User talk:Cyclonebiskit/Archive13

Can u double check the title of this one
Hi CB - Thanks for double checking the title off the 1998 one - i checked with JC but niether of us were sure. Can u double check this one as well please

WikiCup 2010 June newsletter
We're half way through 2010, and the end of the WikiCup is in sight! Round 3 is over, and we're down to our final 16. Our pool winners were (A),  (B, and the round's overall leader),  (C)  and  (D, joint), but, with the scores reset, everything is to play for in our last pooled round. The pools will be up before midnight tonight, and have been selected randomly by J Milburn. This will be the toughest round yet, and so, 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.

Though unaffiliated with the WikiCup, July sees the third Great Wikipedia Dramaout- a project with not dissimilar goals to the WikiCup. Everyone is welcome to take part and do their bit to contribute to the encyclopedia itself.

If you're interested in the scores for the last round of the Cup, please take a look at WikiCup/History/2010/Round 3 and WikiCup/History/2010/Full/Round 3. Our thanks go to for compiling these. As was predicted, Group C ended up the "Group of Death", with 670 points required for second place, and, therefore, automatic promotion. This round will probably be even tougher- again, the top two from each of the two groups will make it through, while the twelve remaining participants will compete for four wildcard places- 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

Epi 2003
Can you have a look at Epi 2003, and see what you think intensity wise? Even though the Aus/SPAC BT file says it was i seriously doubt that Epi had 50 kts windspeeds. Heres Gary's report, report and track on Epi.Jason Rees (talk) 05:51, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks thats what i was thinking but thought id best check.Jason Rees (talk) 19:02, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tropical Storm Hubert
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for 1999 Bridge Creek – Moore tornado
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Christine image for 1973 AHS article
Even though the image looks fine on the Wikipedia commons and Tropical Storm Christine page, it shows up as a checkerboard pattern on the season page. I have no idea why this is, nor how to fix it. If you know, or know someone that does, can you find out what the issue is? Thanks. Thegreatdr (talk) 03:01, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Helen review
It has begun. I found an issue already that needs to be addressed within the lead. Thegreatdr (talk) 19:38, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Not a problem. Whenever I submit an article for GAN, I try to review one.  Yours just happenned to be the oldest article on review that wasn't mine.  Besides, those down under have been feeling slighted lately, if the project page is any indication, so why not review an Australian article?  =)  Thegreatdr (talk) 00:56, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * One more thing. I see you have some DYK's on your page.  When you create an article, could you update the project's main page?  It's nice to have the last month of new articles under the new article section.  It will get them more traffic within the project, anyhow.  Thegreatdr (talk) 01:00, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 February newsletter
So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to (first, with 487 points) and  (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.

Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.

Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. 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 23:40, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Hurricane Babe (1977)/GA2
Hi Cyclonebiskit, I just gave Hurricane Babe (1977) a GA review. Some very minor adjustments will be needed so I can pass it for the GA criteria. Good luck on fixing the article. Regards,--12george1 (talk) 01:37, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Alby GAN
Talk:Severe_Tropical_Cyclone_Alby/GA1 --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 03:42, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Cold-core low GAN
Let me know if more fixes are needed. Think I've fixed everything you mentioned. Thegreatdr (talk) 00:38, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Late 1940s names
We need to wait for NHC to acknowledge their existence officially, unless you can find the original Air Weather Service report somewhere or some other independent confirmation of their use. =) At least with George and Love, there is acknowledgment in some published source online.  I searched newspaper articles, and only George's name showed up.    Thegreatdr (talk) 03:12, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Its time for you to shout and scream loudly
Judging by JTWC/CPHCs presentations to the Interdepartmental hurricane conference, the JTWC are gonna classify Omeka as a subtropical storm while in the WPac.Jason Rees (talk) 00:43, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Talk:1925 Florida hurricane/GA1
Hello Cyclonebiskit, I just reviewed the 1925 Florida hurricane for GA, you can read my suggestions for improvement here. Regards, --12george1 (talk) 22:57, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Cyclone Kathy
Hi, I have reviewed Cyclone Kathy and placed it on hold for up to seven days with some small concerns. You can see my review here: Talk:Cyclone Kathy/GA1. Canadian  Paul  04:54, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

Sorry about that, but someone else posted the kalr did 206 million in damages, so I looked it up and that is what the first article said. Sorry I made a mistake, I should double check my resources next time, and every time after that for the articles that I edit. I just wanted to let you know that I'm not trying to be disruptive in any way. Now, I might be wrong about this to and you can correct the edit I made if I am, but I researched Hurricane Juan (1985), and it states that Juan did 5.7 billion dollars, when Hurricane Karl only did 5.6 billion dollars in damage. Neither of these storm names were retired. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Undescribed (talk • contribs) 14:00, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 March newsletter
We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is with 231 points, who leads Pool H.  (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see WikiCup/Scoring.

