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TAFI week 22, 2015 update
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Co-op Pilot Results & Mentoring
Hey there! The Co-op has been on a hiatus for a bit, but we are planning on opening up shop again soon. When you're able, please read over and respond to this update on our talk page. We have favorable results from our final report regarding the pilot, and we are interested in seeing who is available to mentor when we reopen our space and begin to send out invites again. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:16, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
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Talkback
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Concern and request for assistance
hi AmaryllisGardener thanks for the invite.

As you can see, i'm brand new at this and need some guidance. It appears that wikipedia can unfortunately be used by anyone to post false information about companies (or individuals) as an attempt to ruin their reputation, bully them and that they can do so as simply as creating a company profile. they can get an email exchange/blog post featured in a site like PandoDaily and then refer to it as real reporting, yet real articles woudl be featured lower down etc.

I am experiencing that now and wondering if there is somelegitimate way for a board of reviewers to see what i am describing. It's pretty sad, that something like this can happen.

I would greatly appreciate your assistance on this. I assure you, it's not pleasant being the target of these assaults.

Thanks in advance.

Yosefemet (talk) 21:23, 30 July 2015 (UTC)Yosefemet
 * You're welcome. I'd report these accounts to WP:AN/I. Just follow the instructions there and tell that I sent you there. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 21:25, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Photo upload.
Hey there and thanks for the "welcome"! I am the mother of a professional football player just trying to fix his wiki page but having trouble uploading a suitable photograph. I have take quite a number of excellent photographs whilst watching him play but I can't seem to get them uploaded? Are you able to help please? There was an old photograph from several years ago which is no longer relevant and I have removed. He would like a new photo of which I have many to choose from! Regards, Danielle — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielle Bakker (talk • contribs) 00:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello Danielle. The place you need to go to upload your new picture is at commons:Special:UploadWizard. Just follow the instructions and things should go smoothly. :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:35, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Phot Upload
This has not worked and the photo which I took has been removed saying it is subject to license which it is not. Regards, Danielle — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielle Bakker (talk • contribs) 01:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, it must have a license. Otherwise, I'm not exactly sure of what the problem is. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 02:09, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Would you like to be my friend?
Hi my name is Sheikh Ibnun Nafis.I am a boy.I am new on WeikipidiA I am not understanding here anything.I love to make friends so would you like to be my friend?Nafis 03:18, 22 August 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ibnun Näfïs (talk • contribs)

Potential admin
Hi, I notice you're on List of administrator hopefuls. Wikipedia would benefit from more admins. If you have been editing for more than 12 months (preferably 24+ months), and have been editing fairly consistently for the past 6 months (preferably 12+ months) with at least 100 edits a month (this tool will help) - or an explanation for any gaps, and haven't been blocked in the past three years - or a good explanation for a recent block, don't have a recent history of edit warring or arguing with other editors, feel you can explain why you wish to be an admin, can demonstrate some understanding of Wikipedia's procedures and processes, or know where to go for guidance, and are confident enough to go through a RfA, please get in touch with me. We can talk about it some more, and if all looks OK, I'll nominate you.  SilkTork  ✔Tea time  01:56, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi. I notice you haven't responded. No worries. I'll mark you down on my list as not interested at the moment, but if you do change your mind, please do get in touch so we can talk some more about if you are likely to meet the criteria to become an admin, or what else you need to be doing to improve your chances. Regards  SilkTork  ✔Tea time  16:04, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 September newsletter
The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far 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.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:


 * , who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy.  A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
 * , second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
 * , first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany.  Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
 * , second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
 * , from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
 * , from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
 * , from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
 * , also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

, and  11:48, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!


Happy Halloween!

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WikiCup 2015: The results
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.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 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.

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IllumiNations Picture Nomination
Thanks for your support on Featured picture candidates/Illuminations Picture! Elisfkc (talk) 17:49, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Thank you!
Thank your for your email and inviting me to the Teahouse! Mrs avideh (talk) 16:39, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings!
Happy Holidays text.png Hello AmaryllisGardener: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America1000 18:53, 20 December 2015 (UTC)


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To You and Yours!

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WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...
Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.

After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine (User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason (User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew (User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.

We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.

The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.

If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. You are receiving this message because you are listed on WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Figureskatingfan (talk), and Godot13 (talk).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!
 Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!

Wishing you a happy holiday season and a Merry Christmas. May your new year be happy and prosperous. ~ Super  Hamster  Talk Contribs 01:41, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!


Happy Halloween!

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 * Sorry for this being so late - I ended up falling asleep early, Meh late's better than never, Anyway a belated Happy Halloween :), – Davey 2010 Talk 12:23, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year, AmaryllisGardener!


Happy New Year! AmaryllisGardener, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 10:34, 1 January 2016 (UTC)


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WikiCup 2016: Game On!
We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:03, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016: Game On!
We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:07, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

ur obviously uneducated......calvin john wasrd WAS INDEED A DJ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.202.173.62 (talk) 16:31, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Amaryllis,

I am a new contributor to wikipedia. I contributed an article on Tax. And I don't know what should I do next. How the article will be verified/reviewed? Please help. Ifabi2016 (talk) 10:23, 16 February 2016 (UTC)