The section on architecture needs a major rewrite. I'd be happy to do that. My only problem is that I am a long way from home and my computer, so all I can do at the present is maintenance runs on a borrowed computer. Keep in touch! Amandajm (talk) 14:42, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hey there, welcome aboard. The round dates can be found at the top of this page; basically, five rounds of 2 months apiece. I'll be in touch later today with your submissions' page; don't worry too much about points, as the bot will do all the calculations for you. J Milburn (talk) 13:06, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello Rodw, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The competition begins at midnight UTC. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders: *The rules can be found here. There have been a few changes from last year, which are listed on that page. *Anything you submit must have been nominated and promoted in 2013, and you need to have completed significant work upon it in 2013. (The articles you review at good article reviews does not need to have been nominated in 2013, but you do need to have started the review in 2013.) We will be checking. *If you feel that another competitor is breaking the rules or abusing the competition in some way, please let a judge know. Please do not remove entries from the submissions' pages of others yourself. *Don't worry about calculating precisely how many points everything is worth. The bot will do that. The bot may occasionally get something wrong- let a judge know, or post on the WikiCup talk page if that happens. *Please try to be prompt in updating submissions' pages so that they can be double-checked. Overall, however, don't worry, and have fun. It doesn't matter if you make the odd mistake; these things happen. Questions can be asked on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 18:15, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Rodw, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders:
Overall, however, don't worry, and have fun. It doesn't matter if you make the odd mistake; these things happen. Questions can be asked on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 13:00, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
I have reviewed the article, and there are some points which need improvement before I can pass it.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:01, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Congratulations.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:41, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Rod, you're very kind, thank you. I shall endeavor to brush up on the info you provided.
Thanks!
Pickygit (talk) 22:05, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
I'll be back home midweek. Amandajm (talk) 13:25, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Happy New Year Rod! Given it a copyedit, would be good for one or two others to do so too. An enjoyable read, spotted a few issues which need to be addressed before GA passing though. I won't mention them now, but my feeling in regard to pictures is that you should use Template:Double image as by placing them in clusters you can get away with more without it looking too cluttered.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 14:06, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
There is also the stack image option, see the transport section of Sisimiut for an example.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 14:25, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Have given an initial copyedit, but I think it needs considerable reinforcement if it is to pass GA. Good work to date though. I started James Dredge and initially wrote James Dredge, Jr. under James Dredge, then realized he'd have been a small boy at the time of building in 1845, so I started James Dredge, Sr.. Interesting stuff, and has identified missing articles on some bridges.. Thanks.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:04, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
Offhand I'd say that the information on the actual structure, including what features were actually on the pier during its prime (including names of amusements and shops etc) could do with further elaboration. Maybe there is something in local archives and photographs which could be used here.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:24, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm just running through a draft revised intro for the List of Somerset Castles in the sandbox. I'm aiming to make it much more specific to Somerset. Should be done by the end of the weekend and will then seek your opinion from a Somerset perspective if I may... Hchc2009 (talk) 17:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello Rodw,
The website: http://old.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/slave_routes/slave_routes_unitedkingdom.shtml
I read on wiki not to use website URL because of web Rot? Yes I need help and guidance. All day I have been having Issues with Wiki’s sever crashing whenever I preview or save. I’m new and learning on wiki. Question? What is the best or simplest way to go back add the URL’s?
Thank you.
Zns Smith (talk) 18:33, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
I forgot to ask. What detail may be more appropriate as the main Bristol article? I'm open to suggestions? When you have time. Thank you.
Some of the detail you have added may be more appropriate on Bristol slave trade as the main Bristol article only provides a summary.— Rod talk 17:31, 12 January 2013 (UTC) Zns Smith (talk) 19:03, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Hey Rodw, There are some people sending me messages on this site not so considerate. I’m not sure how long before I have to say something? However, thank you. I have no problems if you make changes and if you can provide me with an example?
I’ll have a look tomorrow. If you can send me an example of the rewording you suggest, I will fix it or removed whatever errors I have made. Again thank you. Zns Smith (talk) 21:00, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Rodw,
Ok. Thank you. Zns Smith (talk) 21:03, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Dear Rodw, you so friendly welcomed me and now you got the "black peter" as we say and get bothered by me... ;-)
Still revisiting my photos I found the photo of a painting in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. I was so fascinated by it that I tried to find out who was the painter. It was John Kinnersley Kirby, no article about him on Wikipedia. Maybe he is only a "local hero", but I studied art myself (in a former life...) and this (and as I found out others too) painting is of a high quality. So I wrote the article (did not find much about him).