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 three 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 00:55, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

April 2011 Outbreak Article?
Newbie here. Still seems that nobody has taken the initiative to create a septate article for the major outbreak on the 4th and 5th and it's starting to bug me. I don't know how to start one but I am willing to add info about the tornadoes that occurred. Are you planning on starting one?

Sharkguy05 (talk) 20:36, 8 April 2011 (UTC)Sharkguy05

April 14-16 mega outbreak
Sorry if I am not really updating the ratings and details. I have been too focused on getting today's reports on the page to get yesterday's (and Thursday's) surveys. Hopefully later tonight it will calm down so I can start adding or updating those, but certainly we have our work cut out for us. CrazyC83 (talk) 00:22, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and any anons and others that post OFFICIAL data help as well. Late tonight or tomorrow (unless Bermuda gets hit or some severe weather shipwreck happens, but those are unlikely), I can start adding more details to those. Definitely please get the ratings, lengths and basic details up though at least though. Next outbreak chance is Tuesday. CrazyC83 (talk) 00:27, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

ITN: Mid-April 2011 tornado outbreak
Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a  message on my talk page. 04:12, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

tornadoes
I've left a note on the talk page and asked for assistance to move it back. After that occurs, let's discuss it over there. Simply south...... trying to improve for 5 years 16:43, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on May 12, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/May 12, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director or at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tb hotch * ۩ ۞ 20:49, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

 

Hurricane Rick was the second-most intense Pacific hurricane on record and the strongest to ever form during October. Developing south of Mexico on October 15, Rick traversed an area favoring rapid intensification, allowing it to become a hurricane within 24 hours of being declared a tropical depression. An eye began to form during the afternoon of October 16; once fully formed, the storm underwent another period of rapid strengthening. During the afternoon of October 17, the storm attained Category 5 status on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. Several hours later, Rick attained its peak intensity as the second-strongest Pacific hurricane on record with winds of 180 mph. After maintaining this intensity for several hours, Rick began to weaken in response to a combination of an eyewall replacement cycle and increasing wind shear. On October 21, Rick quickly moved northeast, brushing the tip of Baja California Sur before making landfall near Mazatlán with winds of 55 mph (90 km/h). Several hours after moving inland, the final advisory from the NHC was issued as the storm weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated. Overall, the damage from Rick was significantly less than what was initially anticipated. Throughout Mexico, three people were killed by the storm, one in Oaxaca and two in Baja California Sur. (more...)

Tornado outbreak - April 27
I I will not be able to post as much tomorrow since I go on vacation and only have computers in the evenings. CrazyC83 (talk) 02:16, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll be able to get ratings and other stuff in the evening, but not live updates during the day (like when I post off the SPC reports). I usually only do report-posting during major outbreaks, not at the lists. CrazyC83 (talk) 02:31, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * INSANE day. Can't really do much unfortunately as I am on a cheaper laptop with fewer capabilities. BTW, I was in one of the tornadoes myself today.CrazyC83 (talk) 00:46, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes I was okay. Damage from that tornado was probably EF2 based on other peoples' reports. No injuries where I was. We were on the highway stopped at a service center. Not posting it on the article as that is obviously OR. I agree Tuscaloosa was probably EF5. CrazyC83 (talk) 01:21, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak
If I were you, I would focus on adding some content, but mostly references at this point. There's strong consensus to post to ITN if/when the article is improved into better shape, and I've seen a couple three reference improvement comments and an updating comment as reasons for waiting. I will work on it if I get a chance, but I've got a substitute in two of my classes today and no guarantee of a computer when I get home so I may be severely limited on the amount I can do. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a  message on my talk page. 13:48, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 April newsletter
Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. , who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.

This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to and  who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!

Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. 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 19:15, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Pinch me
Pinch me because im not sure i 100% believe this but Bebeng has been Retired.Jason Rees (talk) 15:07, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

France EF5 Tornadoes
Those cannot EF5 ratings are not official. They should be added to Possible F5's or EF's and I won't be the only one to correct your error. They can't go back and assess damage from 50 to 100 years ago so add to possible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terry519vx (talk • contribs) 01:40, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

France EF5
Good luck keeping it up with some old bullshit reports which are beyond inaccurate. Who would trust the French anyway? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terry519vx (talk • contribs) 02:22, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Historic tornadoes
Probably just a case of quoting it using current scales to make it clearer to visitors, who have been accustomed to the EF scale for several years. It would officially be an F3, but F3 and EF3 are basically the same thing (just different wind estimates). It would just be estimated at 140-145 mph probably if it hit today. CrazyC83 (talk) 15:51, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

May outbreak
Good idea, I have been adding new tornadoes (i.e. those today that are reported) though since unconfirmed generally do not go on those pages. CrazyC83 (talk) 00:22, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * That seems quite likely, and nothing has busted this year! Will it continue into tomorrow? If it weren't for the fact this is due to a single stalled front, this could almost be reclassified as an outbreak sequence... CrazyC83 (talk) 16:19, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Not common, but on high risk outlooks it is almost by definition. CrazyC83 (talk) 16:33, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Songda
Since i guess you were not expecting STY Songda Surprise :P. PS i may start an article once it has fully peaked (I still suspect that the JMA will go to 910!).Jason Rees (talk) 16:39, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Orson
CB: Can you review the damage and pressure of Orson? BOM 2010 tells us that the pressure was 905 and tells us the damage was 16 mill (1989 US) which is significantly higher than the one quoted in the article. Also it might be good to get the fact in to the article that it was a twin with Andy 89.Jason Rees (talk) 09:50, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 May newsletter
We're half way through round 3 of the 2011 WikiCup. There are currently 32 remaining in the competition, but only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. , of pool D, is our overall leader with nearly 200 points, while pools A, B and C are led by, and  respectively. The score required to reach the next round is 35, though this will no doubt go up significantly as the round progresses. We have a good number of high scorers, but also a considerable number who are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. Also, an important note concerning nominations at featured article candidates: if you are nominating content for which you intend to claim WikiCup points, please make this clear in the nomination statement so that the FAC director and his delegates are aware of the fact.

A running total of claims can be seen here. 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 23:25, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

British tornadoes
i dont know if you remember but the other day i said that according to the Royal Met Society that there was around 50 tornadoes a year in GB according to the Royal Met society. Well i checked the magazine again and they are quoting figures from an agency called TORRO. Let me know what you think.Jason Rees (talk) 16:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for 2011 New England tornado outbreak
Materialscientist (talk) 18:06, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

I checked the location of the Dubbi Volcano (13.58°N 41.80°E) and the location of the epicenters of the few earthquakes that happened on top of each other. 13.460°N, 41.688°E was the location of the 5.7 magnitude earthquake, the last major one before the eruption appeared on satellites. The coordinate of the earthquake is closer to the 13.37°N 41.70°E coordinate of the Nabro volcano. It does really seam that the Nabro volcano and NOT the Dubbi volcano is erupting at this time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.49.253.229 (talk) 23:22, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Hurricane Tico image
Hello. I was wondering, have you noticed that the image on Hurricane Tico (1983) is off? When I looked at the track, and then the image of that storm, I noticed that the image looked further south than the original track where Tico peaked in strength. I was just wondering, because I want to make sure there isn't anything wrong with it. Thank you, --Ryder 06:23, 29 June 2011 (UTC) talk

WikiCup 2011 June newsletter
We are half way through 2011, and entering the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; the semi-finals are upon us! Points scored in the interim (29/30 June) may be counted towards next round, but please do not update your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. 16 contestants remain, and all have shown dedication to the project to reach this far. Our round leader was who, among other things, successfully passed three articles through featured article candidates and claimed an impressive 29 articles at Did You Know, scoring 555 points. Casliber led pool D. Pool A was led by, claiming points for a featured article, a featured list and seven good article reviews, while pool C was led by , who claimed for two good articles, ten articles at Did You Know and four good article reviews. They scored 154 and 118 respectively. Pool B was by far our most competitive pool; six of the eight competitors made it through to round 4, with all of them scoring over 100 points. The pool was led by, who claimed for, among other things, three featured articles and five good articles. In addition to the four pool leaders, 12 others (the four second places, and the 8 next highest overall) make up our final 16. The lowest scorer who reached round 4 scored 76 points; a significant increase on the 41 needed to reach round 3. Eight of our semi-finalists scored at least twice as much as this.

