User talk:A.Minkowiski



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Chumburung
Please check the reference given in the newly created article about the kingdom of Chumburung, and also check the much older article on Chumburung language before you propose to delete it. And at least explain why you think that the present text is "promotional" in any sense. DrMennoWolters (talk) 10:00, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

hi minkowisky, why did you delete my wikipage of Cabo Love? im tryin to make a music page, pls help. :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Micheal28 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I did not delete your page. The page you created were promotional having non notable content. The work submitted to Wikipedia should have independent third party reliable sources see WP:Notability. If your article has been deleted by some one else, do not recreate it. It would make you even more difficult for future editing. If you are new and want to create an article, go through the WP:Article wizard. Thank you A.Minkowiski (talk) 15:49, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Reward
We will double your pay! I'll have a look tomorrow when I have a bit more time, and see what I can find  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  17:55, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Open content
Thank you for your notification about [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Open_content&oldid=603115430&diff=prev undoing at Open content]. I was a bit puzzled at first, because you put it at User talk:LPfi. In the future it might be better to create a new section.

Perhaps you noticed that you left my previous edit as is. My deleting the sentence in question was because the wording of {tl|contested-inline}} is less than ideal (I am not very familiar with practices at the English version of Wikipedia). The reason= parameter is not shown, and I did not care to start a section at the discussion page about a misleading statement without source. Is it OK like this?

--LPfi (talk) 07:38, 8 April 2014 (UTC)


 * What given in the refrences suggest that source are clear enough. But Sure, you can undo the revison if it doesn't have particular source pointing towards it. A.Minkowiski (talk) 07:58, 8 April 2014 (UTC)


 * There is always a risk when you undo part of the changes. I intended to use, but forgot it is not called , which I did not intend to use. Thus I removed it in the edit you reverted. When reverting, you should check that you revert to a good version. (Also with vandalism there is a risk that other vandalism fighters think you already undid everything that should be undone.)


 * I do not understand your statement about clear enough sources. Did you read the reason= parameter I provided? The sentence I removed seemed to be a personal conclusion, added after the reference. I now see the reference is not used as a source for anything in that paragraph (it just points at the current version of the open source definition, which is not discussed), which may be true anyway. I revert my earlier edit also, as more work is needed.


 * --LPfi (talk) 11:40, 8 April 2014 (UTC)


 * You first added, then you completely removed content with  , then I reverted edits , then you simply removed  . Its fine now :-).A.Minkowiski (talk) 13:54, 8 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Except that I used disputed. I tried disputed-inline before saving, but removed the text instead. Then you reverted to disputed. And the original problems, the lack of sources and perhaps a misleading description, remain for some one else to take care of. --LPfi (talk) 10:27, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Your revert edits and your advice
Don't you realise how needlessly negative you are coming over as? I am not just referring to our recent contact, but about a lot of your recent actions. Here is a typical example, this is what you did: and. Would just doing something like this not have been more productive? . The article is about a general - so obviously he became a general sometime! So the content that said when this happened is likely to be true even if unreferenced, If content is unreferenced but probably correct, don't delete the content, just add a fact tag to it. It also appears that you are targeting only new users with these sort of reverts and your comments posted on their user talk pages. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 14:27, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * If you are adding something important in the article, then it should have reliable sources. I am not attacking you, follow always good faith. The reference you mentioned in your message(1st reference) didn't provide source and I reverted the edit.If I made any mistake, you can discuss without making personal attack to any editor! Be positive and careful please before posting any message on talk page. Thank you. A.Minkowiski (talk) 14:51, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Talkback
Yunshui 雲 水 13:56, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi,

I am moving the Polish Standard Bidding System Stuff to a page with that name. Unfortunately I'm having trouble with Wikipedia and it won't let it save.

