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2016 GA Cup-Round 1
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Question about GA Cup
Hello, I have recently sign-up for the GA cup and I was wondering if I could still be added to the submissions page. I was wondering if I have to create the submissions page on my own or do anything else before being added to the GA cup. Sorry for the trouble. Aoba47 (talk) 18:00, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Hey Aoba! I've been busy IRL recently, but I'll create your submission page, add you to the pool page, etc. right now. Thanks! MrWooHoo (talk) 00:31, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you and I apologize for any inconvenience. Hope everything is going well IRL. Aoba47 (talk) 00:32, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * There was absolutely no inconvenience at all! By the way, you've already done the work that I would've done (making the submissions page + adding yourself to the pool page + adding yourself to the newsletter page) so I really appreciate it! THanks! MrWooHoo (talk) 00:36, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

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GA Cup questions
Greetings, I saw you scored both History of decompression research and development and On the Art of the Cinema at 18 points, but if memory serves me I picked both of them off the pink "needs review" box - although I could be wrong. It did make me curious as to how that's actually tracked since it's a timing issue and the box is cleared before the review is completed. I don't care about the 4 points over-all, like i said I could be remembering wrong, but I am curious to how you guys track this?  MPJ  -US 02:31, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi MPJ-DK, sorry for making the error. We normally check here so I may have been wrong. I am checking right now. Apologies for the error. Apologies for not checking right, you will be given the 20 points. MrWooHoo (talk) 02:42, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I wonder if the challenge here is because it took a bit for the reviews to complete so the articles dropped off that list. And like I said the 4 point difference is no biggie (now watch me get eliminated by 3 points because I said that ;-) ) the page you linked to was exactly what I was trying to find but had no luck finding.  MPJ  -US 02:46, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * It's really not, I just didn't bother checking the edit history of the page and I had a brain fart and forgot that July goes before August...You're fine. If you notice any other errors on my part/any other judges, feel free to contact us. Thanks! MrWooHoo (talk) 02:50, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

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GA Cup question
I admit that I don't know a whole lot about how the GA cup works. Do participants benefit in any way from quick-failing a review? I received a quick-fail due to a copyvios hit from a mirror and I thought it was a bit befuddling that I wasn't even asked about it, notified on my talk page, or even pinged by the reviewer. Hopefully, the participant will be willing to take another look now that I've pinged them. If not, I guess it's another 7 month wait for me. *sigh* ~ RobTalk 00:34, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, firstly, you didn't have to delete that question that all. It was not 'overly harsh' in the slightest. Also, I'd like to say that, no, participants get nothing out of quick failing a review. They have a chance of getting disqualified if they were to quick fail an article. It looks like the reviewer, MPJ-DK, is redoing the review, and you should be fine. Thanks for raising this concern. MrWooHoo (talk) 17:28, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I felt somewhat bad about inquiring before giving the reviewer a chance to address the concern, which is why I deleted the question. In any event, thanks for the answer. ~ RobTalk 17:31, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

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Carry over
Hey, should I remove Talk:Marina and the Diamonds/GA1 and Talk:Drink You Away/GA1 from my submissions page in the GA cup and re-add them next round (if I qualify), given that they most likely won't be completed by the 29th? Thanks,  Azealia 911   talk  23:28, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * We, the judges, will carry over the reviews that are still being reviewed. Thanks for the offer though! MrWooHoo (talk) 23:31, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Ahh ok, thankyou for the explanation.  Azealia 911   talk  23:32, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry to bud in, but I was just wondering: If we don't finish a certain review by the 29th, we can still review it next month? Carbrera (talk) 00:33, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Any review that has not been completed by the 29th will be carried over into Round 2 (if you qualify). That means, yes, you can review it next month or even the month after that! MrWooHoo (talk) 02:31, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I know you just finalized the order, but you could add my final review to Round 1 please? Sorry to bother you! Carbrera (talk) 22:36, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

I have added this review. Thanks for the notification. Apologies for missing your review. MrWooHoo (talk) 22:39, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Round 2
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Question about GA Cup

