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- 1 A barnstar for you!
- 2 Woman climbing
- 3 Special character inserter
- 4 Falcon's Fury
- 5 Videos as citation sources
- 6 Invitation
- 7 Fanny Bullock Workman
- 8 A new reference tool
- 9 Just a little thank-you note...
- 10 Newspapers.com check-in
- 11 Wikicup points
- 12 WikiCup 2015 May newsletter
- 13 Hello from the team at Featured article review!
- 14 Another one
- 15 You've got mail!
- 16 Newspapers.com
- 17 Sesame Street response
- 18 Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 18, 2015
- 19 TFL notification
- 20 The Wikipedia Library needs you!
- 21 Season 46 of Sesame Street
- 22 Your Op-Ed
- 23 Maybe we need to add more
- 24 Re: Signpost
- 25 GA Cup
- 26 Greetings
- 27 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot
- 28 GA Cup Reminder
- 29 The Wikipedia Library needs you!
- 30 Books and Bytes - Issue 12
- 31 Tyrone Garland FAN
- 32 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot
- 33 I left a message on the Todd Manning talk page just for you.
- 34 Just an FYI
- 35 GOCE August 2015 newsletter
- 36 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot
- 37 WikiCup 2015 September newsletter
- 38 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot
- 39 Books and Bytes - Issue 13
- 40 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot
- 41 October 2015 GOCE newsletter
A barnstar for you!
The Brilliant Idea Barnstar | |
You technically deserve 5,125,839 more barnstars but that would take way to long on my end! :P
If it wasn't for you the GA Cup would of never have happened and the backlog would probably be 600+ right now! Dom497 (talk) 00:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC) |
Woman climbing
I nominated "yours" for TFA: Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Fanny Bullock Workman, in women's history month, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:34, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
- But @Gerda Arendt: it's not "mine"; it's User:Wadewitz's. Very nice thought, since she deserves that one of her articles is TFA during March. Thanks. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 00:06, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
- It may have been better to nominate earlier on, though, as Brian's already scheduled much of March. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:50, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
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- I notified her, in memory, and there are several days open. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:10, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Special character inserter
VisualEditor’s special character inserter has been re-designed. Because you previously shared your opinions on the old “floating box” version, I would like your feedback on the new, full-width design. Click here to open the Sandbox at mediawiki.org. As of this morning, this sandbox only shows a small, basic set of special characters. However, the list of characters can be customized at each wiki. Please test it out, and leave your feedback at the VisualEditor/Feedback page on mediawiki.org. Thank you! Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 19:05, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Falcon's Fury
Hey,
Do you review FAC's? If so, would you mind reviewing Falcon's Fury for me please? If not, no worries! It's on its fourth nomination (the other three were closed because not enough people responded) so even if you know someone else who might be interested, it would help a lot! :) --Dom497 (talk) 19:28, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
- Hey to you! Yah, I review FACs and am happy to assist. I can't tell you how many times I've gone through the exact thing. I've resorted to building a posse of folks who I know that I can count on to review my FACs. That's not canvassing; it's just ensuring that articles are reviewed and no one wastes their time. I have some time tomorrow, so I'll go take a look then. I have an FLC currently, but they're better at reviewing lists over there and they're making me do some sorely needed stuff to improve it. BTW, I have next week off, and starting a discussion about the next GA Cup is on my to-do list! I also want to go through the feedback. Cheers, mate! ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:12, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks so much! Regarding the GA Cup, I'm on vacation from the 14th to 22nd so I won't be able to be part of any discussions until after next week.--Dom497 (talk) 21:01, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
- Good to know. No worries, there's no hurry. I was thinking we'd start up again late summer (Aug?), so I'm good with postponing discussion. Have a great time, whatever you're doing! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:28, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
- I'm ready to start when you are! :) --Dom497 (talk) 00:26, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Dom497: now it's my turn to be busy! I'll try and look at the feedback tomorrow and contact you through email in the next couple of days. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:06, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- I know I've been pretty inactive lately but I'm ready to get started (given that it might take a while with how many other things I have on my plate for the next 2 months).--Dom497 (talk) 02:22, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
- I've been pretty busy as well, but am looking at my time of summer unemployment, so I'll have more time to devote to our next round as well. I'm spending some time this afternoon, and plan on more tomorrow. I'm working on an email to send out to you guys by the end of tomorrow afternoon, so expect that from me. Thanks for the nudge. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:42, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- I know I've been pretty inactive lately but I'm ready to get started (given that it might take a while with how many other things I have on my plate for the next 2 months).--Dom497 (talk) 02:22, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
- @Dom497: now it's my turn to be busy! I'll try and look at the feedback tomorrow and contact you through email in the next couple of days. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:06, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- I'm ready to start when you are! :) --Dom497 (talk) 00:26, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
- Good to know. No worries, there's no hurry. I was thinking we'd start up again late summer (Aug?), so I'm good with postponing discussion. Have a great time, whatever you're doing! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:28, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks so much! Regarding the GA Cup, I'm on vacation from the 14th to 22nd so I won't be able to be part of any discussions until after next week.--Dom497 (talk) 21:01, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
Videos as citation sources
I have a question regarding the use of videos as sources. In the performers section of 84th Academy Awards list, some users (including 'Atomic Meltdown) want to put the songs (or actually singing about the Best Picture nominees in tune with popular songs) that host Billy Crystal performed in his opening monologue. Atomic Meltdown uses this article from The Hollywood Reporter as a source. The article contains a video of Billy Crystal performing the songs, but the article itself does not say or indicate word for word in the text what he is actually singing (i.e. singing about Midnight in Paris to the tune of "The Last Time I Saw Paris"). I know what Crystal sang is true, but for the sake of Wikipedia standards, is this acceptable?