Nigel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jinglenose (talk • contribs) 17:47, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * There is no any page with the name Polish Standard Bidding System except Bidding system. A.Minkowiski (talk) 17:57, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * If your account is too new, wait till your account gets auto confirmed(usually 4-days for auto confirmation). Before moving a page, you should have authentic reason to do so. You might get more help from WP:MOVE. A.Minkowiski (talk) 18:41, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello!
Hello, I wish to let you know that, it would be helpful if your mark new pages as "patrolled" while tagging them with speedy-deletion criterion. It'd save other editors time to review the same page, has already been reviewed. You may find WP:Twinkle helpful in this case. It automatically marks pages as patrolled while tagging it with csd templates. Twinkle comes handly with fighting vandalism, as well. Let me know if you need help with enabling Twinkle. Happy editing! Anupmehra - Let's talk!  19:25, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I've enabled Twinkle and patrolling new pages with it. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 19:28, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Talkback
Passengerpigeon (talk) 11:41, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Kirk Reid
CSD declined. db-attack is where there is only negative data and no good references. The BBC news will certainly do as a good reference.  Ron h jones  (Talk) 14:19, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 14:22, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit summaries
Hi A.Minkowiski: Thanks for leaving a message on my talk page. Per your request there to do so, I checked out come of your recent contributions. I noticed that you have omitted using Edit summaries. Please be sure to add edit summaries when making changes to Wikipedia pages. Thanks for your contributions, and happy editing. NorthAmerica1000 14:58, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure, Thank you. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 15:00, 13 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Welcome to Wikipedia, and have a ball! Cheers, NorthAmerica1000 15:03, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Dan Vs.
Not sure where to reply to you. Basically, someone keeps putting up that Dan VS is cancelled because of something from Curtis Armstong's Facebook page. Meanwhile, when contacted, the producers of the show as well as the studio and the network counter that, saying that the show is not cancelled, just on hiatus. I have tried to reflect that by tweaking the section from "Cancellation" to "Cancellation Rumors" and even that keeps getting changed. So either make the section reflect the truth or erase all of the unfounded supposition. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Churchofdan (talk • contribs) 02:30, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * You are welcome, I have added section to your question about Dan Vs.. You can not remove content from page without giving WP:INDEPENDENT sources to support your claim. Next, if you want do discuss anything regarding article, an editor assume good faith starts discussion on corresponding articles talk page. I have seen article's talk page where many editors have declined your claim and reverted your edits because the statement (the producers of the show as well as the studio and the network counter that, saying that the show is not cancelled, just on hiatus) about which you are claiming is not well sourced and seems to be unappreciative and self-published see WP:SELFPUB. If you have reliable sources that verify that statement then you can surely edit the content of the page, but I would suggest you to go check WP:IS. Facebook or twitter or blogs are not considered to be reliable sources. I have left something on your talk page, where everything is explained how to post question to others talk page. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 10:47, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A.Minkowiski - If I understand it correctly, I think this is User:Churchofdan's question: Churchofdan is deleting contentious edits that are not based on WP:RS. You are reinserting contentious edits that are not based on WP:RS. If WP:RS is an important guideline, why is that happening? Usually WP:RS is applied to users who are inserting material, not to those who are deleting poorly sourced material. For example, if someone posts that Abraham Lincoln was an astronaut, I do not need a reliable source saying that he was not an astronaut. I can simply remove the poorly sourced material. By the way, if you read WP:SELFPUB in its entirety, you'll see that this type of edit would probably meet the five criteria of an acceptable self-published source. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 11:13, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes I think you are right some how, the content about which User:Churchofdan is talking is absolutely based on unreliable sources, but if you go through page history,  User:Churchofdan and other IP editors will keep on removing same content. I think it would go 3RR case if User:Churchofdan and other IP users resume content removal. I just reverted it once but other editors are still involved in this dispute/edit war. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 11:37, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Why is there no talk page contact with the editors who inserted the unreliable material? You may be technically correct about a WP:3RR violation, but it seems more appropriate to address the editors who are causing the actual problem (insertion of poorly sourced material). EricEnfermero HOWDY! 11:50, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I have requested for page protection of Dan Vs. to avoid edit war of new IP user's and others. After analyzing blog and Facebook posts that are given as a sources, still No reliable source found which identify/verify that either show has been cancelled or not. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 12:51, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Is the Hub public relations a viable source? Are Film Roman spokespeople a viable source? If Curtis Armstrong's Facebook page is a "viable source", then why isn't the official Facebook page for the show, which specifically contradicted Mr. Armstrong's comments a viable source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Churchofdan (talk • contribs) 16:55, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * You should read WP:SELFPUB, the discussion about which you are disputing is just self-published and opposite to the present content which is based on the Facebook page post itself of that person. These sources are not counted as a reliable, while Self-published and questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves. This policy also applies to pages on social networking websites such as Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. But problem here is related to the contradiction between two poorly sourced statements.(Both your statement and presented statement in the page). A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 17:08, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thanks for your contributions to welcome new users to Wikipedia on their talk pages. This is an important task that encourages editor retention. Thanks!

NorthAmerica1000 15:12, 13 April 2014 (UTC) 

Tips on AIV work
Hello. I have noticed your work on WP:AIV. Thank you for your help fighting vandalism! Would you like some tips and suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of your AIV reports? — Kralizec! (talk) 17:20, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * @Kralizec! Yes off-course, why not. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 17:22, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Your tips would be appreciable to me. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 17:29, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Here are some friendly suggestions:
 * Given the often massively shared nature of many IPs, unless the exact same article is being vandalized, warnings issued to IPs should generally reset back to level-1 at the beginning of each calendar month.
 * Escalated warnings are typically only issued when the editor has received a warning (like uw-vandalism2 ), ignored it, and vandalized again, resulting in an escalated warning (such as uw-vandalism3 ).
 * Keeping WP:AGF in mind, most admins are unwilling to block an editor unless he or she has received four properly escalated levels of warnings, and ignored them to vandalize again.
 * If you were to adopt these tips, the block rate on your vandal submissions to AIV would probably rise to 99% or more. Regardless, thanks again for your help in containing vandalism!  — Kralizec! (talk) 17:45, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * @Kralizec! Thank you very much, surely will follow your suggestion. I have one request to you, I need ROLLBACK to perform my job even better. I am well aware of its usage and guidelines. I also requested @ Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback but haven't received any approval. I would be thankful if you grand me WP:ROLLBACK rights to fight against vandalism. Thank you once again. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 17:54, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Your request for rollback
Hi A.Minkowiski. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3A enabled] rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback: If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! — Kralizec! (talk) 18:07, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
 * Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
 * Rollback should never be used to edit war.
 * If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
 * Use common sense.
 * @Kralizec! Thank you so much for accepting my request. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 18:10, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

safier
deleted, user blocked, thanks  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  17:40, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * My pleasure. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 17:42, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Tajh Boyd
Just a quick message that when you performed the recent revert on Tajh Boyd, it removed important information (a title) from the citation. I added that information back and filled in more details. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 03:25, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh! I didn't noticed, thanks for re-adding that information. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 11:31, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Overzealous editing
You should actually read the edits you're reverting in the name of "anti-vandalism". You reverted a perfectly good edit that deleted non-notable spoof characters in a list of notable people. Don't assume that every IP is a vandal. And apologize for your mistakes. 71.139.142.249 (talk) 13:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * See you removed the content without explaining why ? Always leave some edit summary to the edits you make. Your edit was just "unexplained removal". A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 13:20, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * And your edit was vandalism.71.139.142.249 (talk) 13:27, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * such as ? Did you you notice the name you removed from the section are part of that page(subject), then why you removed such names ?. Be careful when you are inserting are deleting something from page. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 13:33, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * If you can't read or write English, you shouldn't be editing the English Wikipedia.71.139.142.249 (talk) 13:48, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey, calm down. You should really assume good faith and no personal attacks. It's possible that A.Minkowiski made a mistake in reverting. It's also equally possible that since you did not leave an edit summary, "It is considered good practice to provide a summary for every edit, especially when reverting (undoing) the actions of other editors or deleting existing text; otherwise, people may question your motives for the edit. Edits that do not have an edit summary are more likely to be reverted, because it may not be obvious what the purpose of the edit was." And finally, Not every IP is a vandal only applies to about 80% of IP edits. Epicgenius (talk) 14:07, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A fair appraisal would say that A.Minkowiski was the one who did not assume good faith with his original revert. And yes, he did make a mistake. Lack of an edit summary has never been a justification for reverting an edit. He needs to apologize. This is quite a big todo about an edit summary that was there, but was obviously misunderstood by A.Minkowiski.71.139.142.249 (talk) 14:38, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * @71.139.142.249 See |here, you just put(ha ha) in edit summary, it seems to be joke!. What you have written above suggest that you are not familiar with WP:Talk page guidelines too, But again I assume good faith. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 15:35, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * In light of the obvious spoof edits I was removing, the meaning of that edit summary is obvious to anyone who understands English.71.139.142.249 (talk) 15:53, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I assume good faith again and its not a worth dispute to keep on. Have a good day! A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 15:58, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