I wanted to upload my photo (here on flickr) but I am not really sure about the copyright. I considered it to be "fair use". What would u say? Rosebud23 (talk) 15:31, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
(X! · talk) · @224 · 08:02, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rodw,
I was hoping you could help. My name's Rupert Janisch, I work on the PR for Thatchers Cider and we've been trying to get some edits made to the Wikipedia page.
Currently there are several innaccuracies, out-of-date photos and logos, etc which need changing. I've suggested the changes on the Talk page but due to lack of traffic they've not been implemented yet.
You've been recommended as a Wikipedian editor who may be able to input the changes for me. I also have some new photos which have been sent to Stevie Benton at Wikimedia which I can send you if you like.
I'm no expert with the workings of the pages but if you could give me some assistance with this I'd be extremely grateful. All the edits are purely factual - no spin!
Hope to hear back from you soon. If you want to email me I'm at [email protected].
Rupert
RupertJanisch (talk) 11:52, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Just to let you know, I have conducted a review of your article and my comments can be found on the review page. The article is currently on hold awaiting further improvement. I hope together we can bring this article to a sufficient standard and pass the article!
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Retrolord (talk • contribs) 10:50, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm very sorry to see the reason for your wikibreak. My condolences to you and your family at this dreadful time. BencherliteTalk 21:48, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you all for your thoughts and comments.— Rod talk 18:52, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader ( Grapple X (submissions)) had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. 12george1 (submissions) was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:
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Also, a quick mention of The C of E (submissions), who may well have already written the oddest article of the WikiCup this year: did you know that the Fucking mayor objected to Fucking Hell on the grounds that there was no Fucking brewery? The gauntlet has been thrown down; can anyone beat it?
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Hi! In reply to your message, i've left further messages on the review page. Please take a look when you get the chance. Thanks! Retrolord (talk) 12:03, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I'll try to get back to it this evening....... Amandajm (talk) 00:45, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rod,
Thanks for the updates - I've left a comment on the Talk page so if you get a minute perhaps you could take a look? There are a couple of bits on the Brands section which could do with being removed, please?
I don't know how to get photos uploaded! I'll get in touch with the chaps at Wikimedia for some assistance and get back to you when they're ready to use.
Thanks so much for your help, it's much appreciated.
RupertJanisch (talk) 16:25, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rod, I've just made some more comments on the Thatchers Cider talk page. Appreciate your points and hope we're nearly getting there! Continued thanks for your assistance, Rupert — Preceding unsigned comment added by RupertJanisch (talk • contribs) 16:30, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello Rod I've just been having a look at Wikipedia for Saltford Manor and note your comment regarding its name (listed in some places as Saltford Manor House rather than Saltford Manor). My paternal grandparents, my parents, my brother and I lived in Saltford Manor during the late 1950's and can confirm your statement that Saltford Manor should not be confused with Saltford House. So far as I am aware, there is no such place as Saltford Manor House. Yilgiddie (talk) 09:06, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi , How do I add hyperlinks to site relating to the subject? Johnshaun9 (talk) 12:59, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Of course. How is the Bristol article getting on? I took a look earlier today and it looked in excellent shape, haven't got around to giving it a thorough read yet though. When do you intent nominating for an FA?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:29, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello Rod! Yes, I've made some minor changes to the article (I hope for the better). It is traditional to include flags (though only where applicable) in infoboxes for battles but I do not know the topic well enough to say whether the rebels need them too. The "Union Jack" with no red X is certainly the correct, loyalist flag for the period. See other articles like Opium Wars where flags are on one side only. It makes it clearer, particularly if there are generals from more than one allied country. Best of luck with your edits, I'll chip in where I can. All best ---Brigade Piron (talk) 22:58, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
What's going on over in Somerset Rod? [2] Martinevans123 (talk) 16:44, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Nope - no idea! When I've been shown Nostoc before it's been black, but I guess it comes in different forms. There's a Google image search result from French Wikipedia that is labelled Nostoc and looks similar, so that could be the right answer I guess. SP-KP (talk) 18:24, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Dear Rod: I added this info, based on the FAA Church website. I modified it, to remove many emotive phrases and superfluous material, and added suitable Wikilinks.
This material is in the public domain: I regret I am uncertain how to reference the original. If you want this info I can re-write it, but I fear you will then accuse me of "original research", so I am caught between two stools!