- --Birdienest81 (talk) 06:26, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Birdienest81: I looked at the nature of the controversy, and I fall on your side. When you cite a source, it has to support the statements you make in the article. If the Hollywood Reporter article doesn't report on what Crystal sang (or did), you can't use it to support content about the song. It's my understanding that we can't use a YouTube clip as a source. You can, however, use the broadcast itself as a source. I suggest that you include the information as a note, and support it with the broadcast. I warn you, though, that it might not fly at FAC, but it won't hurt to try. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:31, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
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Fanny Bullock Workman
Hello Figureskatingfan,
Very well done. I imagine that Wadewitz would be proud. If you have any interest in improving other articles about women mountaineers, let me know. I have worked on a few. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 01:04, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- Ah thanks, you're so nice, but it wasn't just me. User:Adam Cuerden also helped. But I'm honored to have a small part in the promotion of Workman's article, and agree that Adrienne would have been pleased. Please let me know how I can assist with your women mountaineer articles. I want to help promote some of Adrienne's other articles, but things have been way busy this spring. I hope to get to it this summer, so I'll ask for you help if and/or when I need it. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 02:16, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- It was almost all you. Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:42, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- What?!! Humility in Wikipedia?! I'm not sure I recognize what it looks like, having never seen it before! ;) Oh, you guys! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 02:54, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- It was almost all you. Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:42, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you for "raising it up in her memory", precious again, see? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:56, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- When you have time, take a look at Miriam O'Brien Underhill and Arlene Blum. The second one has some issues with promotionalism. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 17:46, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
A new reference tool
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Just a little thank-you note...
The Barnstar of Good Humor | ||
For your recent kindness, and more generally your unfailing ability to combine good sense with good fun... a rare and deeply appreciated trait, not only on Wiki but the Internet at large. Shoebox2 talk 03:49, 11 April 2015 (UTC) |
@Shoebox2: what a good egg you are. I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad that my sillynes has inspired you to contribute to our project more. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:48, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Newspapers.com check-in
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Wikicup points
Forgot to record my wikicup submission of Bazy Tankersley for FAC until today; it passed about a week ago. Montanabw(talk) 01:37, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Montanabw: the bot hasn't come by yet; I'm sure that it will soon, unless it's programmed to stop after the end of this round. If so, I'll add it by hand, since I checked and you indeed worked on the FA during the round. Make sure that you're more expeditious the next round, please. ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:22, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter
The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.
Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
- Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
- LeftAire (submissions) worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.
The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:32, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello from the team at Featured article review!
We are preparing to take a closer look at Featured articles promoted in 2004–2010 that may need a review. We started with a script-compiled list of older FAs that have not had a recent formal review. The next step is to prune the list by removing articles that are still actively maintained, up-to-date, and believed to meet current standards. We know that many of you personally maintain articles that you nominated, so we'd appreciate your help in winnowing the list where appropriate.
