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 * It's a featured article and the edit wasn't backed up by the given sources. I've explained in great detail why the totality of the edit wasn't good. It's also good to note that I wasn't the only one reverting the edit. Ealdgyth - Talk 20:43, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

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 * Since all the messages dealt exclusively with my own behavior and looking for help in expressing my viewpoint ... I don't think I need to worry. Asking for help with my own behavior is an acceptable reason to post about something. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:08, 1 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Um < you need to go read WP:DTTR.  Montanabw (talk) 02:38, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Dispute resolution noticeboard: Battle of Hastings
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Today's featured article/October 14, 2016
Hi V, here's another one of your FAC nominations at TFA, I'm working on the TFA text now. - Dank (push to talk) 19:56, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

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"came to"
Hi, I was making some changes and I see you've reverted some so I thought I'd pop here to explain. The verb "to come" is defined as follows: move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker. Using "came to" implies that the author (or reader) is familliar with the place in question. This is an international encyclopedia so it makes more sense to use a different verb. For example, if I said that "Peter came to London in 1921" and "Peter went to London in 1921", the first implies that either I (and sometimes the reader) is familiar with Londong. The second is more neutral and removes any such implication. -- HighKing ++ 13:26, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I do not see or know of any such distinction in American English - see dictionary.com nor does that definition appear in the Random House dictionary. Nor does this distinction appear in the Oxford English Dictionary edition which I own. And since both of the articles on which I reverted were copy-edited by British residents ... I'm pretty sure if they had concerns about this usage, they would have changed it. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:40, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
 * If is often not explicitly pointed out in dictionaries but the examples usually make it clear. Nevertheless I have managed to find this OED definition (which includes examples) and it states as the primary definition (and not a more esoteric usage) "Move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker" which is the context being used in the article. I can see that you've done a lot of editing (fantastic stuff too) on many similar articles so I'll leave it with you. It is a teeny point in any case. Just something that niggles me :-) but I'll get over it. -- HighKing ++ 15:35, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:
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In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
 * Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
 * Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
 * Featured List – produced 2 FLs in R2
 * Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
 * Featured Portal – produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
 * Featured Topic – and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
 * Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
 * Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
 * In The News – and, each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
 * Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:52, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

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