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You dun goofed
/b/ will rape this account for deleting the Jessi Slaughter article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.89.164.181 (talk) 20:52, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2010 July newsletter
We are half-way through our penultimate round, and nothing is yet certain. Pool A, currently led by has ended up the more competitive, with three contestants (,  and ) scoring over 500 points already. Pool B is led by, who has also scored well over 500. The top two from each pool, as well as the next four highest scorers regardless of pool, will make it through to our final eight. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Planning has begun for the 2011 WikiCup, with open discussions concerning scoring and flags for next year's competition. Contributions to those discussions would be appreciated, especially concerning the flags, as next year's signups cannot begin until the flag issue has been resolved. Signups will hopefully open at some point in this round, with discussion about possible changing in the scoring/process opening some time afterwards.

Earlier this round, we said goodbye to, who has bowed out to spend more time on the book he is authoring with his wife. We wish him all the best. In other news, the start of this round also saw some WikiCup awards sent out by. We appreciate his enthusiasm, and contestants are of course welcome to award each other prizes as they see fit, but rest assured that we will be sending out "official" awards at the end of the competition. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 22:49, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

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WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
A new newsletter has been released; WikiProject Professional wrestling/Newsletter/Issue 075. Delivered: 15:38, 15 August 2010 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

User talk:187.39.145.233
I see only two edits. Why are we already up to final warning? Dloh cierekim  19:55, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, the power of computers. I replied thusly. Cheers. Dloh cierekim  20:01, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Please Reply
Issue resolved. Thanks. ---何献龙4993 (talk) 22:15, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
A new newsletter has been released; WikiProject Professional wrestling/Newsletter/Issue 076. Delivered: 15:58, 29 August 2010 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiCup 2010 August newsletter
We have our final eight! The best of luck to those who remain. A bumper newsletter this week as we start our home straight.


 * Pool A's winner was . Awarded the top score overall this round, Sturmvogel_66 writes primarily on military history, favouring Naval warfare.
 * Pool B's winner was . Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology.
 * Pool A's close second was . Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology.
 * Pool B's close second was . Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
 * The first wildcard was . Awarded the top score for did you knows and valued pictures this round, TonyTheTiger writes on a number of topics, including baseball, American football and Chicago.
 * The second wildcard was . Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats.
 * The third wildcard was . Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock.
 * The fourth wildcard was . Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.

We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. only just missed out on a place in the final eight. was not far behind. was awarded top points for in the news this round. contributed a variety of did you know articles. said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to, who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to for these.

Signups for next year's competition are now open. Planning is ongoing, with a key discussion about judges for next year open. Discussion about how next year's scoring will work is ongoing, and thoughts are more than welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. Also, TonyTheTiger is compiling some information and statistics on the finalists here- the final eight are encouraged to add themselves to the list.

Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:16, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
A new newsletter has been released; WikiProject Professional wrestling/Newsletter/Issue 077. Delivered: 13:35, 12 September 2010 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
A new newsletter has been released; WikiProject Professional wrestling/Newsletter/Issue 078. Delivered: 21:11, 26 September 2010 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by with 1175 points. closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Despite controversy, the WikiCup remains open. Signups for next year's competition are more than welcome, and suggestions for how next year's competition will work are appreciated at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. More general comments and discussions should be directed at the WikiCup talk page. One month remains in the 2010 WikiCup, after which we will know our champion. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:09, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
A new newsletter has been released; WikiProject Professional wrestling/Newsletter/Issue 079. Delivered: 07:37, 11 October 2010 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
A new newsletter has been released; WikiProject Professional wrestling/Newsletter/Issue 080. Delivered: 09:25, 25 October 2010 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiCup 2010 October newsletter
The 2010 WikiCup is over! It has been a long journey, but what has been achieved is impressive: combined, participants have produced over seventy featured articles, over five hundred good articles, over fifty featured lists, over one thousand one hundred "did you know" entries, in addition to various other pieces of recognised content. A full list (which has yet to be updated to reflect the scores in the final round) can be found here. Perhaps more importantly, we have our winner! The 2010 WikiCup champion is, with an unbelievable 4220 points in the final round. Second place goes to, with 2260, and third to , with 560. Congratulations to our other four finalists –, , and. Also, congratulations to, who withdrew from the competition with an impressive 2685 points earlier in this round.