European Centre for Information Policy and Security (ECIPS)
I could have let the AFD run, but it's pretty spammy, and I noticed that the deletion was contested by the creator (fair enough) but also by an ISP for whom it was there only edit, which looks a bit fishy  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  16:52, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Supergeo and Jhangail
Supergeo is a company, blocked spamusername creator, deleted. The other one is a clan rather than an individual. Although it may be non-notable, the creator can't be blocked for that page because it appears to be part of his name. <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  18:47, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thats fine, but did you noticed that user Imranjhangailkhosa who is continuously creating pages as he recently created two more pages like Jhangail and Jhangai on his biography which has gone deleted many times before with different names?. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 18:53, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * He was also warrned for edit war with different editors in khosa. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 18:57, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * His recently deleted article with little bit different names are Manzoor khan jhangail khoso(that was nominated by three editors total 4-times) and Jhangail. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 19:21, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Another editor has given a final warning, so I think next time he can safely be blocked <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  05:19, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

User:Daiszt
I have declined the speedy deletion of articles created by this users, and removed your vandal report. It seems obvious that this user is acting in good faith; he is creating stubs about people who already have articles on Polish Wikipedia. Instead, I have marked the pages for expansion using Polish Wikipedia, asked the user to create one full translation instead of submitting multiple stubs, and suggested moving the articles he had already created into user space as drafts. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:11, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * That's good and you are right, I was momentarily thinking the same that user should make one full translation instead of creating multiple stubs on different subjects that are being nominated for speedy deletion. Thank you. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 19:17, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

User:71.139.142.249
For an IP user, seems pretty experienced at editing Wikipedia. There is no way that they are new here (they started editing today); they must be a sockpuppet of an established user.

This user is also continuing to display disruptive behavior on their talk page by trying to ban me from their talk page. Maybe a report to an admin noticeboard like WP:ANI should get them warned or blocked.

Thank you for looking into this. Epicgenius (talk) 20:27, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes you are right. All the IP user editing in Wikipedia are not new. His/her behavior clearly shows everything. I am little bit busy but I have my eye on this user and added to wachlist. I assume good faith again and again but what he/she wrote on his/her talk page about you suggest that this user is making personal attacks nothing else. I am giving him last chance, if this user resume personal attacks and disruptive editing I would directly report at WP:ANI. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 20:43, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Please comment here, as it seems that the user is apparently reporting me for vandalism. Any comments would be appreciated; I will help keep an eye out for the user as well. Thanks, Epicgenius (talk) 22:45, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Free super saver delivery alternatives - how to add content
Hi. You deleted the "Free super saver delivery alternatives" page I created yesterday. I thought it had enough context (it talked about Amazon's free super saver delivery system, when it ended and listed the current alternatives in the European market), but apparently more context was needed. I am willing to edit the page and add more information (the whole idea was that other people could contribute as well), but it has been deleted and I cannot pick up where it was left off.

How can one retrieve the previous version and complete it?

--Migueldealmeida (talk) 13:08, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I didn't delete your page. There were not enough context to in your page identify the subject. You can ask admin to restore that version of paper who deleted your page. But before this, I would suggest you to use sanbox or follow the steps here to create any article and when it gets completed then you should submit draft for review without creating any new article directly. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 14:18, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Dilip Raju Studios etc
Thanks for that. I've indeffed Users Dilip Raju Studios and TrendyBeatRecords for spamusernames, deleted Ambrose method (contextless OR) and Bhangu Aman (spam, non-notable. If there are sock issues, the indef on TrendyBeatRecords should stop that <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  08:58, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 09:47, 20 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Dimo Nadeem has had references added, but I agree not notable, AFD now. The other three were GF edits as you say, and I often see tags where prod/afd/speedy may have been more appropriate, but I'm reluctant to deter the good guys. I'll have a quiet word <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  05:31, 21 April 2014 (UTC)


 * The Essential R. Kelly article I don't think there is much to do except tag, it's clearly notable. I've blocked it's creator and also blocked Enactussrcc and deleted his article and user page. Thanks, <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  19:48, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 20:20, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

OER inquiry
Hi, I'm sending you this message because you're one of about 300 users who have recently edited an article in the umbrella category of open educational resources (OER) (or open education). In evaluating several projects we've been working on (e.g. the WIKISOO course and WikiProject Open), my colleague Pete Forsyth and I have wondered who chooses to edit OER-related articles and why. Regardless of whether you've taken the WIKISOO course yourself - and/or never even heard the term OER before - we'd be extremely grateful for your participation in this brief, anonymous survey before 27 April. No personal data is being collected. If you have any ideas or questions, please get in touch. My talk page awaits. Thanks for your support! - Sara FB (talk) 20:34, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

