User talk:Coemgenus/archive2018

Script
Hi Coemgenus, I added the readable prose size script to my js file, and saved it, but can't seem to find how it's used. I am using Firefox version 56.0.2 -- I tried using it without installing, with no luck. Assuming you go to the page in question, what should be done next after it's added to the JS file? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:56, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * there should be a link entitled "Page size" on the bottom of your tools menu on the left sidebar. --Coemgenus (talk) 22:27, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, right under my nose. Thanks. Works great! It seems everything that is counted as readable prose is highlighted in yellow. However, I noticed that the citation numbers in brackets are also highlighted. Are these being counted as RP? -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:34, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't think so, but I couldn't say for sure. Maybe test it on a smaller article and compare the word count to an actual count? --Coemgenus (talk) 22:46, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Philadelphia municipal election, 1959
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Philadelphia municipal election, 1959 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 14:21, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Philadelphia municipal election, 1959
The article Philadelphia municipal election, 1959 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Philadelphia municipal election, 1959 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 20:21, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Philadelphia municipal election, 1961
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Philadelphia municipal election, 1961 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 21:41, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Philadelphia municipal election, 1961
The article Philadelphia municipal election, 1961 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Philadelphia municipal election, 1961 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 14:41, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

FAC
If you have a chance, could you look at Featured article candidates/Jean Baptiste Point du Sable/archive2. Thanks. Alanscottwalker (talk) 00:02, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'd be glad to. --Coemgenus (talk) 13:25, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Request Mentor Assistance or should I say Fire, Help!MikeWilkins (talk) 12:09, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
Dear Sir, Coemgenus, or should I call you Kevin, as my Latin is somewhat underdeveloped.

The purpose of this contact is to request assistance, in the form of mentorship by yourself towards my attempt to edit, update and correlate my study notes of the past thirty years, into the accepted formate which Wikipedia requires. Over the years I have noticed inconsistencies, which with your help we may be able to rectify. My research and study primarily involve's American history in the burnt-over location of Pennsylvania U.S.A. With your help, we may be able to upgrade Wikipedia information pages into bronze star feature articles. I have started to correlate factual information with all the original reference details: I should have a few words written in a few weeks.

I hope that you will give my request due consideration, and I look forward to your response. If for any reason you are unable or unwilling to guide me as a mentor, due to prior arrangements or work commitments, may I say that I understand your position. Very best regards Mike Wilkins. -MikeWilkins (talk) 12:09, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.

Our top scorers in round 1 were:


 * 🇺🇸 Aoba47 led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
 * 🇩🇪 FrB.TG, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.
 * 🇮🇳 Ssven2, another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
 * 🇺🇸 Ceranthor, 🇮🇳 Numerounovedant, Carbrera, 🇳🇱 Farang Rak Tham and 🇷🇴 Cartoon network freak all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. 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.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) and Vanamonde (talk) 15:27, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Prolific Contributor!
Thank you for creating so many wonderful articles for Wikipedia. You deserve much credit for your Herculean efforts!

♥Golf (talk) 04:49, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Coemgenus (talk) 15:02, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Ford Piquette Avenue Plant FAC
I nominated the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant article for FA status here: Featured article candidates/Ford Piquette Avenue Plant/archive1. I saw on the Mentoring for FAC page that you have an interest in history, so I believe the subject of this article may interest you. This building played a huge yet mostly unknown role in the early years of the automotive industry in the United States. Any input that you would be willing to provide on its review page would be helpful, but what will help the most is confirming whether it meets the FA criteria. Thanks in advance. Jackdude 101 talk cont 23:33, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 May newsletter
The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
 * Iazyges, with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
 * 🇮🇳 Yashthepunisher, a first time contestant, with two featured lists
 * SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
 * 🇺🇸 Usernameunique, a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
 * Muboshgu, a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and
 * Courcelles, another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Brewery name convention
I'm contacting you as an active contributor on brewery articles and/or member of WikiProject Beer. There is some discussion going on as to how we should name our brewery articles. See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Beer and Talk:Greene_King_Brewery. If you are interested, please comment. SilkTork (talk)

Joseph L. Kun
Thank you for the fine job you did on the biography of my grandfather, Joseph L. Kun.  I made a few minor corrections and additions. I also uploaded a much better picture. Let me know what you think. Bob Rjstern (talk) 15:11, 20 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Rjstern: That's a great picture! Glad you liked the article. --Coemgenus (talk) 01:47, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

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FA Question
Hi Coemgenus - I got your name off the list at Mentoring for FAC. If you have a moment, I was hoping you might answer a question for me. I had hoped to see Herman Ames promoted to FA, however, it has not first gone through GA review. I nominated it to GAR, however, even considering the GAR backlog I suspect it may never see a review given it is in the least popular GAR section (Law). How inappropriate would it be to nominate it to FA without it first undergoing a GA review? Many thanks, in advance. Chetsford (talk) 18:43, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Chetsford, it would not be inappropriate. It actually happens all the time. The FA and GA processes are unrelated. GA is not a bad way to make sure your article is ready for FA, but it's by no means required. --Coemgenus (talk) 17:53, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Fantastic, thanks for the advice! Chetsford (talk) 20:34, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Raymond Pace Alexander
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Raymond Pace Alexander you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of LuisVilla -- LuisVilla (talk) 07:09, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 July newsletter
The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Courcelles, a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
 * SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk), Vanamonde (talk) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

