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One to check?I mentioned it in passing on the talk page, but in my opinion, Royroydeb's 2 GAs don't show any substantive work in 2016. Zesh Rehman This one looks like he's added content, but if you actually compare the revisions, it's taking out a couple of things, and just changing the format of the dates in the cites - clearly not worthy of the points. Darren O'Dea This one, he's just taken out one sentence and formatted a table. I am sure you have lots to check and I thought these might sneak through because at first glance it looks okay - but they're clearly not, and I thought you'd want to nip it in the bud before he continues on flouting the rules. Thanks. Neekeem (talk) 22:37, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
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Smithsonian requestNext time you're there, is there any chance you could get me a high-resolution copy of this image? https://www.flickr.com/photos/25053835@N03/2551826378/ Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:44, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
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Some sort of sporting contest tops this week's traffic.
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AntarcticaI hope you enjoyed your visit to Antarctica and I imagine you now have a large number of images of cold places and things. I saw you had written and illustrated an article on the Carbajal Valley (are you going to submit it for DYK?), but there are no articles, as far as I can see, on the mountains on either side of your valley. I was wondering if you would like to consider co-operating on any articles, either existent or new, for which you now have suitable images. Besides writing articles on organisms, I am interested in ecology, national parks, geography etc., especially of places with extreme environments such as deserts, mountains, bogs and ice sheets. Let me know if you would be interested. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:44, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
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POTD notification![]() Hi Godot, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (NC-33)-North Carolina-27 Nov 1729 OBV.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 3, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-03-03. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:21, 16 February 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 17 February 2016Examining the impact of the knowledge engine
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ScoringWhat will happen if an user's GAN's review complete at the end of the round, but before the start of the next round, and he/she can't get to the next round without those points? 111.250.71.103 (talk) 08:50, 22 February 2016 (UTC) DYK for Carbajal Valley
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
333-blueGodot13, you pinged me when you did a talk-page post to 333-blue noting that the two GA review submissions were inadequate, and made some recommendations, one of which was to get some mentoring. 333 ignored that suggestion, the same as when I made a similar one a while back. 333-blue's next edit after your post was to open a new GA review, Talk:Hi-Level/GA1, which has just been promoted. While longer, the review was as much a disaster as the earlier ones. This will make three problematic GA reviews in a row, and it's not fair to the people who nominate the articles even if 333 does end up passing them: we don't know whether they are Good Articles because the criteria aren't understood or being applied properly. I was surprised to see that 333-blue, during the above GA review, went to comment on last month's completed peer review of Hi-Level, and has started a peer review for one of the articles you disallowed GA review credit for, Wikipedia:Peer review/Hyōgo-ku, Kobe/archive1, because 333 wants to promote it to FA. When I looked at the article at the time 333 passed it, my thought was that it was not GA quality and still needed some work. This is someone who doesn't understand the GA criteria or how they should be applied, and unfortunately the lure of WikiCup points is what got 333 started and probably continues to drive the reviews. I'm very much hoping you and the other judges will bar 333 from this category of participation, given a persistent inability to conduct a proper review. I've banged my head against this particular brick wall already. Thank you for your consideration. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:25, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
You also have to understand that once an article has passed GA, it shouldn't need anything else beyond possible updating, vandalism removal, etc, or expansion to go to FA. You're not going to get Wikicup points for fussing at articles that have already passed GAN. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 22:18, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
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Community technical news. HeyDid you go through the Good Article reviews and remove the unworthy ones? — Calvin999 21:57, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup 2015 March newsletter![]() 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 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) As you can see, you kind of screwed over Casliber, not mentioning his FA in the end-of-round report, nor giving him points for it. This should probably be fixed. Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:27, 2 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 Wikicup archivingBy the way, I jut fixed the talk archive. It shouldn't make much difference. Adam Cuerden (talk) 20:00, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
Whoops! Must be sure to remove notes to oneself. That was added when I first discovered it, then I contacted you, and forgot to remove it. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:14, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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The WMF reports on incoming requests. POTD notification![]() Hi Godot, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:POL-A1a-Bilet Skarbowy-5 Zlotych (1794 First Issue).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 24, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-03-24. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:48, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
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Wherein I am STILL fucking angry about systemic bias and am highlighting kick-ass articles we created and improved this month in our never-ending quest to fix it.
