User talk:Ceranthor/Archive 22

about my username
Bot91, Bot911 or Bot0911 are nicknames i use on many other pages. I am not up to trick anyone or take an advantage because of it, i simple have not seen that the automatic policy of contend also has "bot" in its name. If it does not bother you to much i would like to use that name in the future thx — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bot91 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It isn't a huge break of policy, and I understand. I don't think a username change is necessary. Thanks!  ceran  thor 19:36, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 October newsletter
The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to, our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: (2007),  (2008),  (2009),  (2010) and  (2011). Our final standings were as follows:



Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.


 * The featured article award goes to, for four featured articles in the final round.
 * The good article award also goes to, for 19 good articles in the second round.
 * The list award goes to, for three featured lists in the final round.
 * The topic award goes to, for three good topics (with around 40 articles) in round 4.
 * The did you know award goes to, for well over 100 DYKs in the final round.
 * The news award goes to, for 10 in the news items in round 3.
 * The picture award goes to, for two featured pictures in round 2.
 * The reviewer award goes to both (14 reviews in round 1) and  (14 reviews in round 3).
 * Finally, for achieving an incredible bonus point total in the final round, and for bringing the top-importance article frog to featured status, a biostar has been awarded to.

Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Wikipedia has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.

Next year's WikiCup will begin in January. Currently, discussions and polls are open, and all contributions are welcome. You can also sign up for next year's competition. There will be no further newsletters this year, although brief notes may be sent out in December to remind everyone about the upcoming competition. It's been a pleasure to work with you all, and we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:19, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Done
I just finished moving all volcanism articles. It would probably be a good idea to rename the volcanism categories as well.  Volcano guy  08:30, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Will do.  ceran  thor 14:47, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I have started renaming the categories from "Volcanism of XXXX" to "Volcanology of XXXX". It would be great if you can help since you are an admin.  Volcano guy  11:58, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Contact me when you have time. These cats need to be changed!  Volcano guy  14:36, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Please note this CFD, which rejected the category moves; Volcanoguy has been making extensive moves out of process. No objections to a new CFD (I couldn't care less about volcanoes), but he's being highly disruptive.  Nyttend (talk) 14:39, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to review the Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych. You have a keen eye and picked up things that had been missed, so very helpful. Truthkeeper (talk) 12:43, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! It was my pleasure.  ceran  thor 14:47, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

RE: FTC Length Question
Basically, FTCs are closed whenever they are gotten to or when consensus is clear. If no one comments then they just stay up until they get comments. Wizardman 01:01, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * thanks!  ceran  thor 21:00, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:1993Laturearthquakedamagedhouse1.jpg
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 * I don't even remember the source. I suppose it'll be deleted anyway.  ceran  thor 21:00, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXX, November 2012
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Holiday cheer

 * Thanks! Happy holidays!  ceran  thor 15:37, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXXI, December 2012
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What's this? A sudden bout of activity I see?
Subliminal suggestion: you should stare at Mauna Loa a bit in the near future. Happy Festivus! Res Mar 19:05, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I always edit in bursts. I'll try.  ceran  thor 01:04, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Elephant
Thanks for looking at the article. I have responded to all your points. LittleJerry (talk) 02:30, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Subliminal message received! Gave it my regards. Good luck.  ceran  thor 03:04, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 starting soon
Hi there; you're receiving this message because you have previously shown interest in the WikiCup. This is just to remind you that the 2013 WikiCup will be starting on 1 January, and that signups will remain open throughout January. Old and new Wikipedians and WikiCup participants are warmly invited to take part in this year's competition. (Though, as a note to the more experienced participants, there have been a few small rules changes in the last few months.) If you have already signed up, let this be a reminder; you will receive a message with your submissions' page soon. Please direct any questions to the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! J Milburn 19:41, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy New Year