No points were awarded this round for featured pictures, good topics or In the News, and no points have been awarded in the whole competition for featured topics, featured portals or featured sounds. Instead, the highest percentage of points has come from good articles. Featured articles, despite their high point cost, are low in number, and so, overall, share a comparable number of points with Did You Know, which are high in number but low in cost. A comparatively small but still considerable number of points come from featured lists and good article reviews, rounding out this round's overall scores.

We would again like to thank and  for invaluable background work, as well as all of those helping to provide reviews for the articles listed on WikiCup/Reviews. Please do keep using it, and please do help by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup.

Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here, for those interested, though it appears that neither are completely accurate at this time. 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 23:30, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

ohey
... Juliancolton (talk) 20:25, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
"I'm in ur cereal. Owai aren't u editin ur wikiz?"

♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 14:26, 4 July 2011 (UTC) 
 * The answer: because you're reading this! I still wanna see Hurricane Beta and Cyclone Monica as FAC's someday :P --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 14:27, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

RE: Blind
Alright i believe ya it was in jest anyway hence the :P in my ES - Anyway it sounds like you looked at the 06z bull before the 12z bull was released @ about 14.19 UTC. Hope your enjoying yourself @ the NHC.Jason Rees (talk) 14:43, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Hanna/Ma-on

 * Yeah id heard that Ma-on was gonna be significant. I just wish we had a recon project going on or it was nearer Taiwan, as apparently the ECMWF was showing a circulation >910hpa near Japan. BTW according to the seasonal forecasts i type up yesterday it looks like 2011 is gonna be a repeat of 2004 in terms of Japanese landfalls.Jason Rees (talk) 16:34, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Re:Tornado outbreak
I strongly disagree. Just because tornadoes occur from the same storm system does not mean it is a continuation of the tornado outbreak. First off this was an extremely minor event on its own: two weak tornadoes. Second, it may have been from the same storm system, but it was almost 24 hours after the previous tornadoes. The only standardized definition we have to go on is by Grazulis, who said an outbreak is 6 or more tornadoes with no more than 6 hour separation between events. To me this is a very generous criterion, and IMHO should be something like 10 or more tornadoes, but what I think is irrelevant: according to the best expert definitions, those two should not be included. - Running On Brains (talk) 01:45, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Moved the page to new title, FYI. - Running On Brains (talk) 01:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Tropical cyclone track maps
I notice you work on hurricane articles. How do you make those tropical cyclone track maps? Hurricanefan25 tropical  cyclone 14:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

1987 Gulf Coast storm GAN
Hey, I reviewed your GAN. There are only some minor things that I found. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 13:54, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter
We are half way through the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; there is less than a month to go before we have our final 8. Our pool leaders are (Pool A, 189 points) and  (Pool B, 165 points). The number of points required to reach the next round is not clear at this time; there are some users who still do not have any recorded points. Please remember to update your submissions' pages promptly. In addition, congratulations to PresN, who scored the first featured topic points in the competition for his work on Thatgamecompany related articles. Most points this round generally have, so far, come from good articles, with only one featured article (White-bellied Sea Eagle, from ) and two featured lists (Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, from PresN and Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, from ). Points for Did You Know and good article reviews round out the scoring. No points have been awarded for In the News, good topics or featured pictures this round, and no points for featured sounds or portals have been awarded in the entire competition. On an unrelated note, preparation will be beginning soon for next year's WikiCup- watch this space!