166.216.165.75
Thanks for barnstar. The ISP has been blocked by another admin, hopefully he/she will realise that there are sanctions <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  05:50, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * And someone got the others too <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  16:36, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * And what do you think about User talk:Diesscamomot who tried to upload image files in the past that were copy-righted and were declined many times. ? Now, user has started creating pages with un-used images redirects, the page has gone deleted. But I am sure user will come in new face again, so about that ? A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 17:31, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Let's wait and see <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  05:43, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * I deleted one, someone else got the other <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  06:24, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but user Surya Datta Sudhakar removed the content from his BIO page Surya Datta Sudhakar, Now it was suitable for deletion CSD#G7 , right ? A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 06:29, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I spotted that when I got to it, G7-ed <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  06:32, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * , here is one article about band, having no sources. I go through but unable to find reliable sources except official cite and some twitter and self-promotional sources. Worth a look at Good Morning Everyone with creators Rizky ghardoe.A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 06:39, 26 April 2014 (UTC
 * A7-ed <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  06:57, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * , User Dontmindspending has created the page on performer and artist Susanna Defraia and article is not written in encyclopedic way and contains only spam links(youtube videos) and user didn't provide any independent reliable source. I have tagged it for PROD until and unless user provides reliable independent sources, is it correct for a moment ? A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 07:24, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Unsocial Amigos
Agreed, deleted <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  05:43, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Trot music
My general advice is that if something is a clear copyright violation, tag it as such and someone will get to it. More complicated problems can be listed at Copyright problems. Asking a specific person to look at it is not likely to be efficient. That said, in the specific case of Trot music, the source of claimed copyright infringement claims to have copied the material from Wikipedia, so it doesn't appear to be any kind of copyright infringement anyhow. Wily D 09:49, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * No doubt, but according to Wikipedia policy about copyrights, if word by word content is being copied from any external site then it may create problem, Am I right? A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 10:48, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * If the Wikipedia article is copied from another site (or a book, or whereever), that would be a problem. But if the Wikipedia article is being copied to another site, that's fine (as long as they comply with the licence(s). Wily D  11:55, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * And there are no sources mentioned there to back up the importance of topic. Would it be better to tag it for independent sources ? A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 10:51, 12 June 2014 (UTC)


 * A quick search reveals the best thing to do is redirect it to Trot (music). Wily D 11:59, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah ! That's also fine. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 12:02, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Rosamund Lupton
Hi,

Would you let me write something, instead of slapping a deletion tag a minute after I started the page? This is very bad. Yann (talk) 18:42, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello. You must be well aware about using creating an article or use Sandbox before creating any new article, when it become final, let it go to review then. Once tag has been placed, please do not remove it yourself. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 18:49, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion
You proposed deletion of HTTPA, with the rationale that "It may leads to original research of some one" to which I have to say "Huh???" What does that rationale mean? WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:03, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * PS: I have reverted the prod, because the rationale didn't seem to make sense. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:03, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Its about new protocol which haven't still implemented. I did search before PROD, and I found the same result as I mentioned in the PROD tag. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 14:07, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * and its purely original research ( may of creator or some one else as it itself says HTTPA (HTTP with Accountability) is a new protocol being developed by researches to thwart misuse of the personal data of users  ). A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 14:10, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * A quick search shows that the best thing is to redirect it to HTTP Secure. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 14:24, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry I'm having trouble understanding some of your statements; your English is somewhat broken. You claim that the article is "purely original research" but it is based on three separate reliable sources.  Original research refers to users at Wikipedia creating articles based on their own knowledge that has not been previously published elsewhere; that is not the case with this article.  True, the protocol itself is new, and based on original research, but that research is being published and vetted by external sources and is thus valid to use as a source here at Wikipedia.  Any internet protocol endorsed by Tim Berners-Lee (the inventor of the World Wide Web) should be given serious consideration.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:24, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I being an engineer know about HTTPA protocol and yes it is adopted worlp wide in first version(HTTP), but day by day protocols are being changed. In this article, creator actually tried to add the new research about HTTPA protocol which is still uncompleted. It was good to redirect it to HTTPS(related version), but if you have reverted again and not getting my point, I won't to argue any more. But your opinions are always appreciable...Happy editing :)A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 12:33, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Just because the protocol has not yet been implemented does not mean it does not merit coverage. The fact that three independent reliable sources have written about this development effort is sufficient evidence that the protocol merits inclusion.  See WP:GNG. And if you believe that the proposed HTTPA is related to the existing HTTPS, you have not read the material on the new protocol carefully enough.  Whereas HTTPS is all about cloaking information in layers of encryption, HTTPA is all about exposing information with the goal of giving the end user knowledge of what information is being made available.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:55, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * How will you judge coverage if something is not implemented yet ? (in imagination?). There are certain situations about new creation or development. If something has not been utilized and implemented world wide, we can't judge whether this will work properly or not. Publishing something is not a big deal, anything can be published. I think it would be better if this article comes after once it is implemented. This is the best that I can say about it. Thank you A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 13:11, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

The point is not whether it will work or not. The point is that it is a development effort that is being covered by significant sources. Not every technical covered at Wikipedia has to be a successful implementation. Significant developments and significant failures are also of interest. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:41, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Agree. The inclusion criteria for ANY topic, even if complete fictions, is coverage in reliable sources. IE: Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Big Foot, anti-gravity, lead into gold, fountain of youth, immortality, Angels, et al. We do not care if something is truth or fact, only that it be discussed in sources outside these pages. It is unsourced speculation and extrapolation by Wikipedia editors that is not allowed.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 06:52, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

inre Articles for deletion/Dusari Goshta
Since you nominated the new article, it has been expanded and well sourced. I do not know how you were unable to find sources, as it was easy to do, but I ask that you might now reconsider your deletion nomination. Thanks.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 21:59, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I know there were news about this film in Times of India news paper. Every film and every actor gets interview after film, that doesn't mean that every new film is notable I guess. This film didn't get success in "Box office" that actually shows whether the film has gone successfull are not after release. But if you think, the present sources are enough to show notability, I'll surely go and ask admin to close AfD. Thank you A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 04:55, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Please refer to WP:NTEMP. We do not require that any film remain in the news after release, just solong as cumulative coverage mets WP:GNG. Note: as a new film it received coverage before production, during production, and after release.... and may well have continued coverage, but addition coverage is not the issue, as WP:NF is met. And please keeping mind that film notability is not dependent upon commercial success or lack, but rather upon coverage. If you return to the AFD, do a strikethrough  OF your nom statement and add a simple "nomination withdrawn per improvements made, no one will question it. There is never dishonor in granting that concerns have been addressed. Thanks.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 05:52, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Nomination Withdrawn. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 06:04, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks... and a friendly hint from an administrator and coordinator of project film: it is rare that a biopic narrative, specially one recently released, will make any sort of showing in sites determining box-office receipts. Study WP:NF. Box office success may lead to coverage, but the determinant for film notability IS coverage, no matter the box office. The essay at WP:INDAFD offers some great search tools for Indian films that perform better than Google of Bing.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 06:23, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

VSF
Heya,

VSF - Viscose staple fibre/ fiber is a generic term used and not a term used specifically by Aditya Birla Group. It is using of viscose in the manufacturing of staple fibre/ fiber. See below wiki link for the individual components. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_fiber

There are a lot of other properties which I am still working on to include in the VSF post but i was surprised to find it deleted.

