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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge,  led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:
 * took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
 * worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
 * developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
 * And last but not least, worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.

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DYK for Every Kid in a Park
Harrias talk 09:27, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

 * Hey, I'd love to collaborate, but I've been really busy in real life so I won't be active on Wikipedia for a while. I'll let you know when I'm back in business.  Bananasoldier  (talk) 14:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

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a user who may need a friend
Hello Mr. Banana (if I may call you that)my name is User:Dfrr. this user named User:Trimethylxanthine has not been getting that many messages from other users (but me) in fact only one other user has send him a message and that was when he first came to Wikipedia. User:Conifer User:MrWooHoo User:StuRat and many other users have gotten a message like this. so lets send him wkiloves barnstars and messages anything to ake hi feel like people know about him thank and have a great aprilDfrr (talk) 08:33, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

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WikiProject Beetles
I noticed your name in the WikiProject Beetles talkpage. Would you be interested to join our project as our participant? Many thanks.--Mishae (talk) 15:53, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter
The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus. Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
 * was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
 * took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
 * worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! , and  16:51, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Ref
If you could specify which fact you want to add (as per your question at WP:TH), we can find some better source. Because I fear it is something like a blog (not exactly), but better citations would be good. aGastya   &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 20:57, 4 May 2015 (UTC)  aGastya    &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 21:02, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Well that is inappropriate to declare the question as solved. Let us come to a point, and still, we can wait to confirm if it is a reliable source or not.
 * Hi I'm using this article to describe some components that are used in Draft:Volcano science project. Articles from the same source also include http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemicalvolcanoes/ss/volcano.htm and http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemicalvolcanoes/a/ketchupvolcano.htm. I agree that About.com is written in a somewhat "Internet/bloggerish" way, so I was looking for a second opinion. I think About.com is a pretty widely known website, however, and the article's written by a PhD, but I'm not sure if About.com has the same publisher standards as reputable sources. Thank you! -- Bananasoldier  (talk) 21:09, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * P.S. Sorry for the confusion. I put ✅ on the Teahouse page so that other TH hosts know that I'm being helped here and that my question hasn't gone unanswered. -- Bananasoldier  (talk) 21:09, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

aGastya   &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 21:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * okay, so let's hunt for the facts. Which one do you want?

aGastya   &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 21:16, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Supporting the idea that "A baking soda and vinegar volcano is a classic chemistry project."
 * "The baking soda volcano is also non-toxic" possibly, but likely a claim like this would need more references
 * "The detergent helps trap the bubbles produced by the reaction so you get better lava."
 * The fact that detergent, flour, ketchup, salt, cooking oil & food coloring are commonly used in addition to the vinegar + baking soda
 * Thank you so much for your help! -- Bananasoldier  (talk) 21:22, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * is this what you want (pt. 3?) link (tell me if it doesn't display accurately.)
 * That would work! Thanks! -- Bananasoldier  (talk) 21:25, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

About that non-toxic thing: Refer WP:BLUE. As per the heading, you will know! aGastya   &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 21:30, 4 May 2015 (UTC)  aGastya    &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 21:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * And you may have this. link for the citations!

And this! link. aGastya   &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 21:34, 4 May 2015 (UTC)  aGastya    &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 22:03, 4 May 2015 (UTC) aGastya   &#9993; Dicere Aliquid :) 22:48, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * These are great! So, what's your verdict on About.com? With these, we may not even need to cite it anyway. -- Bananasoldier  (talk) 21:37, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know. Because I haven't seen anyone citing that website, I can't presume that it is not allowed.
 * Check your query at teahouse. It is about about.com.

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 * -- Bananasoldier  (talk) 18:47, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the cookie! :)
 Hello Bananasoldier, This lousy T-shirt has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
 * -- Bananasoldier  (talk) 18:48, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

 * Wow, thank you very much for the barnstar! I appreciate it.  Bananasoldier  (talk) 02:22, 17 August 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!

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