George Washington article
Hello Coemgenus. There has been an effort to get George Washington to Featured Article. It failed the FA review. Would you be able to help out on the article or give any suggestions ? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Otherwise. Thanks for your time. Cmguy777 (talk) 03:14, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll be glad to take a look at it sometime this week. --Coemgenus (talk) 12:34, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks Coemgenus. Cmguy777 (talk) 15:34, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

TFAs
Just letting you know that we're running McKinley again on September 14 and Bayard on the 16th. Busy week, I hope not.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:23, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks for the head's up. I know I've been less active here lately but I should be able to keep an eye on them on those days. --Coemgenus (talk) 13:44, 19 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you, both! Will also keep an eye on them. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for " Thomas F. Bayard: 19th-century American legislator and diplomat. A Democratic senator from Delaware, he spent most of his legislative career opposing things: civil rights, Reconstruction, tariffs, silver coinage, and pretty much anything the Republicans were for. As a diplomat, he pursued closer relations with Britain, along with trade and peace with the rest of the world. He was thoroughly reactionary, even by the standards of his time."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:43, 16 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks! --Coemgenus (talk) 15:48, 16 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Today, thank you for Philadelphia municipal election, 1951, "which was a landmark in the city's history. After 67 years of Republican dominance, the Democrats joined with independent advocates of good government to forge a winning coalition for mayor, city council, and other city offices."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:46, 6 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you! --Coemgenus (talk) 13:39, 6 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Today, thank you for Henry W. Sawyer, primarily "known for his work as a civil rights attorney, Sawyer successfully argued two landmark religious establishment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was also involved in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and served four years on Philadelphia's City Council."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:16, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! --Coemgenus (talk) 12:19, 31 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Today, thank you for William Hayden English, "an Indiana politician of the middle nineteenth century who made two brief appearances in the national scene: in the 1850s, during the Kansas-Nebraska debates, and in 1880, as the Democrats' nominee for Vice President"! - I have a peer review open, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:02, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Seven years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Today, thank you for Henry Conwell, "the second Catholic bishop of Philadelphia. He began his episcopate at an advanced age and spent much of his tenure fighting with lay trustees of one of his parishes. He was recalled to Rome, stripped of most of his powers, and lived out his days as bishop in name only."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:03, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! --Coemgenus (talk) 12:54, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

And today, for Samuel J. Randall, about a "Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, half-hearted presidential candidate, and a long-serving politician from my hometown, Philadelphia. The last biography in my long-running 1880 series, it contains a lot of tariff and monetary disputes that no longer fascinate the nation as they once did, but should (I hope) be an enjoyable read."! - Yes ;) - Would you look at a featured list nom for me? I need a source review for a FAC, but that's probably asking too much. All in memory of Brian. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 September newsletter
The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:


 * Courcelles scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
 * Kees08 was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for Neil Armstrong, two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
 * Other contestants who qualified for the final round were 🇲🇭 Nova Crystallis, Iazyges,  SounderBruce,  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Kosack and 🇺🇸 Ceranthor.

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Raymond Pace Alexander
The article Raymond Pace Alexander you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Raymond Pace Alexander for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MX -- MX (talk) 03:21, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Raymond Pace Alexander
The article Raymond Pace Alexander you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Raymond Pace Alexander for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MX -- MX (talk) 23:01, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Philadelphia municipal election, 1951 scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that Philadelphia municipal election, 1951 has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 6 November 2018. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/November 6, 2018. Thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 15:24, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know. Looking forward to it! --Coemgenus (talk) 19:14, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2018 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is, who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:



All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:


 * wins the FA prize, for three featured articles in round 2.
 * wins the GA prize, for 92 good articles in round 3.
 * wins the FL prize, for five featured lists overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 30 articles in good topics overall.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 24 did you know articles in round 3.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 17 in the news articles overall.
 * wins the GAR prize, for 43 good article reviews in round 1.

Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2019 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.

Opinion needed
Hello. Would you be interested to say your opinion about the issue raised here — Talk:List of heads of state of Angola? Thanks in advance. --Sundostund (talk) 02:16, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Opinion needed, again
Hello again. Would you be interested to say your opinion about the issue raised here — Talk:List of German presidents? Thanks in advance. --Sundostund (talk) 22:10, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

invite to help edit some Fourth Amendment related pages
Hi, just wanted to invite you to help edit some Fourth Amendment related pages. I left a message on WikiProject US Constitution Talk which fills out the details and lists the pages.

Thanks! Seahawk01 (talk) 03:18, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Francis D. Pastorius
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Edward E. Holloway
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 24 November 2018 (UTC)