I also promoted the "RELIGIOUS SITES" section to follow the "HISTORY", and precede the Climate, Geograpy and Transport sections. Judging from your own biog, this should appeal to you.
Thank you for referring to my efforts as "a Good Faith edit"; I now need your advice as to how to incorporate it legally.
RN Rupert Nichol (talk) 18:09, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Many thanks for your reply. I shall watch with interest how you incorporate the church material from the FAA website, and learn accordingly.
Note that I also changed the Tpt info to show that Yvtn is SOUTH of the A303, rathr than EAST. (It is slightly SE of the curve of the bypass, but certainaly S of the original route of the A303, and S of the general trend of the road. )
RN — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rupert Nichol (talk • contribs) 18:51, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Kennet and Avon Canal know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on March 12, 2013. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 12, 2013. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or his delegates Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), Gimmetoo (talk · contribs), and Bencherlite (talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you can change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles (140 km), made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section. From Bristol to Bath the waterway follows the natural course of the River Avon before the canal links it to the River Kennet at Newbury, and from there to Reading on the River Thames. In all, the waterway incorporates more than 100 locks (Caen Hill Locks pictured). The two river stretches were made navigable in the early 18th century, and the 57-mile (92 km) canal section was constructed between 1794 and 1810. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the canal gradually fell into disuse after the opening of the Great Western Railway. In the latter half of the 20th century the canal was restored in stages, largely by volunteers. After decades of dereliction and much restoration work, it was fully reopened in 1990. The Kennet and Avon Canal has been developed as a popular heritage tourism destination for boating, canoeing, fishing, walking, and cycling, and is also important for wildlife conservation. (Full article...)
UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
I haven't actually finished with it yet. You'll notice that I been writing but have only dropped in a few references. I'll put in some more. There ar some areas I haven't touched on yet. Sorry it's progressing so slowly, but I doing a number of things and my real life is a bit distracting just at the minute! Actually, what distracted me tonight was the LIzzie Bennet Diaries in YouTube, and what distracted me yesterday was my son insisting we shared the Downton Abbey Christmas Special........etc etc etc Amandajm (talk) 12:33, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
So what would I like?
Exterior.
Well, this seems to be about three excursions! Are you very busy? :-)
Hi Rod Thanks for your encouragement. will do what I can :)
Ja2013 (talk) 18:48, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rodw, I could look at it, but the comments on the /GA1 page suggest that the reviewer wants to withdraw so it seems more like he may be wanting someone take over. I'm currently working on Talk:Suicide/GA1 and the, as yet unstarted, Harold A. Lafount review. If I need to take over I'm happy to do so, but I'd like to finish (reviewing, not doing) Suicide first. Pyrotec (talk) 16:49, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
Did you just do St Albans? Oh, I'm getting so tired! Would you like to do some more? One of the crucial things is to include the name of the cathedral and link it, as it is the only link to the cathedral site.
The reason why this is so time consuming is that having written the short blurb, I'm then transferring it to the Cathedral's website, with a note as to the first known organist, and at the same time sorting out the formatting problems where they occur on cathedral sites, particularly creating the heading Music' and putting it ahead of things like Library. Amandajm (talk) 11:16, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
G'Day Rod! Juss bin downter ther Nash'-nul Gal'-ry Kairm'-bruh ferrer Fuedays ter see Too-Loose-Law-Treck! Amandajm (talk) 01:28, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.
Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
Other contributors of note include:
Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by The C of E (submissions): did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...
March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!
A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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. 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) J Milburn (talk) 11:44, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
Aaaaargh! I am totally exhausted. I think I'll ave a cheese and chutney sandwich and play some heavy metal!
