We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is Hurricanehink (submissions) with 231 points, who leads Pool H. Piotrus (submissions) (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring.
A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round three is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:53, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Just to let you know that Charles Holden which you were kind enough to support, has been renominated. --DavidCane (talk) 01:28, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello. If you have spare time, could you peer review a good article aiming for featured article status? It is about the song "Better Than Today". I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance. I Help, When I Can. [12] 04:14, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
I think it could happen; I have found a plan [[1] not much of one, but enough - I think a 3D model would be enough to make a proper article interesting - otherwise those flat dull facades all painted white - well, it could never amount to much. I'll start doing it ASAP, but it won't be quick. If you are ever in that area, perhaps you could pop in and buy a guidebook? Giacomo Returned 20:00, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi, we've been sprucing up the Frank Buckles article since you visited there. It's a subject of interest to me, plus I felt a need to try and earn the two (!) barnstars I got for that article. There seems to be some sentiment to take it to FAC, but I haven't really taken a position about that. On one hand, the article seems ready now. On the other hand, a documentary film (and maybe a written biography) is in the works which might provide further material. You previously suggested that it might be better to wait. But now the article has 100 very diverse footnoted sources, so I think the main points of his life are already published. In a way, not having lots of books to peruse is an advantage, because the currently-available sources make pretty clear what the main points are, instead of us having to pick and choose points from a huge book. Anyway, your further thoughts in the matter would be appreciated if you have a little time. I don't want to get involved in a FAC if patience would be the preferred course. Cheers.Anythingyouwant (talk) 02:41, 16 April 2011 (UTC) Oh, I just noticed the section above titled "Frank Buckles PR". Well, if you have anything to add based on (1) my comment above, or (2) the much-improved state of the article, that would be appreciated. Otherwise, I'll just have to go ahead and make a decision (I'd rather avoid and delay this decision!).Anythingyouwant (talk) 03:35, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
I want to thank you for your review of Egyptian temple for FA status. I also want to thank you for FAC reviewing in general—I did it out of a sense of obligation while Egyptian temple was at FAC, and I hated it. Kudos to everybody who keeps the system working. A. Parrot (talk) 05:49, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
I wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten about your concerns, but that RL has been killer lately. I'm going to set aside time tonight to work on those images and try to get a little more on the geography and general organization of the area. ceranthor 22:37, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
I just stumbled over a page I meant to show you before when discussing comprehensiveness - for instance, another article I am developing is Xerochrysum bracteatum. Now I have harvested the sources from a Web of Science search. This article isn't big so I'd happily add primary sources, but if you cast your eyes over the list at Talk:Xerochrysum bracteatum, you'll notice a whole bunch of extremely specialised and obscure articles that I think have nothing to interest the layperson. Others are borderline and I will check. Anyway, I know this is very belated but I forgot about it for a couple of months... :/ Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:12, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Look what I found! diff ... an obituary and another image! —Disavian (talk/contribs) 04:06, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Just letting you know, I went ahead and put it on FAC: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/James E. Boyd (scientist)/archive2. The best way to salvation is through the fire, in my perspective. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 05:50, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
I was going by WP:ELNEVER: "editors are restricted from linking to the following, without exception: Material that violates the copyrights of others... This is particularly relevant when linking to sites such as YouTube, where due care should be taken to avoid linking to material that violates copyright". Then there's WP:YOUTUBE: "There is no blanket ban on linking to YouTube or other user-submitted video sites, as long as the links abide by the guidelines on this page." What do you think? - Biruitorul Talk 19:36, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Carcharoth. Since you appear to be an image expert, having conducted image reviews for FAC, could you weigh in at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions#Vietnamese Government PD? Thanks, Goodvac (talk) 02:13, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
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Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Casliber (submissions), who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.
This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to Hurricanehink (submissions) and Nergaal (submissions) who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to Candlewicke (submissions) (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!
Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 19:10, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Carcharoth. Exactly a year ago, Ceranthor, you, and me brought David A. Johnston to the main page. That's without a doubt my favorite thing to have done on Wikipedia, so thanks to you both! Awickert (talk) 15:25, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
User:Kingpin13/PCBLPs from a while ago though - Kingpin13 (talk) 20:47, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
Carcharoth, on my talk page (25 April) you rebuke me for linking an Arbcom case to an AfD debate. You say that my action was "wrong". This is a word with many meanings ranging from "inadvisable" to "contrary to policy" or beyond. Can you clarify what you meant, and where in the spectrum of "wrongness" my offence lies? Xxanthippe (talk) 00:05, 22 May 2011 (UTC).
As a user who participated in Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 April 4#Category:Famous animals and subcats, you may be interested in a discussion related to this at Category talk:Individual animals#Recent Cfd moves. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:17, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for the generally supportive comments. We may not agree 100% on things, but at least you are reading the case and considering the facts, which is the most important aspect.
There's one thing that I think is worth discussing, but I don't think is worth clogging up the Arbcom page. I agree that there were articles placed under PC where the thought process had nothing to do with a trial: the admin simply chose what he though was the most appropriate protection level out of the group available to him at the time. That really doesn't affect the fact that PC1 and PC2 were under trial. No matter what the intent was in the protecting admin's mind, the trial has come to an end, and consensus was to flip the protection to a standard selection for all the articles under PC. That means that someone had to evaluate the situation and do the appropriate switching. The original intent isn't the point: what matters is the event that triggered the protection. Someone still has to look over the article history and judge what the best fit is out of the protection mechanisms that remain.—Kww(talk) 01:26, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
There's nothing personal in it, I'm just sick of the whole thing, the article, Gunpowder Plot stuff, PBS's RFC, the lot. Apologies if that frustration comes across as an attack, it isn't meant that way. Parrot of Doom 16:46, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Carcharoth. This comment is made in my capacity as an arbitration clerk. I have removed your responses to other participants from the BLP and flagged revisions case request, because your statement was well in excess of the 500 word limit. As a reminder, the word limit is established in the introduction to WP:A/R/C thus: "All editors wishing to make statements should keep their statements and any responses to other statements to 500 words or fewer, citing supporting diffs where possible.") I will leave it to you to re-add the material that you want to keep, but please ensure that your statement does not again exceed the length restriction. Thank you. AGK [•] 21:38, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Just a note to say I replied to you at the Air-tractor sledge FAC (I don't suppose I could get a declaration out of you; the FAC's a little bogged down at the moment?) I don't have any plans to work on Byrd's article at the moment (I'd be more likely to tackle Wilkins') but this whole area is under-covered on Wikipedia. It's just crying out for a History of Antarctic aviation article! Apterygial talk 01:12, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
There isn't really a standard, unfortunately. Once you go back a certain point (which varies by decade), there is no real consistency. In the western Pacific, there isn't even any data on most storms in the 1920s, so a storm in that decade would be better as a standalone article. In the Atlantic post-1868 or East Pacific post-1967, chances are the storm already has a section. If there isn't much info to be added, it should just be in the section summary. Conversely, if it's in any other basin, it comes down to how the season article is and how notable the storm is. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:43, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello, Carcharoth, I wonder if you would mind reading through the Talk:Bonfire Night page, if you haven't already? You strike me as a sensible contributor, and it isn't clear to me why you appear to support the Bonfire Night page being converted from its function of a disambiguation page into being the de facto "contemporary events" section of Guy Fawkes Night. If you do support that, do you feel it should also serve (as it does now) as a disambiguation page? Please see also this section of the FA review talk page, although it is in much the same vein. In my view, this is all very odd. Moonraker (talk) 20:04, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
We're half way through round 3 of the 2011 WikiCup. There are currently 32 remaining in the competition, but only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Casliber (submissions), of pool D, is our overall leader with nearly 200 points, while pools A, B and C are led by Racepacket (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions) and Canada Hky (submissions) respectively. The score required to reach the next round is 35, though this will no doubt go up significantly as the round progresses. We have a good number of high scorers, but also a considerable number who are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. Also, an important note concerning nominations at featured article candidates: if you are nominating content for which you intend to claim WikiCup points, please make this clear in the nomination statement so that the FAC director and his delegates are aware of the fact.
A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:23, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