The Oscars, Super Tuesday, and Super Saturday"
Seeking template/infobox assistance
Template:Infobox U.S. national banks is my first attempt at creating a template/infobox page, and I am having some difficulty. Roughly half of the fields are working (see here). Any help would be greatly appreciated.--Godot13 (talk) 11:55, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
Nomination for merging of Template:Infobox U.S. national banks
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A Deutschland anniversary. Your GA nomination of Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician)Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Your GA nomination of Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician)The article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold Your GA nomination of Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician)The article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) you nominated as a good article has passed TFL notificationHi, Godot. I'm just posting to let you know that NASA space-flown Gemini and Apollo medallions – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for April 18. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 23:16, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:13, 30 March 2016 (UTC) DYK for U.S. national banks of Hawaii
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Using hashtags to track the results of Wikimedia outreach. Hi! I have nominated the subject list for FL. As you had commented on the previous 1954-59 FLC I thought you might be interested in this as well. Hence this note. Please can you find some time out and give your comments here? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 06:19, 4 April 2016 (UTC) POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (MA-87.15)-Massachusetts-1 May 1741 OBV.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on April 22, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-04-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:58, 4 April 2016 (UTC) You've got mail!![]() Message added 18:26, 8 April 2016 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. at any time by removing the — Calvin999 18:26, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
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FYIThought you might be int'd in this:
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Making sense of Wikipedia's social network WikiCup 2016 May newsletter![]() Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3. Round 2 saw three FAs (two by 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) 03:00, 5 May 2016 (UTC) POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-$10-RC-1879-Fr-214.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on May 26, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-05-26. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:26, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
$100,000,000,000,000How'd you like to be a multi-trillionaire? – Sca (talk) 13:42, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
AntarcticaWhat sort of cruise were you on? Sca (talk) 23:33, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
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Paid-editing controversy
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Prince gives way to Captain America
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For youCongratulations for your picture of the day -- yet another great image! Makes me want to cancel my credit cards and go back to using cash. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 06:11, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
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Albin Olsson has been right there with them, capturing dramatic images of singers from around the world. Mormon gold coinage 1849-1860Very curious to know whether the national collection, which you so memorably photographed last year, includes high-grade examples of these rarities. I only know of them from following Heritage Auctions by email (you ARE subscribed, I hope!?! It's free) and the memorable examples which have come up for sale through them in recent years. You don't have to be LDS to appreciate them; they are full of hope, aspiration, and (Masonic) charm. Though apparently minted in some quantity, at least in certain years, they were considers relatively "crude" and often suspected of being underweight for their stated denominations. Thus most were melted down a century and a half ago after arriving in the East, where they were sent to buy pioneer provisions. The subject definitely deserves a Wikipedia article. Am I somehow missing that article here? Have the series been overlooked? Have you run across these coins in collections? →Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 04:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:UK-2014-Oxford-Pembroke College 04.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 19, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-19. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:35, 4 June 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 05 June 2016
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Film and television maintain a strong grasp on Wikipedia's readership
The final results of the heated case
We sat down with the writers of some of the most vistied Wikipedia articles
TFL notification – July 2016Hi, Godot. I'm just posting to let you know that Historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876 – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 4. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:22, 10 June 2016 (UTC) POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:LISLE, Marcus C (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 27, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-27. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:54, 11 June 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 15 June 2016
WMF board chair Patricio Lorente answers questions
Wikimedia enters academic publishing
Eleven featured articles, nine featured lists and fourteen featured pictures
Recent media coverage of Wikipedia and Wikimedia
Two for the price of one—do the popular Commons image contest and Wikidata licensing serve the community as well as they should?