Thank you for the pound sign! Amandajm (talk) 07:58, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I notice that the entry has been changed in respect of geographical location-it states -not by me- that it is four miles from Dorset border. Not so-the border is the River Axe which is about half a mile from the center of Winsham vllage. I have a few villagers comment on this error,and they were blaming me fo it! Regards Johnshaun9 (talk) 12:19, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Fairfield, Stogursey at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 13:18, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Cheers for the kind words Rod, I am a total nOOb (to the net in general) and appreciate that someone has noticed my meagre contributions to this here behemoth! Hillbillyholiday81 (talk) 13:00, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Don't know if you could help me Rod, I wanna install the wikilove thing, but i'm such a technical doofus i can't even get an unzip thing to work without my p.c going all strange. If you have both the time and the expertise to assist I will eternally be in your debt (for a limited period only, subject to terms and conditions). Hillbillyholiday (talk) Thurs 14th March
Hi, I've just finished reviewing your interesting article on Fairfield. Could you double check the spelling of the family name 'Russell' in the first paragraph of the History section, please? The first instance is spelt 'Russel' and the second time it is spelt 'Russell' - I know that sometimes older spellings can be given differently and I can't check the offline ref for it. I didn't flag it on the DYK template as it is something very simply remedied (if necessary). Wish I could get that sort of amount for land!! SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:28, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, apologies for the delayed reply, I've been in hospital for 2 weeks and not checking Wikipedia. Bristol Rock-cress is Arabis scabra. SP-KP (talk) 12:17, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Harrias talk 08:03, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rodw, I've raised it Wikipedia:Media copyright questions because I don't think its correctly assigned, but I'm unsure of what it should be assigned as. To me taking a photograph of a work of art doesn't necessarily give the photographer copyright ownership any more than if I suck it in a photocopier and claimed copyright on that. It could be that the correct allocation is PD in Europe (life of painter + 70 years), PD in USA (painted prior to 1 Jan 1923), or both. I also suspect that the photographer needs to state what was done, i.e. it's the photograph of a whole picture or just part of a picture. When someone decides what the correct assignment is that image's talkpage (strictly wikipedia Commons) will need to be updated, if appropriate, with the correct assignment(s). Pyrotec (talk) 12:27, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
That is brilliant!
I'm just trying to figure out the best way to photograph the misericords, knowing that the seats don't turn up very well, and that flash is not the ideal way of photographing them because all the dust in the crevices turns white and reverses the effect .
Basically, you don't need to see the misericords. It's only the camera that needs to see them. So theoretically, the camera can be put on the floor, provided it's angled right and there is a source of illumination.
If there if a yellowish cast to the colour, or the framing is not ideal, I can fix all that stuff easily with Photoshop.
Have a lovely Easter!
Amandajm (talk) 11:28, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
[3] Giano 18:28, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
I think we are going to have the lose the reference to an E being a tribute to Elizabth I. I have searched high and low for the reference, and have come to the conclusion it must have been in a children's architecture book that I had years and years ago (sad isn't it, some kids read Gianni Rodari and Enid Blyton, I read architecture in simple terms - obviously too simple). I have just found this simply explained site ([4]) which thinking about it sensibly is probably correct. I see there's a reference to such a tribute on the Wikipedia Burghley House page, but although there are multiple references at the end of the sentence, the three I could check (including Pevsner's Northamptonshire) don't support it. Perhaps it's just one of those nice British myths. Giano 08:52, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
Membership report The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 357 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, Thomas Cranmer, Mr.Oglesby, and Sneha Priscilla. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. We would be able to achieve nothing here without the input of all of you. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the Christianity noticeboard or with me or other individual editors to request it.
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We apologise for the hiatus in the publication of this newsletter due to unforseen circumstances leading to the wikibreak of John Carter, and so I have taken over as acting editor, and have taken this opportunity to move the publication date to the start of each month as planned, to better reflect on the previous month and look ahead to the next. This issue covers the period of time from mid-January to the end of March.
Since the last issue we have seen the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Pope Francis. This has received much coverage both in the world media and on Wikipedia. While there is still much work to do, several quality articles have been written and the editors involved are thanked for their efforts.
This month we look ahead to Easter and the celebration of God's love for mankind through the crucifixion and resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ. With that, I wish you all happy reading!
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By Gilderien
Church of the month
This image of the Church of Saint Ildefonso, Portugal by Poco a poco was recently promoted to Featured Image. Thank you and congratulations for the great image!
Contest of the month No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content. I am starting a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Christianity noticeboard#Future contests, and would very much welcome any input from interested parties in how to set it up, determine winners including how many winners, etc.
By John Carter
Featured content and GA report Since the last report;
Grade I listed churches in Cumbria was promoted to Featured List status, thanks to Peter I. Vardy, and the image above of the Church of Saint Ildefonso was promoted to featured picture status.
Martin Luther King, Jr., by Khazar2, was promoted to GA status, as well Third Epistle of John by Cerebellum.