There is little else to be said beyond the usual. Please list anything you need reviewing on WikiCup/Reviews, so others following the WikiCup can help, and please do help if you can by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup- points are, of course, offered for reviews at GAC. Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here. 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 11:26, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Pamela 76
Hey, I'm working on an article for that storm, but I noticed the track map is unusually big. Is there a way you could make it smaller? --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 00:43, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I see. Well, could you indicate that it became exatratropical on the 26th (and then cut off its ET portion like is done for other storms)? Or would that be a lot of work? ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 16:22, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 12z ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 16:29, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Are you including JMA data at all for the track? If it's a JTWC track, then go with JTWC. I'm still not sure whether we use JTWC or JMA points for the maps... ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 16:34, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 16:40, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Tornado listings
I have been slowly updating the April list (the slow August sure helps!) but haven't done anything in 25-28 yet. I just convert the degrees to decimals. I also haven't done 19, 20, 22 or 23 yet (19-20 is next probably, maybe this evening). I was going to do the super outbreak last since there are so many missing tornadoes from the hardest-hit offices. 14-16 is almost done except WFO Birmingham. CrazyC83 (talk) 20:28, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter
The finals are upon us; we're down to the last few. One of the eight remaining contestants will be this year's WikiCup champion! 150 was the score needed to progress to the final; just under double the 76 required to reach round 4, and more than triple the 41 required to reach round 3. Our eight finalists are:


 * , Pool A's winner. Casliber has the highest total score in the competition, with 1528, the bulk of which is made up of 8 featured articles. He has the highest number of total featured articles (8, 1 of which was eligible for double points) and total did you knows (72) of any finalist. Casliber writes mostly on biology, including ornithology, botany and mycology.
 * , Pool B's winner and the highest scorer this round. PresN is the only finalist who has scored featured topic points, and he has gathered an impressive 330, but most of his points come from his 4 featured articles, one of which scored double. PresN writes mostly on video games and the Hugo Awards.
 * , Pool A's runner-up. Hurricanehink's points are mostly from his 30 good articles, more than any other finalist, and he is also the only finalist to score good topic points. Hurricanehink, as his name suggests, writes mostly on meteorology.
 * , Pool B's runner-up. Wizardman has completed 86 good article reviews, more than any other finalist, but most of his points come from his 2 featured articles. Wizardman writes mostly on American sport, especially baseball.
 * , the "fastest loser" (Pool A). Miyagawa has written 3 featured lists, one of which was awarded double points, more than any other finalist, but he was awarded points mostly for his 68 did you knows. Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, including dogs, military history and sport.
 * , the second "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Resolute's points come from his 9 good articles. He writes mostly on Canadian topics, including ice hockey.
 * , who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool A). Most of Evan's points come from his 10 good articles, and he writes mostly on meteorology.
 * , who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Phil's points come from his 9 good articles, 4 of which (more than any other finalist) were eligible for double points. He writes mostly on aeronautics.

We say goodbye to our seven other semi-finalists,, , , , , and. Everyone still in the competition at this stage has done fantastically well, and contributed greatly to Wikipedia. We're on the home straight now, and we will know our winner in two months.

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A reminder of the rules: any points scored after August 29 may be claimed for the final round, and please remember to update submission pages promptly. If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, 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 23:57, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

List of United States tornadoes in September 2011
Since you seem to have more experience in these kind of lists, does List of United States tornadoes in September 2011 look okay to you? WebCite was down from September 3-6, sorry.  HurricaneFan 25  00:59, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Tropical Cyclone 01B 1998.gif


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Interview with Wikimedia Foundation
Hi Cyclonebiskit, I hope you're well. My name is Matthew and I'm a Storyteller working on the 2011 fundraising campaign with the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco. This year, we're collecting personal stories from the Wikipedians who contribute significantly to the many projects, and we wondered if you would like to participate. I'll ask questions about your personal editing story and some more general questions about Wikipedia. Please email me at mroth (at) wikimedia.org if you would like to set up an interview. Best, Matthew (WMF) 20:26, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

2011 Joplin Tornado
Hmm... On second thought you might be right. This article] says that 162 plus 1 unrelated. but the NWS pdf says that 159 plus three. If you read the Reuters article, the last two people died of injuries resulting from the tornado; perhaps not direct deaths but related deaths. Any thoughts?-- intelati  talk 23:25, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Tropical cyclone forming locations (timeline)
Hey, I'm working on a sandbox for the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season timeline, and I'm wondering where you get the formation locations (e.g. ...formed xxx mi (xxx km) [cardinal direction] of [location]). Specifically, for tropical depressions. Thanks!  HurricaneFan 25  19:33, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 September newsletter
We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by, and , all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles (1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.