Wikipedia's most read articles in the last two weeks
Poetry: “it is the stuff of the soul; it speaks to the body, the mind, and the spirit alike.” Sonja Bohm worked for years to get all of Florence Earle Coates’ poetry online, and now proofreads poetry on the English Wikisource, the free library. We asked why.
POTD: Interest bearing notes
POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (PA-115)-Pennsylvania-18 Jun 1764.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on July 20, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-07-20. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:24, 4 July 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 04 July 2016
News from Wikimania and the courts
Paid-contributions disclosure vs. outing
Reliability worries
Six articles, nine lists, one topic and thirteen pictures promoted
European football and politics dominate the top-10
From the Wikimedia Foundation blog Sorry to be a bother, just need a judgement call here. Adam Cuerden (talk) 05:56, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 21 July 2016Four seats to be filled in top WMF grantmaking body; General Counsel and Secretary Geoff Brigham leaves Wikimedia
New ArbCom restrictions; genetically modified food safety
Female scientists in India; Cracked.com probes Wikipedia's weaknesses
Promotions in four featured-content forums
Northern summer makes sport the winner
Plus a clerk appointment and two motions
Plus navigating the Chinese Wikipedia, and talkpage sentiment FLC review requestHi! Since you participated in a previous similar FLC, I would like to request you to review the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–89) as well and give your comments here. Thanks! §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:14, 1 August 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 04 August 2016And the Signpost loses and gains a co-editor-in-chief
WMF and Alphabet are developing an algorithm designed to detect personal attacks
Plus Android and Taylor Swift
Condolences are being left on his English Wikipedia talk page
Pokémon Go led the chart for two weeks running
Eight articles, two lists and fourteen pictures were promoted
Plus: new Wiki Studies journal, Wikipedia usage on Twitter and more
WMF announces enhancements to the notifications system
New user scripts and other tech news The Signpost: 18 August 2016
Conference draws highly diverse and productive participation, and several years' advocacy pays off in a new government policy
Guest post recaps in-depth engagement of experts to address Wikipedia gender gap while improving coverage of their field
Wikipedia coverage ranged from sobering to playful in this issue's roundup
Eight articles, eleven lists, one topic and five pictures were promoted
Politics gives way to sports, TV and film
A review of numerous useful Wikipedia customizations
New case opened, and a reminder to administrators not to impose blocks based on private information POTD notification![]() Hi Godot, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:VEN-4-United States of Venezuela (Treasury)-1 peso (1811, First Issue).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 4, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-04. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:45, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 06 September 2016The Board’s two-year moratorium on new chapters and thematic organisations has expired; presentation of new criteria is reigniting smoldering controversies and introducing new ones
A comparison of the 15 most-read articles related to the Olympics, in seven language editions of Wikipedia
Wikipedia gaining ground in credibility among librarians; and a healthy helping of media coverage
An interview with WikiProject TV member CAWylie
Twelve articles, eight lists and four pictures were promoted
An update on two weeks of Wikipedia traffic, based on a new and improved tracking tool
New scripts and technical news
One study encounters critique of its ethics from Wikipedians; another critiques the ethics employed by Wikipedia
Switzerland's largest public science library is uploading 134k photos POTD notification![]() Hi Godot, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Dutch Guiana-Suriname-1 Guilder (1801) card money.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 22, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:53, 8 September 2016 (UTC) Stirling Castle......Just to say that I really like the aerial picture you've uploaded of Stirling Castle - nice work! Hchc2009 (talk) 10:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:INGHAM, Samuel D-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 16, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-16. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:18, 13 September 2016 (UTC) POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:IND-17-Republik Indonesia-1 Rupiah (1945).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on October 3, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-10-03. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:27, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi there! My mean is not to bother you, but I was wondering if you could find time to comment on my FAC above and even support or oppose to it.