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Thanks for your help! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:55, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Please respond at Wikipedia talk:Unreviewed featured articles/sandbox#Pinging next round; thanks! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:55, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Another one
Hi again, Another GA question and this one I sincerely think is in a real gray area so if you want me to post at the wikicup scoring talk page, I can, but figured hitting you up directly would be quicker. Talk:Jackalope/GA1 just passed. I did work on it prior to this year, babysat it from (tons of) vandals over the year and helped some with the GA push, but I think Finetooth did a lot more of the heavy lifting. see history. I am not sure if I can claim wikicup points for my efforts (18 edits since January 1 to the article plus participation in the GAN). It's important to me that I not "game the system" so thought I'd ask. (If you say no, I can live with that, my wikicup goal this year is to make it to round four, one more round than last year, LOL!). Montanabw(talk) 22:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
- Just jumping in here as you haven't had a response - I've taken a look and I don't think that it's even close to qualifying. Typically to gain the points you'd expect to see a large chunk of expansion to an article but in this case I've taken a look at your edits in 2015 and they appear to be either rearrangements or copyedits/tweaks. Sorry! Miyagawa (talk) 18:44, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
- Yah, sorry I spaced the question. My answer was gonna be, "I dunno, I'll go ask Miyagawa." His answer sounds reasonable to me, and how I suspected it'd go. I'm such a girl, I was afraid of disappointing you, Montanabw, so I avoided answering. ;) Actually, no I really spaced finding out the answer, so I appreciate M stepping in and answering it for me. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:50, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
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Sesame Street response
This time for the Sesame Street part, all I did was sort the roles of the Two-Headed Monster by who did each head, mentioned about Alan being Japanese with his actor Alan Muraoka's Facebook account mentioning about Jennifer Barnhart performing Zoe by next season as well as an Instagram photo of her performing Zoe, correcting the link to Goldilocks and the Three Bears following a redirect from The Story of the Three Bears, and mentioning how Abby Cadabby has pink fur. Was there anything else that I left out? --Rtkat3 (talk) 21:43, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Rtkat3: you're missing my point, something I've tried to convey to you over and over again. The redirect is fine, which is why it remains. Your other additions, however, don't have reliable sources. Instagram and Twitter are not reliable and don't belong as sources in an encyclopedia, and I will continue to revert them unless you find reliable sources. Yes Abby has pink fur (which you misspelled, btw), but that information is not contained in the source used. Every assertion in this list (and every Wikipedia article, actually) needs to be supported by a reliable source. This is especially true for this list because it's so prone to editors (hmm, like you) adding bits of trivia and info they remember from watching The Show as children. This list is also a FL, and additions like the ones you tend to make will cause it to be delisted. So I ask you again, although I suspect you'll continue to not listen, to please refrain from making them. If your changes aren't supported by reliable sources, I will continue to revert you. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:43, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 18, 2015
Hi Christine. A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. I had to squeeze the summary down to around 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? Also ... I wasn't sure if there were more than 9 Emmy nominations from the text, can you check on that? - Dank (push to talk) 19:39, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
- It would be nice to have an image run with the TFA column ... File:Steve Burns of Blue's Clues.jpg is one possibility, though he's quite a bit older there. Is there an image you prefer? - Dank (push to talk) 21:05, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Dank: Wow, how cool is that; Blue's Clues as TFA. Thanks! The summary looks fine. The Emmy awards count is as correct as it could be, since the source cited is the only one I could find that supports any number. The picture is also okay, but just. One of the challenges with this article (as it seems to be for most children's TV programs) is finding good and free images. Burns' picture isn't great and it shows him at a later time than when he was on BC, but it's the only one that's at least somewhat usable. The other option is to use the logo in the userbox, if that's possible. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:24, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
- Dank - I considered the Burns image, but a) it's too small to be cropped properly and b) it strikes me as too dark to show up well on the MP. Sadly, Christine, we can't use the logo, as non-free images aren't allowed on the MP. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
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- In that case, the best choice, alas, is no image. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
- Good to know, Chris ... small as in not enough pixels? Christine, yeah, I'm happy to see Blue's Clues at TFA too. Judging from IMDB (which we can't use), the Emmy count isn't very helpful, so I'm going to pull it (from TFA, not from the article). If you find a source that covers through 2005, I can put it back in. - Dank (push to talk) 00:27, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
- Right. It's 148px wide, so to have a 100px wide image, we'd still have some extra black space. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:44, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
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- How about File:Steve Burns.jpg? Neelix (talk) 13:28, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
- Wow, I didn't even know about it. @Dank: what do you think? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:11, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
- Chris? - Dank (push to talk) 22:56, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
- Good to know, Chris ... small as in not enough pixels? Christine, yeah, I'm happy to see Blue's Clues at TFA too. Judging from IMDB (which we can't use), the Emmy count isn't very helpful, so I'm going to pull it (from TFA, not from the article). If you find a source that covers through 2005, I can put it back in. - Dank (push to talk) 00:27, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