 * Thanks, Sandy, and you're welcome! You are the best, and I hope you realize that by now. Thank you for all your service. You are an amazing human being.  ceran  thor 21:32, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * ah, that's nice ... do you remember you used to make me crazy years ago ? :) You turned into a fine editor!  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 21:35, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I made a lot of people crazy, but I guess that's part of growing up. And thank you very much! I appreciate it.  ceran  thor 21:37, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/European bee eaters feeding

 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 23:01, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Loligo forbesii

 * Thanks.  ceran  thor 11:22, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

FAC - Talk page stalkers
Dunno if any of my talk page stalkers still check this page out, but I would really appreciate any feedback at Featured article candidates/2005 Qeshm earthquake/archive2. It's been sitting for a week without any additional commentary. Anything is appreciated; my goal is to get the article as best as it can be, no matter how many "review" type things it takes. The success of the FAC is secondary to the improvement of the article, of course.  ceran  thor 22:00, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Galerie des Batailles

 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 01:17, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

2005 Qeshm earthquake
It certainly pays to advertise! I saw you on Brian's page and I'm glad I did as I enjoyed reading it. I will read through it one more time if that's OK. If I can be of help on anything else in the meantime, then please feel free to message me. All the best! --  Cassianto Talk    19:02, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! That's totally fine.  ceran  thor 19:30, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the kind words at that RfA. I appreciate that. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:56, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome.  ceran  thor 19:38, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Harry Glicken
KTC (talk) 00:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 19:38, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXXII, January 2013
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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Mafa Sandman Spialia mafa.jpg
Hi, Regrading your vote there, I have addressed your concern regarding size and added an edit regarding the composition. Could you please take a look and see if that would change your opinion? Thanks --Muhammad (talk) 15:00, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Yup, and it looks like it was promoted. Congrats.  ceran  thor 19:24, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) --Muhammad (talk) 19:52, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Henrik Ibsen
I've uploaded a restored alt, and gave some notes there. Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:13, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up.  ceran  thor 13:00, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

2005 Qeshm earthquake promoted!
Congratulations on the FA promotion, a reward for much patience, finally secured. Brianboulton (talk) 11:48, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * and to appear right away! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:54, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks to the both of you! I was pretty excited. And wow, that is quite soon...  ceran  thor 12:10, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * don't thank me, thank Bencherlite who has done all scheduling since end of November 2012, can't be praised enough! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:17, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Congratulations. Like Gerda and Brian I applaud your excellent work! --   Cassianto Talk    12:41, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Congratulations Ceranthor. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 14:54, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks to all of you for your support! Your help has been invaluable in this process.  ceran  thor 16:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Main page appearance: 2005 Qeshm earthquake
This is a note to let the main editors of 2005 Qeshm earthquake know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on February 10, 2013. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/February 10, 2013. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director or his delegates, , and , or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you can change it—following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

The 2005 Qeshm earthquake was a powerful seismic event that occurred on November 27, 2005, on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran. It killed 13 people and devastated 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following that at Zarand in February. The epicenter was about 1500 km south of Tehran. The earthquake registered 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale. More than 400 minor aftershocks followed the main quake, 36 of which were greater than magnitude 2.5. The earthquake occurred in a remote area during the middle of the day, limiting the number of fatalities. Iranian relief efforts were effective and largely adequate, leading the country to decline offers of support from other nations and UNICEF. Qeshm Island is part of the Simply Folded Belt, the most seismically active part of the Zagros fold and thrust belt. Similar to most earthquakes in the area, the 2005 event resulted from reverse slip faulting. Since Iran lies in such a seismically active area, there is a high risk of destructive earthquakes; 1 in 3,000 deaths are attributable to earthquakes. One geophysicist has cited the lack of strict building codes as a serious concern. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Harlequin beetle

 * Thanks.  ceran  thor 02:50, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Cupha erymanthis