The Signpost: 29 September 2016
Medical school class's Wikipedia contributions profiled as case study; and a remembrance of Ray Saintonge, Wikimedian since 2002
This edition's roundup of media coverage
Nineteen articles, eleven lists, one portal and twelve pictures were promoted
TRM, CUOS '16, R&I, RfC
Four weeks of Wikipedia's most popular articles examined
Titles with numbers now sort numerically, and a new tool to check how template parameters are used
Thanks for finding a photo of the milkmaid on the original site. Personally I find it too small to allow seeing much detail. However, my main reason for reverting is that the present statue there is not the original either; that's in a local museum. In terms of background, one looks very like the other. If it's authenticity we're after, there's an old coloured print I once came across on the web which shows the scene much nearer the time the statue was put in place. Do you know it? Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 09:13, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
Yes, of course I clicked, and then reclicked to enlarge the image further, but how many of the usual readers will bother? What they will see on the page is a huge, artificial-looking boulder with the statue a mere dot on its surface. Let me emphasise too that the article is about the fable of the milkmaid and therefore her image needs to make an immediate impact. Your remark about putting your photo back appears to me premature and ill-thought out. I'm quite prepared to take the question to arbitration, however. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 21:34, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
The arbitration offer was for your convenience since you seemed trigger finger itchy to revert. You have still not given any reason for preferring the Russian location, since the statue is no more authentic than the German copy. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 19:45, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
The composition of the photo is lousy -look at the distracting tree-trunks growing out of the milkmaid's back. The statue is streaky and the features are blurred (nothing to do with focus, just poor workmanship). The 'impact on the reader' - this one anyway - is emetic. Short of arbitration, why don't we put the pics side by side somewhere and see what others think? Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 20:45, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
Winter PalaceHi - Yes, it's somewhat improved, but the partial park at right still unbalances it. I'd either leave the whole park or cut it completely. Regards, --Janke | Talk 05:30, 5 October 2016 (UTC) KorunaHi Andrew, the Czech koruna images are scheduled for POTD on 10 October 2016. You can see the blurbs at Template:POTD/2016-10-25/1 through Template:POTD/2016-10-25/5 if you want to edit anything. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:33, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
FYI PS.: Just noticed that this was the 6000th featured picture. Armbrust The Homunculus 17:09, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 October 2016
Wikimedia Foundation reports on fundraising challenges and new initiatives; Indian botanists rally to build Wikimedia Commons' photo collection
A new "peer academy" is proposed to find and support leadership in volunteer communities
And this edition's roundup of media coverage
A new editor, a new parsing algorithm, and another server switch
Twelve articles, twelve lists and twenty-one pictures were promoted
Donald Trump remains a view-magnet, others change their channel
We explore the study, which sought insights from Wikipedia metadata into global events
POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Bank of Poyais-1 Hard Dollar (1820s) SCAM.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 7, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-07. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:35, 24 October 2016 (UTC) POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:NET-Margraten-American Cemetery 01.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 11, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:42, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
Wikicup ReportI cannot write a Signpost report about myself. If the Wikicup is meant to be in the Signpost - which it hasn't been for the last two rounds due to the lack of newsletter - the newsletter about the end needs to come out no later than November 15, and, really, if we're being at all practical, by November 7. Hope this isn't rude, just, y'know, better to say when things need to happen by instead of surprising. Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:39, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
As there was an open question... In previous years, the FL, FA, etc... prizes went to the person who scored the most points in a single round from that content type. That way, the finalists didn't have an overwhelming advantage over competitors eliminated earlier. Let me know if there are any other questions about how things were done in previous years and I'll do my best to help. Josh Milburn (talk) 13:01, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final resultsThe final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:
In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:53, 2 November 2016 (UTC) We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2017 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup
--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:40, 3 November 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 4 November 2016Victoria Coleman to fill long-vacant CTO role; Trustee Kelly Battles joins Quora executive team; last week for community input on Creative Commons 4.0 license
Plus our roundup of recent media stories
Winners of the tenth annual WikiCup competition announced and profiled
Progress on the 2015 Community Wishlist for tech features; and plans for a new Wishlist
Proposed best practices for communication and community involvement, and an improvement to Wikipedia's citation infrastructure
Fourteen articles, six lists and fourteen pictures were promoted
Two weeks of insights into the mind of the mob
Two cases closed, and an administrator loses editing rights
A recap of recent research in our realm POTD notification![]() Hi Godot, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Kingdom of England Exchequer note-5 Pounds (1697).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 26, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-26. Thank you for all of your contributions!Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 05:37, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Could you close this one for me? Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 14:57, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup signupsDon't be scared to advertise the signups in a few places; if you do a round of messages (talk page of newsletter recipients, a few key talk pages, a Signpost mention) now and another one when the competition starts, you'll hopefully be able to get two big waves of signups, as well as the people who trickle in intermittently. Bizarrely, as I suspect you realise, the WikiCup does rely on having a big signup list, even if lots of people who signup don't actually directly participate. Josh Milburn (talk) 14:41, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!Hello, Godot13. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority 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 in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 4 November 2016
An overview of the English Wikipedia ArbCom election; brief notes as Asian and African initiatives wind down
Election prompts media to explore themes important to Wikipedians, including news literacy, privacy, and data security
115,000 images were submitted as part of the annual competition.