Prizes will also be going to those who claimed the most points for different types of content in a single round. It was decided that the prizes would be awarded for those with the highest in a round, rather than overall, so that the finalists did not have an unfair advantage. Winning the featured article prize is, for five featured articles in round 4. Winning the good article prize is, for eighty-one good articles in round 5. Winning the featured list prize is, for six featured lists in round 1. Winning the picture and sound award is, for four featured pictures in round 3. Winning the topic award is, for forty-seven articles in various good topics in round 5. Winning the "did you know" award is, for over one hundred did you knows is round 5. Finally, winning the in the news award is, for nineteen articles in the news in round three.

The WikiCup has faced criticism in the last month – hopefully, we will take something positive from it and create a better contest for next year. Like Wikipedia itself, the Cup is a work in progress, and ideas for how it should work are more than welcome on the WikiCup talk page and on the scoring talk page. Also, people are more than welcome to sign up for next year's competition on the signup page. Well done and thank you to everyone involved – the Cup has been a pleasure to run, and we, as judges, have been proud to be a part of it. We hope that next year, however the Cup is working, and whoever is running it, it will be back, stronger and more popular than ever. Until then, goodbye and happy editing! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 03:12, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

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Usurpation
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 * I can confirm this. Crisis  .  E  X  E  19:09, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup/2011 signups
Hey, just to let you know that main space edits will not be awarded points this year. You are of course still welcome to participate in the Cup if you would still like to. J Milburn (talk) 00:47, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * In light of the comment you left on the signup page, I am not going to list you. Signups will remain open for some time during the first round, and so if you still want in, just drop me a bell. J Milburn (talk) 01:00, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011
Hello. You are being contacted because you have previously shown interest in the WikiCup but have not yet signed up for the 2011 WikiCup, which starts at midnight. It is not too late to sign up! The competition will remain open until at least January 31, and so it is not too late to enter. If you are interested, simply follow the instructions to add your username to the signup page, and a judge will contact you as soon as possible with an explanation of how to participate. The WikiCup is a friendly competition open to all Wikipedians, old and new, experienced and inexperienced, providing a fun and rewarding way to contribute quality content to Wikipedia. If you do not want to receive any further messages about the WikiCup, or you want to start receiving messages about the WikiCup, you may add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the WikiCup talk page or contact the judges directly. J Milburn and The ed17 06:52, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Review
Hey, i have just cleaned up the David Wood (Christian apologist) article which you voted for deletion. Do you still maintain your original position? Someone65 (talk) 03:26, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 January newsletter
We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to, who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by , with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to, who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, , who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round two is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 22:43, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Colored templates
You need to ease off young man.

There are all sorts of colored templates on Wikipedia, and not just on sports teams.

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Burger King, McDonalds, Each of the Big 3 auto makers...I can go on and on.

Nobody needed consensus there, someone just colored them in, and that was it.

You can't pick and choose what templates get colored and which don't...it should be either all or nothing.

Really...back off.

Vjmlhds 23:36, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Hurt your eyes?!?!

Come on man.

There has NEVER EVER been consenus needed to clor templates before.

Someone did it and that was it.

Nobody elected you to be the template police.

Go bother the Dallas Cowboys article, and see how far your theory goes.

Or go see Pepsi.

There is nothing wrong with colored templates...there's a reason why so many of them have been colored way before I got here.

Check yourself, before you wreck yourself.

Vjmlhds 23:49, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Touch the templates one more time, you're gonna get blocked!

Vjmlhds 23:52, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Threat? Come on.

I was trying to tell you that you're making a fool out of yourself, and that nobody asked you to be the template police.

Go play your bass and leave the grown-ups alone.

Vjmlhds 23:55, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Cut it out Crisis.-- Unquestionable Truth -- 01:19, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Its a ridiculous discussion. What bothers me most is that there are actually people that have a problem with this for no legitimate reason other than the fact that something that has been a certain way for the longest time is now being changed. How about bringing up concerns over the readability of colored text? But nooooooooooo waaaaayyyy mannnnn ur tottallyyyy changin mah page dude.... The discussion of which you speak of, I remind you, you turned into a vote. Remember what Wikipedia is not. That said, your argument over the choice of colors is a valid one. On a final note, if anything should hurt your eyes its your choice of Talk page design. SMILEY -- Unquestionable Truth -- 01:44, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The italicized text is a generalized conceptualization of the routine reasoning behind some reversions commonly seen on Wikipedia. As you can tell, I posted the same text on my response at WT:PW. Hope you didn't take it personally. Finally, lets not kid ourselves... It was pissing ALL of us off. Cheers.-- Unquestionable Truth -- 02:00, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

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