User talk:12george1/Archive 3

Welcome to the 2011 WikiCup!
Hello, happy new year and welcome to the 2011 WikiCup! Your submissions' page can be found here and instructions of how to update the page can be found here and on the submissions' page itself. From the submissions' page, a bot will update the main scoresheet. Our rules have been very slightly updated from last year; the full rules can be found here. Please remember that you can only receive points for content on which you have done significant work in 2011; nominations of work from last year and "drive-by" nominations will not be awarded points. Signups are going to remain open through January, so if you know of anyone who would like to take part, please direct them to WikiCup/2011 signups. The judges can be contacted on the WikiCup talk page, on their respective talk pages, or by email. Other than that, we will be in contact at the end of every month with the newsletter. If you want to stop or start receiving newsletters, please remove your name from or add your name to this list. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 12:55, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Eazy-E
Thanks for reviewing the article. I think all your comments have either been fixed or responded to. Crowz RSA  23:04, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Elimination Chamber Article
Care to look at it again you'll be much more impressed with it.-- Voices in my Head   WrestleMania XXVII  18:25, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I think you haven't finished the whole process of passing the article because the little GA symbol hasn't appeared on the article.-- Voices in my Head   WrestleMania XXVII  19:45, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Alapaha Lodge.png
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Wikipedia Ambassador Program is looking for new Online Ambassadors
Hi! I noticed your activity as a Good Article reviewer, and wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes.

If you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!

You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).

I hope to hear from you soon.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 20:48, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Abby
It's been reviewed. The fixes shouldn't take you all that long to complete. You have until midday February 7 to complete the fixes. Thegreatdr (talk) 15:52, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 January newsletter
We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to, who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by , with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to, who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, , who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round two is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 22:25, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

1950 PHS
I hope you didn't expand 1950 Pacific hurricane season by doing a copy and paste moveI hope you didn't expand 1950 Pacific hurricane season by doing a copy and paste move, as those violate some WP policy. If true, (as your sandbox on it still exists) it would have to be fixed. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 20:35, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and fixed the copy and paste move. Miss Madeline is right. If another user edits your sandbox, then you can't copy and paste it, as it destroys the edit history. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 20:43, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Autopatrolled
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IRC
Hey, so I'm not sure if anyone's told you before, but there is a sort of chatroom for the WPTC on IRC. There are a bunch of us on there (myself, Jason Rees, Cyclonebiskit, Juliancolton, Titoxd, Yellow Evan, among others), and we often talk about hurricanes and stuff. We pose ideas, help each other out while writing articles, IDK how to describe it. We delve into off-topic stuff, for sure, but it's a fun place to get to know other people in the project, so we're more than just a name. You can get there by going here, typing in your nickname, putting #wiki-hurricanes as the channel, and connecting. I hope to see you on there, since you are a rather productive editor, and IMO an important member of the project. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 05:02, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey, have you considered this yet? A bunch of us are on there now. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 21:01, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

And BTW, I have a topic that's nearly ready for GTC, but it's just missing one. Tropical Depression One (1988), which you wrote, is the only one preventing List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes from being a GT. I was wondering if you had any intentions on finishing that? It would save me a ton of hassle! --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 03:09, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hah, no problem. Yea, I was just curious if you were planning to finish that article. And I can merge Edouardo no problem! So, I take it you're not interested in the IRC, then? --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 01:39, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * We'd like to have you on IRC, especially since you are a key member of the project. I do not know about Juliancolton, Hurricanehink, and Cyclonebiskit, but ill be on IRC for most of tonight and some of Saturday. YE  Tropical   Cyclone  01:48, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Hey, we're all on IRC now if you wanna come on. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 23:40, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 February newsletter
So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to (first, with 487 points) and  (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.

Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.

Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:35, 28 February 2011 (UTC)