If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, 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 12:32, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Track Needed
Hey there! I noticed that have done a pretty good job creating and updating the tracks of multiple tropical cyclones. So, I have a request to ask of you: would you plese create a track for Land Depression 01? It does not have one, and I think that it is time that someone created a track for that storm. The hyperlink above should take you right to the storm, and the reference that I am providing is a report that includes a track of Land 01, from which you can construct Wikipedia's own version of the storm's path. So, good luck, and keep up the good work!!! Sincerely, 72.197.253.243 (talk) 01:51, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Reference: "LAND TCR"

WikiCup 2011 October newsletter
The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is, who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: (2007),  (2008),  (2009) and  (2010). The 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:, for his performance in round 2. matched the score, but Casliber won the tiebreaker.
 * The Good Article Award:, for his performance in round 4.
 * The Featured List Award:, for his performance in round 4. matched the score, but Miyagawa won the tiebreaker.
 * The Recognised Topic Award (for good and featured topics):, for his performance in round 3.
 * The Did You Know Award:, for his performance in round 1.
 * The In the News Award:, for his performance in round 1.
 * The Reviewer Award (for good article reviews):, for his performance in round 3.

No prize was awarded for featured pictures, sounds or portals, as none were claimed throughout the competition. The awards will be handed out over the next few days. Congratulations to all our participants, and especially our winners; we've all had fun, and Wikipedia has benefitted massively from our content work.

Preparation for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Interested parties are invited to sign up and participate in our straw polls. It's been a pleasure to work with you all this year, and, whoever's taking part in and running the competition in 2012, we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn and The ed17 00:36, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

2011 WikiCup participation


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Pressure for the Halloween Nor'easter
You wouldn't happen to have the OPC source for the 968 mb pressure for the Halloween Nor'easter do you? I have the HPC sources, but they only have it going as low as 975. Inks.LWC (talk) 23:26, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The OPC is here; but I don't believe I can get an archive image for the graphic saying so.  HurricaneFan 25  23:29, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Check either the archived images thing on the left or follow the links to the NCDC who archive them.Jason Rees (talk) 23:33, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I've got the archived images, but listing that pressure has some problems with matching it up with the dissipation. I've started a section in the article's talk page.  Either the dissipation date needs to be changed or the low pressure needs to be changed. Inks.LWC (talk) 23:35, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

3.14159...
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 * Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 03:38, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Med TCs
Look at the project page/TC Basins there is two discussions already underway. Jason Rees (talk) 00:36, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Good article reassessment/Hurricane Ivan/2
Some improvements have been made since your last comment and you might like to check to see if your concerns have been met. Regards AIR corn (talk) 23:18, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Infobox hurricane season
Hi,

Regarding this edit: is there a particular reason for forcing 300px? One problem with this is that if the image provided is smaller than 300px it will be stretched. Any thoughts? Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 10:18, 1 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I've now undone this change. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 14:24, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * And i have Rvd it as otherwise we can not see the seasonal tracks that we make for the boxes. When i see CB next i will chase up a proper response for you.Jason Rees (talk) 20:07, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Taipo
RefliefWeb1 > ReliefWeb1 (mestalks ;>)  HurricaneFan 25  14:59, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

/* Timeline */
You've reverted me, but I don't get it. The season does have a determinated length, it will end on April 30 and no day earlier (maybe later if some additional systems form but that's another thing). So what's the reason to show only to months of it in the timeline? Why hide the upcoming months for the reader, and, atm. rise the impression, that those systems so far were long lasting storms? --Matthiasb (talk) 08:55, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

RE:Wait your turn plz :P
Lol, I was about to leave anyways, I have school too ya know? =P – TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 13:06, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Cyclone Giri
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Welcome to the 2012 WikiCup
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Dot
...is not eligible for the Bowl as it is a new article that is not on the vital articles list nor the article requests page (so unfair! )  HurricaneFan 25  —  18:00, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

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Typhoon Judy (1989)...
...is now a good article. Congrats!  S ven M anguard  Wha?  20:33, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

I'd like your advice on a GA nomination
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JTWC BT Commentary
JTWC BT for 2011 is up.Jason Rees (talk) 06:51, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Nanmadol (Mina) is now a C5 STY.Jason Rees (talk) 07:06, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Big jump in Kelia, 35 -> 55 kts.Jason Rees (talk) 07:20, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * For the SHEM there are a few minor changes to winds but nothing major, and this wraps up the JTWC BT 2010-11 round up :P.Jason Rees (talk) 08:02, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

WP Tropical Cyclones in the Signpost
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Katia
How far did you want Katias track to extend, because iKiewi is wanting to bother you with the BT that extends it to just off Norway.Jason Rees (talk) 01:17, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 January newsletter
WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is, due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by, whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is, who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!

