. You were quite evidently right. I should have looked better at the lifespans. I found the details mentioned by you in Sergeant on page 7 and added corresponding citations. I hope you agree. With many thanks for your help and best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 21:27, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Elizabeth of York

Hello, I noticed the changes you made for Elizabeth's naming. I like that just as much as my revision (which I coincidently did the same time as you did, though you published it just before mines, despite having the similar intentions), but I did that originally as a bit of a compromise; looking into the talk page for Edward IV, I noticed that there are some editors who don't like using "Elizabeth, Queen of England", thinking that people will idiotically mistake that for Elizabeth I. Just a precaution if someone does change it back to "Elizabeth, Queen Consort", or even worse in my opinion, bring back the "of York" naming conventions to the list of Edward's issue, which led to the jumbled up list we both encountered and wanted to fix. Thanks. Yourlocallordandsavior (talk) 20:48, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Using the Interlanguage link template instead of a piped link to an article in another language

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• Advantage: It adheres to the principle of least astonishment (WP:SURPRISE) from the Writing better articles explanatory supplement to the Wikipedia:Manual of Style guideline. See the principle of least astonishment (POLA) article for a fuller explanation of the concept. Basically, if you link to another language & use a piped label, the user will have no idea that they are going to a foreign language article. I believe that, more often than not, this would lead to a WTF?!? reaction.}}
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Please have a look at my {{ill}} substitutions for your piped links to itwiki at Gian Galeazzo Visconti & Bianca Maria Visconti. Peaceray (talk) 18:43, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

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Questions about expressions in Edmund Ætheling

Dear Alexcoldcasefan

Hello. My name is Ansokuko-San, a Japanese Wikipedian. I have some questions about some expressions in this article. If you can specify them, please tell me. ( I am now nominating this article of Japanese version for the Good Article, but some veterans are asking me to make some points more specific. I need your help……) Four points below are now being asked by veterans.

Q1

・ < Edmund and Edward were recorded as being "somewhat grown, and had passed twelve years" when they arrived in Yaroslav's capital, Gardorika [27] >
→ the veteran is asking me about the name of literatures that prove those sentences above.

Q2&Q3

・< A mid thirteenth-century letopis (chronicle) records nothing of Edmund and Edward's stay at the Kievan court, although later Russian chronicles do mention their refuge.[29]>
→the veteran is asking me about the specific name of letopis that prove those sentences.

→the veteran is asking me about later. When were those later Russian Chronicles made? He is saying there are too many Russian chronicles to find the right ones mentioned here.

Q4

・<The Æthelings' presence at the Kievan court presented itself as "a very useful negotiating counter" for Yaroslav's Western-orientated foreign policy.[32]
→What is the Western-oriented foreign policy? and How Kiev used Æthelings as a very usuful negotiating counter?

These four points are all about I want to ask. I hope they are resolved and these resolutions make this article better! Sorry for bad English.If you need more explanation, don’t hesitate to ask! —安息香酸 (talk) 04:27, 16 February 2024 (UTC) regards

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