- In that case, the best choice, alas, is no image. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Dank: Wow, how cool is that; Blue's Clues as TFA. Thanks! The summary looks fine. The Emmy awards count is as correct as it could be, since the source cited is the only one I could find that supports any number. The picture is also okay, but just. One of the challenges with this article (as it seems to be for most children's TV programs) is finding good and free images. Burns' picture isn't great and it shows him at a later time than when he was on BC, but it's the only one that's at least somewhat usable. The other option is to use the logo in the userbox, if that's possible. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:24, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for giving us the clues to your "son's favorite thing in the universe"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:40, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
- You're welcome, Gerda, and thank you! In some ways, George has inspired all that I do on Wikipedia. I always say, "You wanna change the world? Edit for WP!" That kid, despite his significant limitations, has done so. Such an inspiration, that kid! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:27, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
TFL notification
Hi, Christine. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Sesame Street Muppets – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 29. 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) 21:20, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
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Season 46 of Sesame Street
Figureskatingfan, I was wondering if you are looking forward to Season 46 of Sesame Street. Upon the photos that Sesame Street's Facebook page unleashed, the set has been redesigned where Big Bird's nest is nestled near a tree, Elmo's apartment has been transferred to 123 Sesame Street, Cookie Monster is now living in an apartment above the redesigned Hooper's Store, and there is a community center. Now that would be a big update for the page about this show's location once Season 46 debuts. --Rtkat3 (talk) 01:34, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Rtkat3: that's very cool, but could you provide some sources? Because remember that we can't add anything to any article without a reliable source. Also remember that press releases aren't enough. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 00:27, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
Your Op-Ed
I am sorry that your op-ed did not run this week. It is 100% my fault, and again, I apologize for the delay. It is cued up and will definitely run this coming week. Thank you again for the submission. Go Phightins! 19:01, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
Maybe we need to add more
@Figureskatingfan: So after reading the discussion that was brought up on the GA talk page, I'm thinking that we may/should add some info about how the verification process will work (since almost everyone associates competition with cheating). Adding this info would be more just to earn the trust of potential participants and prove the legitimacy of the competition.--Dom497 (talk) 02:42, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Dom497: Yah, I think that would be okay to add to the rules or to the general info page. I guess I didn't realize that it was needed, since I'd think that it'd be self-evident that judges check all entries. The WikiCup doesn't even bother with it. But it won't hurt, so go ahead. BTW, did you mean to ask this here? If not, I'll move it over to my talk page. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:41, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Figureskatingfan: I meant it to be here but I guess it would have been more easy to put it on your talk page. I'll add some stuff tomorrow and ping you to take a look at it. :) --Dom497 (talk) 00:17, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Dom497: I went ahead and moved this here, if only because I wouldn't have seen your response if you hadn't pinged me. I pinged you because I'm not sure if you have my talk page watchlisted like I have yours. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:29, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- I just realized that it is already mentioned that all reviewers are looked over! (epic fail)--Dom497 (talk) 15:00, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- Ha ha, that's what we both get for trusting in your conscientiousness. You'll do well in university; you even make sure you do what you've already done! ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:46, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- I just realized that it is already mentioned that all reviewers are looked over! (epic fail)--Dom497 (talk) 15:00, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Dom497: I went ahead and moved this here, if only because I wouldn't have seen your response if you hadn't pinged me. I pinged you because I'm not sure if you have my talk page watchlisted like I have yours. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:29, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- @Figureskatingfan: I meant it to be here but I guess it would have been more easy to put it on your talk page. I'll add some stuff tomorrow and ping you to take a look at it. :) --Dom497 (talk) 00:17, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Re: Signpost
Great writeup in The Signpost this week! Thank you for all that you do. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:05, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
- Ah, you're welcome, AB! Right back at ya! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 02:53, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
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Wrote up a quick draft for a newsletter to go out a few days before the competition starts. It's pretty much the same as the one we sent out last year.--Dom497 (talk) 00:16, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
- Duh, I forgot that we need to do that. Thanks for thinking of it, and for writing something. It looks good; I have no criticisms. Perhaps you could publish it by tomorrow morning? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:51, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
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29 | 3.0 | History of General Hospital (talk) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Cleanup |
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75 | 2.0 | AwesomenessTV (TV series) (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Expand |
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227 | 2.0 | Hatred (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Unencyclopaedic |
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Remember to provide your user signature when you review a submission. :) --Dom497 (talk) 16:16, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- Just one more thing. What are we doing in the case of this. Obviously under 1000 characters but does mention things that need to be fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 23:44, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