I have posted below some of the references (from different sources) to substantiate my claim above.

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Viscose+Fibers http://www.sateri.com/module/12/4/en/viscose-staple-fiber http://www.viscoserayonindia.com/T_mfg.asp

Please let me know of your thoughts and if you can agree with me that this should not be marked as advertisement and deleted. Thanks

Cheers Vee Singh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vee Singh (talk • contribs) 09:23, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Stars
Hi: per your message on my talk page, I generally don't award upon request, but I may surprise you with one someday! Cheers, NorthAmerica1000 13:00, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * That's even better, I like surprise too :) A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 13:01, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New York City derbies
Thank you for the input. The articles I was referring to are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_derby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_derbies

The requested pages are not notable as there are no sources listed that refer to these matches by these names, and in most cases, matches between the teams listed have yet to be played. I nominated these articles because I felt they fell under the "not suitable for an encyclopedia" requirement. Adiamas (talk) 15:31, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Broadband
Thanks to BT, all seems to be good at present... <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  13:51, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * re Basha jamel, I'm reluctant to indef for sock puppetry, since the original account hasn't been blocked, so he's not evading a block. The socking is so obvious that it can hardly be seen as trying to subvert the process. I've blocked both accounts for a couple of weeks. If he creates a sock to evade the block, I'll indef, if he keeps spamming after the block expires, the next one will be longer, thanks <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  14:22, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jim, I'll keep my eye on this user. Because it is my dream to build up Wikipedia and fight against vandals as long as I'm alive. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 14:37, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

hi there, we've received your talk about my article on Fabio Mariani. we've taken the article from our website www.ledame.co.uk that we have written. Writing the same article taken from our website should this be considered a copyright violation? if so, What could i do?

Thanks in advance,

Le Dame Ledame (talk) 16:06, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello
Please do not delete this page. I did a lot of research and I put a lot of effort into this page. I have gotten permission from Vianca herself to create this page.

Replies
The merlin edit is fine. I've moved the ref to after the punctuation, per MoS, and also removed the copyright symbol. Audubon is out of copyright, and even if it wasn't, it's not for us to repeat any site's copyright claim. I've gently warned the football editor, and another admin has advised her to do one at a time properly, so let's see <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  05:47, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Jenita Janet
added my opinion to the AfD. <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  08:50, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jim. :) A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 08:52, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
 * The user Megakewl03082002 keeps on creating copyvio page like Emerito "Emer" Legaspi and adding talk page messages to article page like here, reverting others edit etc. Please do have a look. Thank you A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 08:58, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Plus reported user at AIV. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 09:02, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
 * His contributions lead to a bunch of largely unsourced promotional articles about similar sportsmen. I've tagged a couple for SD <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  09:33, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
 * That's pretty good. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 09:36, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Teamwork barnstar

 * My pleasure. Thanks a lot for Barnstar. :-) A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 16:53, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

No personal attack has been made, admin is out of line and has continuously promoted malware
The promotion of malware on Wikipedia is not allowed. It puts millions of users at risk. There have been no such attacks made to any admin. I have only let them know of their dangerous faults that can be catastrophic. Furthermore you have harassed me on my account (BloodyCrip). Wikipedia is an open community, you should not "side" with someone who promotes malware simply because they have been a member of the site longer.

If this admin does not understand their dangerous acts, they should not be allowed near any cyber-security based content on Wikipedia.

"Stop making personal attaks[edit] Please stop making personal attacks to an admin's talk page as you did here which is against talk page guidelines. Please avoid using such irrelevant wordings otherwise you will be blocked. A.Minkowiski _Lets t@lk 08:35, 20 June 2014 (UTC)"

- This seems like an attack on me. There have been no irrelevant words used whatsoever. I must ask you to please stop harassing me. I am only doing good. I am cleaning up malicious links that admins on this website seem to not understand. If you can not see that I will find means to let the website know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.190.0.110 (talk) 20:07, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Patta in India is a Revenue record, hence it will help many people in knowing and getting the result
Patta in India is a Revenue record, hence it will help many people in knowing and getting the result — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smoestatebusinesstoday (talk • contribs) 07:58, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Patta in Property, an important Property Document in revenue department for checking the Ownership. Get it oline from www.estatebusinesstoday.com/patta/

RFA
I'm happy to nominate you, but before I do so, I'd like you to make sure that you have read Administrators' reading list, Administrators' how-to guide and Guide to requests for adminship. If you have done so, and you are happy with what they say, I'll nominate you. Incidentally, Gogo Dodo's last comment above is good advice <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  05:25, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Copy editing
Excuse me, are you available for copy-editing? URDNEXT (talk) 15:31, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of ISO pages on important standards
Dear A. Minkowiski, I have created Wikipedia pages for the sub committees of ISO TC 37. These are important committees that create standards in the area of terminology and languages. All the standards created by these sub committee are published through ISO. Many individuals, organizations and governments use these standards. The pages are factual and are not promoting any commercial concern. There is no copyright infringements on these pages. I would ask that you remove your suggestion to delete them. Peter Reynolds — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterrey (talk • contribs) 18:05, 22 June 2014 (UTC) The articles I have published are on sub committees of an ISO technical committee which creates publically used and available standards. This is not promotional and contains factual information only. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterrey (talk • contribs) 18:12, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Comments on ISO sub committee pages
Dear A. Minkowiski, Your comments about my articles being copyrighted and then being promotional are wrong. Using this approach you would delete any page on any standard or any standard creation body. There is no copyright infringement because it mentions titles of standards being worked on by the committees or published by the committee. These are not promotional because it states factual information about the sub committees. How do I contest this? Is the real problem because I am a new contributor? Peterrey (talk) 18:35, 22 June 2014 (UTC)peterrey (Peter Reynolds)
 * I have mentioned everything on your talk page regarding problems in your article, please read them carefully. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 18:37, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Nicole Renee
I am nicole renee and your info is false I was never raised in philadelphia and that was not my father — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicole Renee Harris (talk • contribs)