 * Awesome!  ceran  thor 19:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Request
I will shortly be taking my most recent project, Kenneth Widmerpool, to FAC, after a fairly comprehensive peer review, found here. It's not my first attempt at a "literature" subject, but this is still not my comfort zone. If you can find a moment for a few quick comments, either before or at the FAC, I'd be very grateful. Brianboulton (talk) 22:58, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Of course I will! Given all the help you've provided me, it's the very least I can do.  ceran  thor 23:53, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 January newsletter
Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:
 * was also the first to score for an article, with the good article Hurricane Gordon (2000). Again, this is a repeat of last year!
 * was the first to score for a did you know, with Marquis Flowers.
 * was the first to score for an in the news, with 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
 * was the first to score for a featured list, with list of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists.
 * was the first to score for a featured picture, with File:Thure de Thulstrup - L. Prang and Co. - Battle of Gettysburg - Restoration by Adam Cuerden.jpg.

Featured articles, portals and topics, as well as good topics, are yet to feature in the competition.

This year, the bonus points system has been reworked, with bonus points on offer for old articles prepared for did you know, and "multiplier" points reworked to become more linear. For details, please see WikiCup/Scoring. There have been some teething problems as the bot has worked its way around the new system, but issues should mostly be ironed out- please report any problems to the WikiCup talk page. Here are some participants worthy of note with regards to the bonus points:


 * was the first to score bonus points, with Portland-class cruiser, a good article.
 * has the highest overall bonus points, as well as the highest scoring article, thanks to his work on Enrico Fermi, now a good article. The biography of such a significant figure to the history of science warrants nearly five times the normal score.
 * claimed bonus points for René Vautier and Nicolas de Fer, articles that did not exist on the English Wikipedia at the start of the year; a first for the WikiCup. The articles were eligible for bonus points because of fact they were both covered on a number of other Wikipedias.

Also, a quick mention of, who may well have already written the oddest article of the WikiCup this year: did you know that the Fucking mayor objected to Fucking Hell on the grounds that there was no Fucking brewery? The gauntlet has been thrown down; can anyone beat it?

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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:58, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Talk page stalkers
Hi TPS'ers! If any of you could look over Omayra Sánchez, it'd be appreciated. I plan on taking it to FAC once I shape up the prose a bit (and find a few more sources), and any help is awesome!  ceran  thor 03:30, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Here is the peer review! Comments of any kind are appreciated!  ceran  thor 23:06, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Copyedit done
I have finished the copyedit on Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr.. Sorry for the delay. If you have time to look it over again, I'd appreciate it. If there are any problems, please point them out. Suggestions are always welcome. – Maky  « talk » 04:38, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Awesome - I'll look at it soon.  ceran  thor 12:22, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Looked at it.  ceran  thor 19:50, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Precious
  mind without fear

Thank you for quality articles for project Earthquakes, such as 2005 Qeshm earthquake, for nominating featured pictures, for having "quite the passion for science" and "aggressively" editing articles that particularly interest you, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (8 April 2009)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:23, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gerda! I will do my best to live up this honor.  ceran  thor 12:26, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

H. C. McNeile
You mentioned at FAC that you're going to look at prose on this one ... could you ping me after you've done that (or decide not to)? - Dank (push to talk) 20:30, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure. It'll be a few days.  ceran  thor 20:31, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. - Dank (push to talk) 20:49, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Pinged!  ceran  thor 22:08, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Slender mongoose

 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 22:30, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi TPSers
Omayra Sanchez is at FAC! Any and all comments are appreciated, as usual. :)  ceran  thor 23:20, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Help is still appreciated. It's been sitting without reviews!  ceran  thor 20:17, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/NGC 2467

 * Awesome, thanks.  ceran  thor 23:37, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXXIII, February 2013
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You've got mail!
~ TheGeneralUser  (talk)  11:32, 28 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi GeneralUser. I'll consider it and get back to you within a week. I should probably be able to do it!  ceran  thor 00:01, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 February newsletter
Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.

Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
 * , primarily for an array of warship GAs.
 * , primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
 * , due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with, this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.

Other contributors of note include:
 * , whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
 * , whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
 * and, who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
 * , who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.

Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by : did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...

March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!

A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 11:51, 1 March 2013 (UTC)