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- I'm of two minds about this. The rules state that no review under 1000 characters will be allowed; however, they also state that exceptions should be made at the discretion of the judge. I'm thinking that perhaps we should be strict about the 1000 characters, especially in the early rounds. OTOH, I think that it's clear that the reviewer submitted the entry on good faith. The other review he's submitted thus far is way over the character limit, and the review in question seems to be complete in that the article fulfills the GA criteria. Of course, what complicates things is that Jonas was the article's nominator, and if we allow it, he can accuse us with favoritism. However, it proves our point that there's a difference between short and complete reviews and Jonas' attempts to game the system. I may need to sleep on this, but what's your opinion? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:04, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
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Books and Bytes - Issue 12
Books & Bytes
Issue 12, May-June 2015
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs), Nikkimaria (talk · contribs)
- New donations - Taylor & Francis, Science, and three new French-language resources
- Expansion into new languages, including French, Finnish, Turkish, and Farsi
- Spotlight: New partners for the Visiting Scholar program
- American Library Association Annual meeting in San Francisco
The Interior 15:23, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Tyrone Garland FAN
Hello. I have nominated the Tyrone Garland article for featured article review. It may not be long enough, but I am ready to make whatever changes you say are necessary. If you are interested in reviewing it, please initiate the review. TempleM (talk) 15:46, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
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I left a message on the Todd Manning talk page just for you.
There you go. Done and done.Cebr1979 (talk) 18:59, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
- @Cebr1979: Hmm I detect some sarcasm here, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since it's impossible to detect tone through a computer screen. I've been following the ANI you started, and unfortunately for you, the folks over there seem to agree that St. John was a re-cast. I also suggest that all this silliness was your attempt to harass User:Flyer22, and that didn't work, either. I suggest that you drop the matter and move onto something else. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:14, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
Just an FYI
Hi, FSF! Just an FYI. Given your work on Sesame Street-related articles, I thought I would bring Word Party to your attention. Also, I redirect Henson Digital Puppetry Studio to The Jim Henson Company, but I am not sure whether or not the studio is notable enough for its own article. ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:31, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
- Very cool, will definitely check it out with the kiddos. I think that re-direct was a good idea. What I'm really excited about, though, is the new Muppet series. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:36, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter
The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.
In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.
The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:
- Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
- Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
- Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
- West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
- Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
- Rationalobserver (submissions) (+20 FP Bonus Points), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
- Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.
The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.
Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!
Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 11:48, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
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299 | 2.0 | Star India (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Cleanup |
86 | 2.0 | Puppeteer (talk) | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Cleanup |
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Books and Bytes - Issue 13
Books & Bytes
Issue 13, August-September 2015
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs), Nikkimaria (talk · contribs)
- New donations - EBSCO, IMF, more newspaper archives, and Arabic resources
- Expansion into new languages, including Viet and Catalan
- Spotlight: Elsevier partnership garners controversy, dialogue
- Conferences: PKP, IFLA, upcoming events
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13 | 2.0 | Buchanan family (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Add sources |
10 | 1.0 | Hardy/Webber family (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Cleanup |
39 | 3.0 | In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Cleanup |
74 | 1.0 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Cleanup |
215 | 1.0 | Gonzo (Muppet) (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Expand |
19 | 1.0 | The Great Santa Claus Switch (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Expand |
1,180 | 3.0 | Total Drama (talk) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Expand |
62 | 2.0 | Little Britain USA (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Unencyclopaedic |
19 | 2.0 | Jasper Jacks (talk) | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Unencyclopaedic |
200 | 3.0 | Double Dare (Nickelodeon game show) (talk) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Unencyclopaedic |
8 | 1.0 | Sesame Street Emmy awards and nominations (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Merge |
85 | 3.0 | Lip-synching in music (talk) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Merge |
567 | 3.0 | Scottsboro Boys (talk) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Merge |
9 | 1.0 | Pong Pagong (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Wikify |
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177 | 1.0 | Boohbah (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Wikify |
3 | 1.0 | Sesame Street licensing (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Orphan |
2 | 3.0 | Bill Doerrfeld (talk) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Orphan |
1 | 1.0 | Fabio D'Andrea (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Orphan |
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9 | 1.0 | Get Drunk and Be Somebody (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Stub |
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156 | 1.0 | Aleisha Allen (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Stub |
10 | 1.0 | KO Nation (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Stub |
10 | 1.0 | Sesame Street Unpaved (talk) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Stub |
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