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sound definition
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Welcome back - your input sorely needed - newsletter seem wonderful! :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  11:27, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Good job, send her away. SADADS (talk) 15:20, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Novels December 2009 Newsletter
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Welcome to the biggest WikiCup Wikipedia has yet seen! Round one will take place over two months, and finish on February 26. There is only one pool, and the top 64 will progress. The competition will be tough, as more than half of the current competitors will not make it to round 2. Details about scoring have been finalized and are explained at WikiCup/Scoring. Please make sure you're familiar with the scoring rules, because any submissions made that violate these rules will be removed. Like always, the judges can be reached through the WikiCup talk pages, on their talk page, or over IRC with any issues concerning anything tied to the Cup. We will keep in contact with you via weekly newsletters; if you do not want to receive them, please remove yourself from the list here. Conversely, if a non-WikiCup participant wishes to receive the newsletters, they may add themselves to that list. Well, enough talk- get writing! Your submission's page is located here. Details on how to submit your content is located here, so be sure to check that out! Once content has been recognized, it can be added to your submissions page, from which our bot will update the main score table. Remember that only articles worked on and nominated during the competition are eligible for points. Have fun, and good luck! Garden, iMatthew, J Milburn, and The ed17 19:15, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Your RfA
Looks like a lot of editors have some concerns. I'd suggest that you withdraw now and focus on addressing those concerns. You're doing some really good work on Wikiproject Novels, and you could expand on that, simultaneously involving yourself in some areas related to adminship that interest you. Once you develop the experience that the RfA commentators desire, you could then consider a renomination. Another option is to go through an editor review and utilize that feedback. Subsequently, you could also seek out an admin coach before another RfA. Just a friendly suggestion. cheers. - Spaceman  Spiff  04:46, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry your RfA went so bad. As one who has also failed an RfA, I can sympathize, but it isn't the end of the world.  Get some experience in some of the areas that were mentioned, and your next RfA should go better.  ArcAngel (talk) (review) 07:02, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I took care of your request. It's evident that people think you do good work around here, and with some more experience hopefully the next one will go better. Rschen7754 07:59, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I concur with the above. I think the main problem from what people were saying is that there is insufficient evidence since your last RfA to be able to ascertain whether you have "improved" from that RfA, as the number of edits since then are relatively small. Continue working on articles, and read the comments made and use them as a learning experience! Most of all, don't be disheartened! If you pay heed to the advice/comments made at both of your RfAs, I don't see why a future one shouldn't be successful - although I'd probably leave it about 6 months! --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 08:37, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Enjoy yourself and take care of your health. That's the most important thing. Oh and have fun. :) Your school work sounds very interesting. Keep those grade up too. You need to help balance all the stupid people running about. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:49, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2010 and Dermatology-related content
I noticed that you are participating in the 2010 WikiCup. I have been working on the Bolognia push which is a project to make sure Wikipedia has an article (or redirect) on every know cutaneous condition. With that being said, there are still many cutaneous condition stubs to be made, and Bolognia could be a source for a lot of DYK articles, etc. Therefore, I was thinking maybe we could help one another... a competative WikiCup that also serves to improve dermatologic content on Wikipedia. I could e-mail you the Bolognia login information if you have any interest? ---kilbad (talk) 03:18, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

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Novels on signpost
I'm planning to run a feature on Wikiproject Novels on the signpost this week (hopefully!). The plan is to do the report in a q&a format, I'll post a bunch of questions in my userspace and you (along with kevinalewis and pmlineditor) respond to the questions. If we can get it done by Saturday, the feature would run on the next signpost. Do you have the time (and interest)? Thanks!--RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 16:56, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Great! Feel free to suggest a direction for the interview questions. The first round of questions are at User:RegentsPark/WPNovelsReport. You can add your responses to those of Kevinalewis (or modify his - I'm sure he won't mind). (BTW, too bad about the RfA. I missed it this time - vacations and all that - apologies! And good to see you're still around!) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 02:46, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the responses (haven't had the chance to look at them yet though!). If you want to add any questions of your own - feel free to do so. If you want to take it in a different direction - that's fine too. We have until sometime tomorrow because the new signpost goes out on Monday. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 19:51, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, I added a question on how people can get involved with the project (become members, sign up for the newsletter, practical stuff like that). You may also want to direct them to areas where you need help - I'm sure that many editors would love to do something useful but would appreciate some handholding on what to do! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 00:52, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

We're good to go. Take a look and see if you want to add anything else. I'll post it later this afternoon (by 8pm UTC). --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 16:33, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * We still have a couple of hours if you want to change something. (The note is not necessary!) --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 22:10, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a ton for your time. If you haven't already seen it, the article is up at Wikipedia_Signpost/2010-01-25/WikiProject_report.--RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 15:02, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Novels
All sounds good to me. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  09:09, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

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We are half way through round 3, with a little under a month to go. The current overall leader is, who has 570 points. He leads pool C. Pools A, B and D are led by, and  respectively. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

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