 * Hello, I was wondering how I could drop out of the GA cup. Unfortunately, I will be unable to fully commit the necessary time/energy to it as I have been really busy with work and school. I have really appreciated reviewing the various articles and working and communicating with different users on here so thank you for the opportunity and experience. Aoba47 (talk) 02:51, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Did you miss this?
Thanks for awarding points diligently at the GA Cup, but I am afraid you missed a review of mine, Talk:Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary/GA1, which I submitted before the end of the first round (saw this from ). Thanks. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Feel at home 10:23, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I will award those points for Round 2. Cheers! MrWooHoo (talk) 23:38, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Um, did you add this? I was confused as I do not have this review on my Submissions, am I to add it? Thanks, Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Feel at home 06:26, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I was using my calculator to add up points and I forgot to add those points in. Do you mind "readding" the review to your submissions page? Cheers. MrWooHoo (talk) 14:04, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification and efforts. I have added it now. Cheers! Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Feel at home 14:11, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2016 Newsletter
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2016 GA Cup-Round 3
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WikiCup 2016 May newsletter


Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

Round 2 saw three FAs (two by and one by ), four Featured Lists (with three by ), and 53 Good Articles (six by  and five each by, , and ). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by and five by ). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. scored 265 base points, while and  each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, and, broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.

If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. ,, and -- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:59, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

GA Cup-Round 3 Clarification
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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2016)
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2016 GA Cup-Finals
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Spectre
Just wondering when you're going to get around to handling the Spectre review. There's a topic review that relies on its nomination to end so it can close down. GamerPro64 12:47, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I have finished the prose review as well as the main review. MrWooHoo (talk) 15:59, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * MrWooHoo, Sorry, but that review leaves too many problems in the article that leave it way short of what a GA should be. The original nom has never done any work on the article, and subsequent good faith editors who wanted to step in just haven't been able to finish the job. Can I suggest that you close the review as not promoted? It needs a thorough and complete copy edit to get it up to an acceptable standard, and the GAN should be closed before that ever takes place. - SchroCat (talk) 14:37, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Will do. Thanks for the advice! Mr WooHoo (T  • <font color="Green">C''' ) 19:35, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up
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GA Cup Announcement
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WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:
 * First Place -
 * Second Place -
 * Third Place -

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:
 * Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
 * Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
 * Featured List – produced 2 FLs in R2
 * Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
 * Featured Portal – produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
 * Featured Topic – and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
 * Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
 * Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
 * In The News – and, each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
 * Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

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) 01:52, 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. ,, and

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup
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WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup
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Re: Icem4k sign-up
tried to sign up, but the deadline is past, and so you reverted that sign-up. Do you think maybe we could grant a dispensation? The pool of active reviewers seems a bit lest than in the past competitions, and there was talk of extending the deadline. I kept it at the 15th because at that point I hadn't heard from any other judges. Does letting this competitor in sound reasonable, since the contest seems off to a slow start? If they don't review anything, they'll get dropped from this round anyway. I'm pinging, , and to get their input as well.-- 3family6  ( Talk to me  &#124;  See what I have done  ) 04:47, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't mind that. The more the better. Zwerg Nase (talk) 09:00, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that sounds good. <font color="Blue">Mr <font color="Green">WooHoo (<font color="Blue">T  • <font color="Green">C''' ) 14:25, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me  &#124;  See what I have done  ) 14:30, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

4th Annual GA Cup - Round 1
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2016 News
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WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017
On 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):
 * First place – $200
 * Second & Third place – $50 each
 * Category prizes – $25 per category (which will be limited to FA, FL, FP, GA, and DYK for 2017). Winning a category prize does not require making it to the final round.

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, , and.

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Newsletter draft
I have a draft of the newsletter that I'm working on in my User:3family6/sandbox. Feel free to add more to it. Thanks, -- 3family6 ( Talk to me  &#124;  See what I have done  ) 23:52, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know! I'll take a look. <font color="Blue">Mr <font color="Green">WooHoo (<font color="Blue">T  • <font color="Green">C''' ) 03:23, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Oops...
Thanks for fixing that missing "GA" on Talk:Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds. Greatly appreciated, Shearonink (talk) 04:03, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * No problem at all. <font color="Blue">Mr <font color="Green">WooHoo (<font color="Blue">T  • <font color="Green">C''' ) 04:03, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

GA review of William Sinclair-Burgess
I see that you have rejected the entry of William Sinclair-Burgess GA review at the cup. But please go through review once again, and I have already raised the issue regarding plagiarism, and the nominator has given enough explanation for this. Please have a look. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk &bull;&#32;mail) 13:32, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * This is what happens when you check reviews at midnight. You're right and I will award points. <font color="Blue">Mr <font color="Green">WooHoo (<font color="Blue">T  • <font color="Green">C''' ) 19:23, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Round 2
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