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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

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 Cyclonebiskit (submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), and Cas Liber (submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by 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 Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with 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) 02:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 March newsletter (update)

Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber (submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:06, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

March events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:

• On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
• On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
• On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

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Help with topic ban.

I am asking for your help at this ANI[1] where I am hoping to get my topic ban lifted.

Because Drmies, who banned me, is an Arbcom member, I have asked another Arbcom member to review the ban as I think other admins will find reversing a ban by an Arbcom member intimidating. Martin Hogbin (talk) 13:16, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

@Martin Hogbin: I have no interest in reviewing your restriction on my own. --In actu (Guerillero) | My Talk 16:22, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

How should I appeal this crazy ban then? Martin Hogbin (talk) 16:31, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

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Out Of the Office

For the first time since November, it is above 60 degrees F out. If you need me, I will be outside. --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 01:58, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

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Dennis L. Montgomery

Please see a recent 3RR case about this article. You commented previously on the talk page at Talk:Dennis L. Montgomery#Restoration. I blocked a new editor, User:Fixtherecord, who broke 3RR while trying to remove a large part of the article. I was wondering if there was a BLP issue. After reading your talk page comment, it seemed to me you were OK with what was in the article, at least as of February 2016. Let me know if I overlooked anything, and if any BLP edits are needed, you should obviously go ahead. Fixtherecord couldn't give an understandable explanation of whatever problem he saw. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 04:21, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

@EdJohnston: I take no side in the content of the article except that it is in a much better state than when I blanked prt of the bio --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 03:56, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Decline

You don't have to tell me why, but I would like to know. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:04, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

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What is a 500/30 restriction?

What is a 500/30 restriction?

Thanks! Carl (talk) 20:18, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Prof. Carl Hewitt: See Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel_articles_3#500.2F30. The relevant section: "All IP editors, accounts with fewer than 500 edits, and accounts with less than 30 days tenure are prohibited from editing any page that could be reasonably construed as being related to the Arab-Israeli conflict." ~ Matthewrbowker ^{Drop me a note} 22:47, 30 March 2016 (UTC)