I am Nicole Renée Harris
Most of the information is correct on page. That is why I am editing it.I was never raised in philadelphia. The parental information is incorrect. I never met my father. I never went to Juilliard I went to the art Institute and I don't no where the quote came from I was born in the hood it makes no sense and ref is bogus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicole Renee Harris (talk • contribs) 08:26, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Blanking content from the article is not solution, if you have any issue, then discuss it on article's talk page rather than blanking the content from the article. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 08:32, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Be advised that unlike Twitter, Wikipedia does not verify the true owner of an account. There can be serious consequences for claiming to be the subject of a Wikipedia article like Nicole Renée. That said, the article about Nicole Renée does not belong to you or anyone else.  That article belongs to the Wikipedia community and you'll have to abide by our policies.  I understand how frustrating it can be to see information you believe to be false made so publicly available.  Wikipedia is more interested in verifiability than truth.  If claims on that article are unreferenced you are welcome to remove them, but please use an edit summary when doing so.  Please also discuss issues you have with the content on the talk page.  If it becomes an issue for you, you can ask to have the article deleted entirely.  Wikipedia does not want to smear or libel anyone, at all.  Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 08:34, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

COI
One page had already gone, the coi user I blocked. I haven't forgotten the rfa, just a bit busy at present <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  09:49, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
 * No no Sir, its Ok, I can understand. Please do have a look at Leslie Tripathy too. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 10:13, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Re: User Habib construction
Re your message: I had missed that, but Smalljim handled the account and the edits have been reverted by other editors. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 03:52, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

spiderlogic
user indeffed, page deleted <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;"> Jimfbleak - </b> talk to me?  09:30, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Talkback
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Greetings
Hello A.Minkowiski. I wanted to leave you a message, thanking you for your positive contributions to Wikipedia, and for being willing to further serve the project as an administrator. I have no doubt that you are motivated by good faith intentions, and believe that you would have exercised the restraints you expressed; so as not to be seen using the tools in an aggressive manner. Unfortunately, I am equally convinced that the emerging consensus was not going to sway from their opinion, that a pile on chorus would repeat, over and again, that you simply needed more time, and that nothing new or beneficial could reasonably come from continuing the RfA further. I wish you the best; looking forward to seeing you around. Sincerely.—John Cline (talk) 14:53, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Enderugby
He seems to be just messing around for the sake of it. I've given a warning of possible consequences. <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  11:13, 29 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I'd noticed he'd changed your comment, but I left it as evidence of bad faith editing. Blocked for two weeks initially, and I've reverted or deleted all his other contributions since we can't trust his edits <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  12:59, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap
Hello!

You missed the fact that this edit broke a wikilink when you accepted it from Pending Changes. It's not easy when dealing with an unfamiliar subject, but when I see a change inside a wikilink (or other link), I've found that it's worth the time to compare the links in the current and the previous versions of the page. Thanks! &mdash;Elipongo (Talk contribs) 11:22, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I didn't notice that. But it was just names of characters they play in serial. I accepted that revision after verifying through search. Cheers! A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 11:27, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

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We are coming up to the end of your third month as an editor of Wikipedia, and I feel that you've made very good progress. I hope you'll continue to improve. Good luck! RomanSpa (talk) 11:44, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

Clipping Creations India
thanks, someone else go there first <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  05:25, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Draft:Agricen
I created a draft entry for a company called Agricen-it was accepted, but was accepted as "Draft:Agricen" - I am uncertain what the next steps are to make it an article called "Agricen".

Also, there is a note in it regarding links that I don't think is correct - the article does have internal links.

Thanks for your time and help!Caravass (talk) 00:33, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

The article is now de-orphaned. Still unsure how to change the entry from "Draft:Agricen" to "Agricen." Wondering if you could advise. Thanks Caravass (talk) 16:09, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Mistake
Hi, I got a message from you that I changed/deleted content from a page on Phyllis Wheatley. I had never even been to that page before you messaged me about it.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.36.6 (talk) 16:52, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

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Happy New Year
to you too, welcome back <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  07:48, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
 * there are thousands of bird articles out there, and apart from a handful of FAs and GAs, most could do with improvement. It's hard to point you towards anything in particular because I don't know what resources you have access to or what your interests are, but welcome aboard <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> -  talk to me?  14:00, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Looks like someone got both those articles already. Do you mean you want to write bird FAs? I can help with resources if that's what you mean <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  15:55, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Again, someone got there first <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  16:15, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * SinoCorrugated 2015 deleted/blocked, thanks <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  07:24, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Drsoultions nailed too <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  07:30, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * People are always going to think it's worth trying, and I like those who don't bother to read our user name policy because they then walk straight into an indefinite block. The worse ones are those who read our policies, chose a neutral name, don't copy the company website and write something that is more subtly  spammy, <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> -  talk to me?  07:50, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Content
OK, I'll look tomorrow <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  16:00, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