A sampling of photo submissions to the annual photography campaign
Eight articles, two lists and nine pictures were promoted
A close examination of the efficacy of the GA Cup contest, a longstanding effort to reduce the backlog of articles awaiting review
Empowering volunteers and local chapters to engage with fundraising would yield varied benefits
Someone is likely to dominate traffic for a long time
RC Patrol-related Proposals in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey![]() Greetings Recent Changes Patrollers! This is a one-time-only message to inform you about technical proposals related to Recent Changes Patrol in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:
Further, there are more than 20 proposals related to Watchlists in general that you may be interested in reviewing. (and over 260 proposals in all, across many aspects of wikis) Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016. Note: You received this message because you have transcluded {{User wikipedia/RC Patrol}} (user box) on your user page. Since this message is "one-time-only" there is no opt out for future mailings. Best regards, Stevietheman — Delivered: 01:10, 8 December 2016 (UTC) Could you close this one for me? Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 19:56, 8 December 2016 (UTC) WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes. For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):
Note: Monetary prizes are a one-year experiment for 2017 and may or may not be continued in the future. In order to be eligible to receive any of the prizes above, the competing Wikipedia account must have a valid/active email address. After two years as a WikiCup judge, Figureskatingfan is stepping down. We thank her for her contributions as a WikiCup judge. We are pleased to announce that our newest judge is two-time WikiCup champion Cwmhiraeth. The judges for the 2017 WikiCup are Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email). Signups are open now and will remain open until 5 February 2017. You can sign up here. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:02, 14 December 2016 (UTC) The Signpost: 22 December 2016
Roundup of the year's news from the Wikimedia world, featuring Wikipedia's 15th anniversary and organizational disarray at the Wikimedia Foundation
WMF reflects, to some degree, on its past approaches to strategic planning
The German Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee loses more than half its members amid political feud
A proposal from the Inspire Campaign to address harassment was recently implemented to prevent unconstructive and malicious editing on user pages
Even a well executed outreach event can yield disappointing results
Wikipedia women in the news, and media reacts to 2016 ad banner campaign
Twenty-three articles, ten lists and twenty-one pictures were promoted
And a roundup of recently-added tools
Four weeks of popular article analysis
Winning photos in world's largest photography contest reveal a world of monuments—and the volunteers who love them
Privacy and Tor, and several other studies
Holiday card
(Season's Greetings)![]()
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POTD notification![]() Hi Andrew, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:HAMILTON, Alexander-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on January 11, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-01-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:19, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
Merry, merry!From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:55, 26 December 2016 (UTC) Blackness CastlePlease see FCP for discussion on an edit to your photo. Regards & Happy New Year! --Janke | Talk 08:21, 27 December 2016 (UTC) WikiCup questionsHi Godot13! Happy holidays! I'm very new to the wikiCup, and I have a couple of (probably stupid) questions about it. I'd appreciate if you could spare a couple of minutes for me:
Thanks in advance, 凰兰时罗 (talk) 20:27, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
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