The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.

A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.
 * was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
 * was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
 * was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
 * is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
 * was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
 * was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.

We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.

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Rita
Go for FA! :) --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 19:41, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

GO FOR FA! :) Bruvtakesover (T&#124;C) 19:43, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

DON'T GO FOR FA.Jason Rees (talk) 19:48, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * ^Go for FT! :) --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 19:52, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 February newsletter
Round 1 is already over! The 64 highest scorers have progressed to round 2. Our highest scorer was, again thanks mostly to a swathe of good articles on The X-Files. In second place was, thanks an impressive list of did you knows about racehorses. Both scored over 400 points. Following behind with over 300 points were, , and. February also saw the competition's first featured list: List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, from. At the other end of the scale, 11 points was enough to secure a place in this round, and some contestants with 10 points made it into the round on a tiebreaker. This is higher than the 8 points that were needed last year, but lower than the 20 points required the year before. The number of points required to progress to round 3 will be significantly higher.

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WikiCup 2012 March newsletter
We are over half way through the second round of this year's WikiCup and things are going well! , of Pool B, is our highest overall scorer thanks to his prolific writings on television and film. In second place is Pool H's, thanks primarily to work on biological articles, especially in marine biology and herpetology. Third place goes to Pool E's, who also writes primarily on biology (including ornithology and botany) and has already submitted two featured articles this round. Of the 63 contestants remaining, 15 (just under a quarter) have over 100 points this round. However, 25 are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly. 32 contestants, the top two from each pool and the 16 next-highest scorers, will advance to round 3.

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Early 1930s changes
What is the source? I don't see a new HURDAT on the NHC website. Is it on the A decks of ATCF? Thegreatdr (talk) 22:10, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, it's at the HRD site and not at NHC yet. I see they made the changes to 1978 as well.  I'm guessing they're waiting to release this on the NHC site until the Metadata is completely updated.  It only includes 1931 at the present time.  Thegreatdr (talk) 23:17, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

915
Im looking through HURDAT, and can not see a pressure for the Cuban Hurricane for 915 only 918. So wheres the 915 in HURDAT?.Jason Rees (talk) 20:22, 29 April 2012 (UTC) Thanks.Jason Rees (talk) 20:48, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 April newsletter
Round 2 of this year's WikiCup is over, and so we are down to our final 32, in what could be called our quarter-finals. The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's  coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score.

65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. We still have not seen any featured portals or topics this year, but, on the subject of less common content types, a small correction needs to be made to the previous newsletter: File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg, our first featured picture, was the work of both and, the latter of whom has also gone on to score with File:Map of the Battle of Guam, 1944.svg. Bonus points also continue to roll in; this round, earned triple points for her good articles on William the Conqueror and the Middle Ages, Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both earned triple points for their work on Western Jackdaw, now a good article,  earned triple points for her work on lettuce and work by  to ready antimony for good article status earned him triple points. managed to expand Vitus Bering far enough for a did you know, which was also worth triple points. All of these highly important topics featured on 50 or more Wikipedias at the start of the year.

An article on the WikiCup in the Wikimedia Blog, "Improving Wikipedia with friendly competition", was posted at the end of April. This may be of interest to those who are signed up to this newsletter, as well as serving as another way to draw attention to our project. Also, we would again like to thank and, for continued help behind the scenes. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk &bull; email) and The ed17 (talk &bull; email) 23:08, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Pokémon
As you can see here and here we do not recognize Genesect until it is announced by either Nintendo or GameFreak so please do not revert my edit again. Thanks! Swifty*talk 07:35, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Cyclone Atlas IMD
Is now available for naught on the web via here with the main details under Consolidated List. I think you can now start whipping 1989 NIO into shape.Jason Rees (talk) 00:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Charley
Yeah, I've been chasing down the template for the table. Someone updated the table without updating the citations. I just reverted myself. -- Donald Albury 21:59, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Aletta (2012)
Can you please create a track for this storm? It seems that the 2012 Pacific hurricane season has started a bit early. Thanks! 72.197.249.141 (talk) 22:30, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you please update the Atlantic seasonal summary track, with the latest points of Aletta's track? Thanks! 72.197.249.141 (talk) 00:14, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