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I suppose there is a need for WikiPolice. However, my good chap, or whatever "A." stands for if you get my meaning, I had spent all of about 10 minutes on the document and you gave it a slap. You are as about efficient as a London meter maid, and about as intelligent I suspect. Good day. On to the next target of A. Minimouski. I suggest you ban me from the great Wiki in the cloud altogether. Oh yes, one more thing, you are the master of the double-standard. All you need to do is look at a few other Association wiki pages. Talk about obvious self-promotion. Bah! Feel free to pass this on to your supperiors and please, delete the page I was trying to add.Hank Sullivan (talk) 18:12, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Rhymes (song)
There is no reason to put a delete tag on this article. The song has already been released and it's gaining popularity.
 * Please read the reason carefully there, the song is relatively new, released one day before. There must be reliable sources to identify notability and coverage. I would suggest you to read this. At the same time, you are free to edit article, add more reliable sources. A.Minkowiski''_Lets t@lk 17:07, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Timberlake UMC
While I did go ahead and block this user, you should consider your report to WP:AIV declined. They created one article and contested it's speedy deletion. That is not repeated spamming or vandalism by any reasonable definition, and the block I issued is just a "soft" block that requires them to choose a new name. If you see something like that in the future WP:UAA would be the more appropriate venue to report it. Beeblebrox (talk) 22:21, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
 * yes, but that username doesn't fit with username policy. I reported him just because I found (UMC) in his username that were similar to his article. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 22:57, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
 * That's exactly my point. The main issue was not vandalism or spamming but the username. AIV is for reporting people who are acting in bad faith. That would be people vandalizing articles or persistently spamming obvious advertising. This, on the other hand, was just somebody who didn't understand how things work around here and as a result did some things they probably shouldn't have. That is why I advised you to report such things to UAA instead in the future, it is a board set up specifically  to handle this sort of thing.
 * In other words: Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by ignorance. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:44, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Helgi Hóseason
You said that you had edited my recent contributions because it didn’t appear constructive to you. I knew Helgi Hóseason personally and what I wrote is true. That was his answer when I asked him why he never voted. Or rather he asked me back. Can you Smári Sverrisson tell the difference from cow shit and a horse shit. So whether it douse or douse not appear constructive to you I really don't care. I stand by it because it is the truth! Like I said I knew Helgi and it appear that you did not. Otherwise you would have let my contribution stand.

Best regards and respect. Sigurjón Smári Sverrisson kt: 060658-5529 Snorrabraut 48. 105 Reykjavík Iceland.

Phone: +354-897-1358
 * Smári - I just added a heading to your comment to set it apart with the rest of the comments. I hope you don't mind. EricEnfermero (Talk) 07:19, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * You cannot claim anything about any person whether you know him/her personally or not. Wikipedia needs reliable sources to identify any claim about person. You didn't provide any solid reference about (when asked why he never voted. He asked back can you tell a different from cow shit and a horse shitta socialist). A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 17:52, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

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I hope you do not changing the red info again. It's against us. The red (page does not exist) info is to highlights the name of peoples and organizations involved and related in building our Football Association. I don't know who you are and I don't care who you are. As long as you don't visiting while deleting some 'red'(s) info, I'll be very grateful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shuvail (talk • contribs) 09:46, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Operosa
Hello, I'm writing you concerning one article in Wikipedia that has been declined couple of times. I'm a fan of the opera, leaving in Bulgaria and I've visited many events that Operosa has organized in the Balkan area. I asked them why don't the create a page in Wikipedia and they send me the link with the page they are trying to create but has been declined several times. I offered to help. I have lot's of spear time but I'm not very familiar how exactly to make a Wikipedia page. So I've decided to ask you for help if you have time to explain and give your suggestions.

Thank you in advance

Maria — Preceding unsigned comment added by MariaKristianova (talk • contribs) 16:02, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
 * A good way to write an article is an Article wizard and follow the steps or you can use your sandbox to create any article where you have less chances of deletion, add independent sources that must show notability of your subject (Operosa). When you are done with draft, submit it for review. But, I would suggest you to read this first. If you need any further help, feel free to ask. Happy editing. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 20:34, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Yelena Yatsura
I had previously nominated this for a speedy, as you saw, and another admin deleted it. The new version is just as bad, so that's gone too.

The fact that it was on Russian Wikipedia is irrelevant. Other wikipedias have different rules and how they are interpreted also varies. Many accept a far more promotion tone than en-wiki, but of course wikipedias are not acceptable as RS anyway

After your prod, two references were added. IMDB, which is not acceptable because it is self-editable, and a link to a gushing review of one of the films which support none of the text. Not the reason for the second speedy, but just so you know what's happening

<b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  07:08, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I could have tagged it speedy if it was second time creation. James deleted that one too, it was subtly spammy. I think he/she will go indef block if there would be persistence unambiguous article creation in future. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 09:35, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

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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 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 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.

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WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is. All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. , a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to. Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:


 * wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
 * wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
 * wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
 * wins the prize for fourth place
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
 * wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
 * wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

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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.

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 * 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:
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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):
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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.

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March 2017 WikiCup newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
 * 🇪🇺 Iry-Hor, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article Nyuserre Ini, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
 * 🇯🇵 1989, another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points.
 * Peacemaker67 shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.

The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.

So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

May 2017 WikiCup newsletter
The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
 * 🇯🇵 1989 was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles.
 * Peacemaker67 took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
 * Other contestants who scored over 400 points were Freikorp, Carbrera, and Czar. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.

Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.

So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2017 July newsletter
The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.

Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

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WikiCup 2017 September newsletter
Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best man (or woman) win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 06:25, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 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 two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
 * Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
 * Featured List – and  both produced 2 FLs in R2
 * Featured Pictures – improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year.
 * Featured Topic – has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
 * Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
 * Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
 * In The News – had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
 * Good Article Review – completed 31 GARs in R1.

Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.

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We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 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 MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:40, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018
So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? , and. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:58, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination of Neroon Kot Model United Nations for deletion
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WikiCup 2018 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.

Our top scorers in round 1 were:


 * 🇺🇸 Aoba47 led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
 * 🇩🇪 FrB.TG, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.
 * 🇮🇳 Ssven2, another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
 * 🇺🇸 Ceranthor, 🇮🇳 Numerounovedant, Carbrera, 🇳🇱 Farang Rak Tham and 🇷🇴 Cartoon network freak all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. 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 WikiCup/Reviews.

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WikiCup 2018 May newsletter
The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
 * Iazyges, with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
 * 🇮🇳 Yashthepunisher, a first time contestant, with two featured lists
 * SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
 * 🇺🇸 Usernameunique, a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
 * Muboshgu, a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and
 * Courcelles, another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

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WikiCup 2018 July newsletter
The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Courcelles, a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
 * SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.

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WikiCup 2018 September newsletter
The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:


 * Courcelles scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
 * Kees08 was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for Neil Armstrong, two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
 * Other contestants who qualified for the final round were 🇲🇭 Nova Crystallis, Iazyges,  SounderBruce,  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Kosack and 🇺🇸 Ceranthor.

