User talk:Botto/Archive 6

This page is an archive of JAN 2015 to JUL 2016.

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q4 2014
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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.

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

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. 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. , and

Thanks for your assistance! Miyagawa (talk) on behalf of Wikipedia:WikiCup.

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MCU RFC
Was this even nessecary? Discussion has died down and the pages have been relatively stable except for a few new users who probably were unaware of the concensus that was reached and one other editor determined to edit war, who has since been banned. It's extremely fausterating to have to hash this out again.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 10:12, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * One week is a little early to say a discussion's died down. As an onlooker, it's abundantly clear that the discussion has gone nowhere, so far as consensus is concerned. I'm looking to finally get some commentary from editors not involved. I'm sorry you extremely frustrated, but I feel it's better to get it settled, rather than to assume the other side's buried. D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 10:43, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2015
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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  16:30, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2015
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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)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2015
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Re:Dota 2 FAC
Sure thing! I'll try to get on that review in the next few days. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:38, 13 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks, JimmyBlackwing. Don't go easy on me; we'd best make it spotless before I let the wolves have at my flesh. :) D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 01:39, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I haven't forgotten about this! Had quite a few things to finish up before I moved onto this project—I'll be with you in a day or two; sorry. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 04:36, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * And I'm late (again). But there's good news, at least: I'm starting my review now! I'll be posting it on the article's talk page as I read. Thanks for all your patience so far. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 01:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

ABS.
I need help making Activision Blizzard Studios a successful article.

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.

, and  18:39, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

My sandbox update.
Hey. I made improvements to the studio that i saved it in my sandbox. User:Crazybob2014/sandbox do you like it? CB2014 18:00, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I really do. I want to see it implemented when the page is ready to stand on its own. Best to remove those categories until then, however. D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 19:52, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Category:Star Wars Anthology films
Category:Star Wars Anthology films, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:00, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

Revert Changes - Alien
Your changes to the Alien (franchise) cast page were sloppy and uneccessary. Only characters that have appeared in more than one of are featured. All characters that had been there appeared in the mediums listed. Adding Prometheus was a good idea, but only adding David was poor judgement. Please revert all changes made to this section. Whenever deleting a large amount of information, a valid reason must be mentioned on the talk page of that article. If you feel that your changes were necessary, please explain on the Talk:Alien (franchise). (Also, why say that Sigourney Weaver was not in Alien: Resurrection? She was in that film.)

86.46.203.210 (talk) 21:17, 18 November 2015 (UTC)Truth-Teller86.46.203.210 (talk) 21:17, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
 * No. But I did respond on your talk page. D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 21:44, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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File:Alien logo.png listed for discussion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Alien logo.png, has been listed at Files for discussion. Please see the to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:07, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Jo-Jo Eumerus, I have posted a reply on the page. Please discuss the topic with me! D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 07:24, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Darth Vader#Edit war
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Darth Vader. Thanks. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 07:25, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Regarding the draft for "The Disaster Artist"
How would I know that someone created an article already? Especially when they made it AFTER I already did. They should have worked on the draft I created instead of making a new one. (talk

Season's Greetings
To You and Yours! FWiW  Bzuk (talk) 10:31, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Contact me!
Hi Darth!

I'm a reporter working on a story about the Wikipedia page for Han Solo. I'd love to tell you more over email. Mind dropping me a line?

daniel.duray@gmail.com

Thanks and happy holidays!

2604:2000:814C:1A00:5864:B0BE:2DE2:28C4 (talk) 23:51, 21 December 2015 (UTC)Dan

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)

Possibly unfree File:TheInternational.jpg
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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) 18:04, 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) 18:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q4 2015
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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. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by, and two each by , , , and. Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by. Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with completing nine.

If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. 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. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. ,, and --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 March newsletter (update)
Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. ,, and .--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

GN-z11
Hey, the article you just created is a perfect candidate (and meets all criteria) for WP:DYK... you should nominate it so it can be on the main page! &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 17:48, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Great idea, Coffee! I've nominated GN-z11 for a DYK, so let's see what we can do! D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 22:17, 4 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Congrats on at least making "In The News" on the Main Page all week! (Since the Main Page hook also linked to the most distant known galaxies page, I updated some stale table entries there & on the List of galaxies.)
 * Cheers! &mdash; DennisDallas (talk) 04:46 & 05:00, 11 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you on all counts, DennisDallas! That's great! D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 06:53, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

You mentioned updates following a Yale findings report that was released back in March. Not sure if this is the one you meant. http://arxiv.org/abs/1603.00461?context=astro-ph.GA I have a question about the age of Gn-z11's first stars that you might be able to answer. The galaxy is dated 400,000,000 after the inflationary epoch ; the stellar age is estimated at 40,000,000. This would imply the first stars were formed 360,000,000 after the inflationary epoch. The earliest date of reionization is listed on this page as 150,000,000 after the inflationary epoch. I've found no other references that indicate any sources of reionization have been observed prior to the date Gn-z11 first formed stars. Would it be correct to say that the period of reionization of the universe didn't start until Gn-z11 first formed stars? Thanks for the neat article. --Joeybuddy96 (talk) 03:03, 24 May 2016 (UTC)


 * , first of all, thank you for the compliments and taking the time to send me your question. I'd say it's an unspoken conjecture, but yes, the discovery of GN-z11 implies that it is the earliest known example of reionization in the known universe. I would appreciate a verifiable scientific source saying this, wouldn't you? D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 10:40, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2016
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Reference errors on 21 April
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A barnstar for you!

 * Hey, thanks, Darkwarriorblake! I know there is so much work yet to be done, with four to five movies with dozens of characters to cover, but I feel great about this start! I sincerely appreciate your words! D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 21:44, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sidney Hall (film) has been accepted
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WikiCup 2016 May newsletter


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.

If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. 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. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. ,, and -- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:59, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Apology

 * Hi. I didn't mean to imply anything about motivation. But just fyi, when you change your opinion at AFD - even if it's only just after you clicked "save page" - the etiquette is to delete  and then write "merge",  adding an explanation if you choose. No hard feelings, I hope.E.M.Gregory (talk) 18:16, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I know things can get heated and intense with AfDs and I understand you feel strongly about the existence of the article, so no hard feelings. It was decided that the article will continue, so I will respect this decision and leave it alone in peace. Take care. :) D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 00:46, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Response
I don't see enough for me to take unilateral action. It's up to you whether to take it to ANI. The biggest problem you may have is the fact that the user doesn't edit that frequently, which, necessarily, reduces the amount of disruption. I don't see why you should fear a boomerang, though.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:35, 18 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Well, let's keep an eye on Bens dream, just in case. I am concerned about the disruptive editing his IPs are showing, regardless of how frequent it is. D ARTH B OTTO talk•cont 23:47, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2016
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