Also these past months, the DYKs on the main page included St Mary's Church, Cleobury Mortimer by Peter I. Vardy; Marion Irvine by Giants2008; Margaret McKenna by Guerillero; Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity by Epeefleche; St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood by Peter I. Vardy; Vester Egesborg Church by Ipigott, Rosiestep, Nvvchar, and Dr. Blofeld; Undløse Church by Ipigott, Rosiestep, Nvvchar, and Dr. Blofeld; St Martin's Church, Næstved by Ipigott, Rosiestep, Nvvchar, and Dr. Blofeld; St. Peter, Syburg by Gerda Arendt and Dr. Blofeld; Østre Porsgrunn Church by Strachkvas; Church of Our Saviour (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) by Nyttend; Dami Mission by Freikorp; Mechanicsburg Baptist Church by Nyttend; Acheiropoietos Monastery, by Proudbolsahye; T. Lawrason Riggs, by Gareth E Kegg; McColley's Chapel, by Mangoe; Oświęcim Chapel, by BurgererSF; Second Baptist Church (Mechanicsburg, Ohio), by Nyttend; Church of the Holy Ghost, Tallinn, by Yakikaki; Old Stone Congregational Church, by Orladyl Heath Chapel, by Peter I. Vardy; St. Joseph's Church, Beijing, by Bloom6132; Church of St Bartholomew, Yeovilton, by Rodw; and St. Michael's Catholic Church (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) also by Nyttend. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!
Christian art
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Spotlight
The Spotlight this month turns to the the Jesus work group. The scope of this project includes the life and teachings of the central figure of Christianity, Jesus Christ and aims to write about them in a non-denominational encylopædic style. Top-priority articles include Jesus, Christ, Resurrection of Jesus, and Holy Grail, whereas High-priority articles include Aramaic Language, a former FA, as well as Sermon on the Mount, Lamb of God, and Passion (Christianity). The workgroup has also published two books, covering Christ's final days and the Parables of Jesus. The workgroup has two GAs, Nativity scene, and Jesus in Islam, but unfortunately the flagship article, Jesus was delisted in 2009. It is also responsible for three WP:1.0 articles, and the WikiWork of the project is 4.56, which indicates the "average" article is between Start and C class.
Calendar This coming month (end-March through end-April) includes Easter Sunday in Western Christianity and both Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday for the Eastern Orthodox Church. Other major feasts in the next month include those of Saint George, Saint Mark the Evangelist, Saint Stanislaus, James, son of Zebedee, and Benedict the Moor.
Help requests Please let us know if there are any particular areas, either individual articles or topics, which you believe would benefit from outside help from a variety of other editors. We will try to include such requests in future issues.
Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 14:20, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
We are halfway through round two. Pool A sees the strongest competition, with five out of eight of its competitors scoring over 100, and Pool H is lagging, with half of its competitors yet to score. WikiCup veterans lead overall; Pool A's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate Miyagawa (submissions) (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's Casliber (submissions) (a finalist in 2010, 2011 and 2012) is in third. The top two scorers in each pool, as well as the next highest 16 scorers overall, will progress to round three at the end of April.
Today has seen a number of Easter-themed did you knows from WikiCup participants, and March has seen collaboration from contestants with WikiWomen's History Month. It's great to see the WikiCup being used as a locus of collaboration; if you know of any collaborative efforts going on, or want to start anything up, please feel free to use the WikiCup talk page to help find interested editors. As well as fostering collaboration, we're also seeing the Cup encouraging the improvement of high-importance articles through the bonus point system. Highlights from the last month include GAs on physicist Niels Bohr ( Hawkeye7 (submissions)), on the European hare ( Cwmhiraeth (submissions)), on the constellation Circinus ( Keilana (submissions) and Casliber (submissions)) and on the Third Epistle of John ( Cerebellum (submissions)). All of these subjects were covered on at least 50 Wikipedias at the beginning of the year and, subsequently, each contribution was awarded at least three times as many points as normal.
Wikipedians who enjoy friendly competition may be interested in participating in April's wikification drive. While wikifying an article is typically not considered "significant work" such that it can be claimed for WikiCup points, such gnomish work is often invaluable in keeping articles in shape, and is typically very helpful for new writers who may not be familiar with formatting norms.
A quick reminder: now, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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. 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) J Milburn (talk) 22:41, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rodw, hope that this message finds you well! Spent some of my Easter at Tyntesfield, and have since come back and spent much of my "leisure time" rewriting the article. I was about to go off and get it assessed, and then noticed that you assessed it originally as part of WikiProject Somerset. Can I ask a favour and get you to have a look at it and give me some initial feedback? Thank You! Rgds, --Trident13 (talk) 08:26, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of List of National Trust properties in Somerset at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! NinaGreen (talk) 23:01, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rod, How kind of you to welcome me. I see you are Somerset related - that can't be a coincidence.