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:30, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2018 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is, who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:



All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:


 * wins the FA prize, for three featured articles in round 2.
 * wins the GA prize, for 92 good articles in round 3.
 * wins the FL prize, for five featured lists overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 30 articles in good topics overall.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 24 did you know articles in round 3.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 17 in the news articles overall.
 * wins the GAR prize, for 43 good article reviews in round 1.

Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2019 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. ,, and.

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Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup!
Hello and Happy New Year!

Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup, the competition begins today. If you have already joined, your submission page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and we will set up your submissions page. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2019, and which you have nominated this year, is eligible for points in the competition, the judges will be checking! Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are, , and. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:14, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2019 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * 🇺🇸 L293D, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with ten good articles on submarines for a total of 357 points.
 * Pirate_Flag_of_Henry_Every.svg, a WikiCup veteran, came next with 274 points, mostly from eight featured pictures, restorations of artwork.
 * 🇩🇰 MPJ-DK, a wrestling enthusiast, was in third place with 263 points, garnered from a featured list, five good articles, two DYKs and four GARs.
 * 🇺🇸 Usernameunique came next at 243, with a featured article and a good article, both on ancient helmets.
 * Flag of the United States Library of Congress 2.svg Squeamish Ossifrage was in joint fifth place with 224 points, mostly garnered from bringing the 1937 Fox vault fire to featured article status.
 * Ed! was also on 224, with an amazing number of good article reviews (56 actually).

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. 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 WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk).

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WikiCup 2019 May newsletter
The second round of the 2019 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to scored 32 points to advance into round 3. Our top four scorers in round 2 all scored over 400 points and were:

Other notable performances were put in by Barkeep49 with six GAs, 🇺🇸 Ceranthor, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, and  Canada Hky, each with seven GARs, and 🇩🇰 MPJ-DK with a seven item GT.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber (1210), our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three DYKs. He also made good use of the bonus points available, more than doubling his score by choosing appropriate articles to work on.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Kosack (750), last year's runner up, with an FA, a GA, two FLs, and five DYKs.
 * Pirate_Flag_of_Henry_Every.svg (480), a WikiCup veteran, with 16 featured pictures, mostly restorations.
 * Zwerg Nase (461), a seasoned competitor, with a FA, a GA and an ITN item.

So far contestants have achieved nine featured articles between them and a splendid 80 good articles. Commendably, 227 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2019 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. The judges are pleased with the thorough GARs that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:45, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2019 July newsletter
The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * 🇳🇫 Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
 * Adam Cuerden, with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
 * SounderBruce, a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington
 * 🇺🇸 Usernameunique, with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics

Contestants managed 4 (5) featured articles, 4 featured lists, 18 featured pictures, 29 good articles, 50 DYK entries, 9 ITN entries, and 39 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and it is imperative to claim them in the correct round; one FA claim had to be rejected because it was incorrectly submitted (claimed in Round 3 when it qualified for Round 2), so be warned! When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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WikiCup 2019 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 454 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with over 400 points being eliminated, and all but two of the finalists having achieved an FA during the round. Casliber, our 2016 winner, was the highest point-scorer, followed by Enwebb and Lee Vilenski, who are both new to the competition. In fourth place was SounderBruce, a finalist last year. But all those points are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 11 featured articles. In addition, Adam Cuerden scored with 18 FPs, Lee Vilenski led the GA score with 8 GAs while Kosack performed 15 GA reviews. There were around 40 DYKs, 40 GARs and 31 GAs overall during round 4. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:44, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2019 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is, who over the course of the competition has amassed 91 featured pictures, including 32 in the final round. Our finalists this year were:


 * 1) with 964 points
 * 2) with 899 points
 * 3) with 817 points
 * 4) with 691 points
 * 5) with 388 points
 * 6) with 146 points
 * 7) with 145 points
 * 8) with 74 points

All those who reached the final will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field. Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!


 * wins the featured article prize, for a total of 7 FAs during the course of the competition.
 * wins the good article prize, for 14 GAs in round 5.
 * wins the featured list prize, for 4 FLs overall.
 * wins the featured picture prize, for 91 FPs overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 7 articles in good topics in round 2.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 14 did you know articles in round 5.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 7 in the news articles in round 1.
 * wins the reviewer prize, for 56 good article reviews in round 1.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

We have opened a scoring discussion on whether the rules and scoring need adjustment. Please have your say. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2020 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth 14:18, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

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Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. We are relaxing the rule that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2020 will count; now to be eligible for points in the competition, you must have completed significant work on the content at some time! Any questions on the rules or on anything else connected to the Cup should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are, , and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:43, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2020 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
 * Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg Gog the Mild came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
 * 🇺🇸 Raymie was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
 * Harrias came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
 * Pirate Flag.svg CaptainEek was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing Cactus wren to featured article status.
 * The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included 🇺🇸 L293D, 🇻🇪 Kingsif, 🇦🇶 Enwebb, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski and 🇳🇵 CAPTAIN MEDUSA. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. 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 WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

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There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; 🇺🇸 L293D should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, 🇺🇸 Dunkleosteus77 should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:29, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2020 May newsletter
The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
 * Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews
 * Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 869 points, Blason Gondor.svg Hog Farm with 801, 🇻🇪 Kingsif with 719, SounderBruce with 710, 🇺🇸 Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and 🇲🇽 MX with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth. - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 July newsletter
The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Epicgenius, with one featured article, 28 good articles and 17 DYKs, amassing 1836 points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1672 points gained from four featured articles and seventeen good articles, plus reviews of a large number of FACs and GAs
 * Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg Gog the Mild, a first time contestant, with 1540 points, a tally built largely on 4 featured articles and related bonus points.

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, 🇩🇰 MPJ-DK added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:33, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were


 * Free Hong Kong flag.svg Bloom6132, with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items;
 * 🇮🇩HaEr48 with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs;
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is, the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by. In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were, , and. The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.


 * wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
 * win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
 * wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
 * wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
 * wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:37, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. We thank Vanamonde93 and Godot13, who have retired as judges, and we thank them for their past dedication. The judges for the WikiCup this year are and. Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:10, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 March newsletter
Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
 * Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
 * 🇷🇼 Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
 * 🇺🇸 Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:25, 1 March 2021 (UTC)