2011 tornado totals
I have found the source of the conflicting totals. It seems that April has about 10 more tornadoes than are listed on this page. I think all of those are from the April 27th outbreak. I also think that in November there are 2 tornadoes that do not show up on the monthly summaries page. And, as for the unrated tornado in May, a trained storm spotter reported a brief tornado in an open area with no damage. I would say that since the NWS probably wouldn't have found any damage they decided not to survey it. But, again, that is just my guess. I am going to ask you if you think we should keep that one or not. Please respond. United States Man (talk) 22:19, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I will get rid of that unrated tornado, but it is going to take time for me to email the SPC about the others (going on vacation). If you want to go ahead and email them you can but if not I will get to it later on. United States Man (talk) 22:33, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 May newsletter
We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is, whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader,, is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall. leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by, our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user,, claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, 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) 23:28, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Main page appearance: Cyclone Waka
This is a note to let the main editors of Cyclone Waka know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 9, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/June 9, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director or his delegate, or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might 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:



Cyclone Waka was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones ever to impact the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. Waka originated within the near-equatorial trough in mid-December 2001. The storm gradually matured and attained tropical cyclone status on December 29. Subsequently, Waka underwent rapid intensification in which it attained its peak intensity as a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone on December 31, with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph). Shortly thereafter, it passed directly over Vava'u, Tonga, resulting in widespread damage. By January 1, 2002, the cyclone began to weaken as it underwent an extratropical transition. The remnants of Waka persisted for several more days and were last observed near the Southern Ocean on January 6. Although the storm affected several countries along its path, Waka left the most significant losses in Tonga, where it killed one person and wrought 104.2 million paʻanga ($51.3 million USD) in damage. Hundreds of structures, including 200 in the island's largest city, and much of the nation's agriculture were destroyed. Due to the severity of damage, the name Waka was later retired and replaced with Wiki. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Mawar 2012 track.png
Dear Cyclonebiskit,

Marwar's track image should be replaced with a track which shows the Ex Marwar's path, as the storm became did became extratropical, and the extratropical remnants just dissipated today in the Bering Sea. I really like the Typhoon Songda and the Tropical Storm Aere track, so will you please change the Mawar 2012 track.png to (if available) JMA's track ??? i would really appreciate it! If you do not mind, Sanvu's track also needs to be replaced with a better one...--Earth100 (talk) 11:28, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

You really will?! I'll give you the contributor's Barnstar for that! (but not now) --Earth100 (talk) 01:58, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

March 17
I don't care what NCDC says. Maybe if you would do a little research instead of only sticking your nose up just one website, you might actually find something. And for the record, I have learned not to trust NCDC. United States Man (talk) 04:11, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry for being so rude. Anyway, try googleling ABC 33 from Fresno. That (although from news media) is enough proof.United States Man (talk) 04:11, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Atlantic Storm Tracks
You will probably have views on the question raised at Talk:2012_Atlantic_hurricane_season.--Keith Edkins ( Talk ) 17:22, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season
Hello Cyclonebiskit, I have reviewed the 2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season, an article which you nominated for GA. If there is a significant response within the next 7 days, I will considered passing the article. Should you have any further question, either comment on my talk page or its GAN talk page: Talk:2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season/GA1. Regards, --12george1 (talk) 23:10, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

FYI
Assuming the TC year ended on July 1 each year, there has never been such a late formation of a TC or Variant in the whole of the SHEM. Sourcing this will be tricky though unless we get a name.Jason Rees (talk) 23:33, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Talk:1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season/GA1
Hello Cyclonebiskit, I just reviewed the 1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, which was an article that you nominated for GA. Many of my queries are minor, so I will not fail it at the moment, unless little is done to fix/address the problems in the next 7 days. Regards,--12george1 (talk) 23:29, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 June newsletter
Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's, who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's, whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's, with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, 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) 10:50, 2 July 2012 (UTC)