New to wikipedia, although not to wikis, treading carefully and sticking to what I know for the minute, I was interested to read about the Somerset project. I might lend a hand. --Timbow001 (talk) 09:41, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
To be honest Rod, I'm on the point of failing this nomination, because it seems like I'm finding problems with every citation I check. Can you go through yourself and check that the sources actually support what it's claimed they do, and aren't copy and paste jobbies? Malleus Fatuorum 22:31, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rod. Perhaps I should have picked up the problem with the opening sentence earlier, but I assumed that it was such an obvious flaw that it would be noticed and changed. I'm looking for constructive engagement on the talk page about it, rather than a simple reversion. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:03, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I thought I would drop you a note to say that I mentioned in this month's issue of Ichthus. If you wish to receive the full content in future, please drop me a note on my talk page.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:03, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Hallo, I've reviewed the article for GA and it's almost ready. I'd suggest extending the lead to reflect the sections of the article, and to mark the source used for each paragraph, but otherwise it's a delightful and well written article altogether. Not sure if the GA has transcribed itself properly to the talk page for some reason. Oh, and I think the credit should be shared among several longstanding contributors to the article! All the best --- Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:27, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
I've started the GA review for Barrington Court. It looks quite close to promotion as-is, but I wanted your thoughts on a few quibbly points. Thanks for your work on it! -- Khazar2 (talk) 02:41, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
See Talk:Combe Down Tunnel Tabletop (talk) 02:56, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
Ah..er..yes, well; of course what I actually meant was...... Giano 20:35, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rod. I have replied to your query about Lytes Cary on my talkpage. Cheers. Stronach (talk) 11:20, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with Sven Manguard (submissions) claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place Casliber (submissions) and second place Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.
The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.
A rules clarification: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on 29/30 April, which may be claimed in this round. 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. 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) 16:05, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:52, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2013 May 21#Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study. -- Trevj (talk) 09:22, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, I thought I would drop you a note to say that I mentioned an article you worked on in this month's issue of Ichthus. If you wish to receive the full content in future, please drop me a note on my talk page.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds22:01, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
Project Somerset Thank you for the profound coverage of your area, beginning with the "oldest road in the world", and for your activity in the related project, a sweet track, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:12, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
A year ago, you were the 142nd recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:55, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Rod. I am glad to be reviewing the article Clevedon Court you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. I have found a number of issues which need to be addressed. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Jezhotwells (talk) 16:13, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of tourist attractions in Somerset is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tourist attractions in Somerset until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 10:01, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Rod - Thanks for looking over Template:Did you know nominations/Grand Turk Lighthouse, Turks & Caicos National Museum. I think I've taken care of the issues. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:30, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
You are invited to the Bristol Wiki Meetup which will take place at The Commercial Rooms, 43-45 Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1HT on Sunday 28 July 2013 from 1.00 pm. If you have never been to one, this is an opportunity to meet other Wikipedians in an informal atmosphere for Wiki and non-Wiki related chat and for beer or food if you like. Experienced and new contributors are all welcome. This event is definitely not restricted just to discussion of Bristol topics. Bring your laptop if you like and use the free Wifi or just bring yourself. Even better, bring a friend! Click the link for full details. Looking forward to seeing you. Philafrenzy (talk) 12:01, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Some months ago it was. Still feeling my way around Wikipedia, I created an article as as much as anything to get familiar with the procedure and the syntax and all the conventions. Probably so obscure that it might not meet notability criteria, but here: Alfred of Spain. would you like to glance at it for me? In particular I don't understand the note at the bottom of the yellow block which reads 'Warning: This page should probably be located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/"Alfred of Spain" (move)'. Only if you have a moment.
Thanks, Timbow001 (talk) 17:21, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
Yes, thanks, it is a fair presumption that they are all one and the same Alfred of Spain because Domesday is the source of all those references and in fact nothing is known of the man other than what is in Domesday (plus a bit of archaeology). It was because of several of these village articles referring to him with 'article doesn't exist' that I thought I would fill in the blank.
I can't very well just copy pages of Domesday and call it a wikipedia article, I will find one or two more things to say about him and take your advice with the edits. If it doesn't meet notability criteria well tough, it's a practice run as far as I am concerned.
Much obliged to you for your help Timbow001 (talk) 19:20, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
