User talk:Giants2008/Archive 24

Notification of an RfC
The previous discussion regarding an extension of TFLs on the front page in which you commented, has moved on to an RfC on the Main Page. Your comments and suggestions are once again welcome on this issue. - SchroCat (talk) 11:05, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

RE:66th Oscars
Hi there,

I read your comments at Featured list candidates/66th Academy Awards/archive1 at have fixed the errors in the list. Thank you.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 06:39, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Could you close this FLC?
Could you or a delegate please close Featured list candidates/List of Carolina Panthers head coaches/archive1? I've requested it be closed, and it appears to be absent from the nominations page, but nobody has come along to put the closing template up.  Toa   Nidhiki05  20:18, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

RE:1994 Oscars
Hello,

I read your feedback at Featured list candidates/66th Academy Awards/archive1 and fixed the problems. Thank you again for your help.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 23:24, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Jim Thome
Hi Giants2008; I was just rereading the FAC from Jim Thome in which you commented last May (Featured article candidates/Jim Thome/archive1), and realized there were less issues from the FAC than I thought, and was thinking of giving it another go. You commented that you thought the structure was too geared towards recentism. Would you still have that concern? It looks to me like the Cleveland Indians section now encompasses about half of the professional career section, which is seems about right. I am not asking for a full-fledged peer review, as I already had one plus the FAC, but would you just give me a little information on what you think the article needs before I give another FAC a go? Thanks.  Go  Phightins  !  20:43, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Abe Waddington
If you have the time or inclination, I'd appreciate your thoughts on Abe Waddington. It had a peer review quite a long time ago and has changed a lot since then thanks to some useful sources. I'm wondering if it is worth having a stab at FAC. Any comments on the talk page would be greatly appreciated. Let me know if you have anything coming up which I can help with. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:09, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Abe is now at FAC here, and any further comments would be gratefully received if you have the inclination! Sarastro1 (talk) 18:13, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

71st Oscars (1999)
Hello there,

I was wondering if you will be could proofread the 71st Academy Awards for Featured list candidates/71st Academy Awards/archive1. I understand your busy schedule, but I would be grateful for the extra help and support. Thanks.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 17:16, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Appreciated
Hello Giants, I appreciate your several subtle but valuable edits at Wayne Gretzky, fixing up some ragged edges I had left in some work I had done. I'll do better another time--I have figured out how to enter an em dash, and have taken note of how you consolidated a repeated reference. Thanks! EMP (talk) 19:24, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

List of presidents of Washington & Jefferson College
Thank you for the nomination of List of presidents of Washington & Jefferson College for Today's featured list/February 3, 2014.--GrapedApe (talk) 02:48, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

RE:1999 Oscars
Hello,

I read your feedback at Featured list candidates/71st Academy Awards/archive1 and fixed the problems. Thank you again for your help.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 07:37, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

TFLs
Would it be worth expanding the queue on the TFL submissions page from ten to 15, to give us a little more choice and flexibility coming up? - SchroCat (talk) 21:37, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Convenience copy of February 3 TFL
Giants2008 ( Talk ) 01:15, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

RE: 71st Oscars
Hi Giants,

Just wanted to let you know I changed "a" to "an" in 71st Academy Awards for featured list consideration. Thank you.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 02:36, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game
Hello, I have recently nominated 2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game for featured article for a third time. You were a commenter on both attempts so I figured I would inform you of this. The previous attempts have failed due to lack of discussion, so if you have the time you input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,  Toa   Nidhiki05  00:38, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Featured article candidates/Billy Joe Tolliver/archive1
Hi; just a heads up that I addressed everything. Wizardman 04:08, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 January newsletter
The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer, whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:


 * and were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981) and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013.
 * scored the first ITN points for 2014 North American polar vortex.
 * scored points for an early good topic, finishing off Featured topics/She Wolf.
 * scored the first bonus points of the competition, for his work on Typhoon Vera.
 * has scored the highest number of bonus points for a single article, for the high-importance Jurassic Park (film).

Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.

Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup 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. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

FLC request
Hi, can you spend some time for this nomination? &mdash; Vensatry (Ping) 13:56, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

2002 Oscars
Hello there,

I was wondering if you could proofread the 74th Academy Awards for featured list promotion. I understand your busy schedule, but I would be grateful for the extra help and support. Thanks.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 06:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

RE:2002 Oscars
Hi Giants,

I read your comments and have adressed them regarding the 74th Academy Awards.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 04:49, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

February 2014
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Another cricketer!
Bobby Peel, a rather obscure Victorian cricketer is at PR at the moment. If you have the time or inclination, your comments would be welcome here. No problem if you are too busy (or sickened by reviewing cricketers!), as I've no idea how your time commitments are these days. Sarastro1 (talk) 20:53, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * And Mr Peel is now at FAC. The review is here if you wish to make any further suggestions. Thanks, and hope you are well. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:33, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

1998 Oscars
Hello there,

I was wondering if you could proofread the 70th Academy Awards for featured list promotion. I understand your busy schedule, but I would be grateful for the extra help and support. Thanks.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 04:19, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Peru national football team FAC
Hello Giants. I hope to find you at a good time friend. It has been half a year, but the Peru national football team article is still in the FA review process. Like last time, the article is on the verge of being archived due to lack of votes.

The article underwent a thorough copy-edit and now is significantly different from last year. Since you provided helpful reviews to it in the past, your comments (and oppose/support vote) would be much welcomed. Thanks!-- MarshalN20 T al k 01:22, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 February newsletter
And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:


 * , a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
 * , a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
 * , another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:


 * , who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
 * , who claimed the first featured list of the competition with Natalia Kills discography.
 * , who takes the title of the contributor awarded the highest bonus point multiplier (resulting in the highest scoring article) of the competition so far. Her high-importance salamander, now a good article, scored 108 points.

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). 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 equally.

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. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

FAC2
As you participated in the first FAC for Jim Thome, I wanted to let you know the second is underway. Thank you.  Go  Phightins  !  22:01, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

RE:1998 Oscars
Hi there,

I fixed everything you have suggested regarding the 70th Academy Awards for featured list promotion.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 07:38, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

FLCRs
I've been commenting on this a couple of time but I've noticed that the recent FLRCs have not been closed. The recent reviews on the February 2014 log still have their bronze stars on them. Is it a bot problem or something that never gets these articles processed after their reviews? GamerPro64 04:15, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
 * The bot is going rogue. I am taking care of it now.  → Call me  Hahc  21  04:33, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Disruptive editing
Hi there,

Someone using the IP adress 187.163.8.36 has been doing disruptive editing on several Oscar ceremony articles. Can you please tell the user to stop it or can you report it to an administrator or official? I would appreciate the help.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 08:40, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Main Page appearance:The Twelve Imams
Hello. According to a massage on my talk page, The Twelve Imams will be appearing as the main page featured list on March 21, 2014. Can you please change the date to 13th May. Thank you. Best. -- Seyyed(t-c) 18:45, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * 12th May is OK.-- Seyyed(t-c) 04:37, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

2013 Oscars
Hello there,

I was wondering if you could proofread the 85th Academy Awards for featured list promotion. I understand your busy schedule, but I would be grateful for the extra help and support. Thanks.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 19:45, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

RE:2013 Oscars
Hello,

I read your feedback at Featured list candidates/85th Academy Awards/archive1 and fixed the problems. Thank you again for your help.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 03:08, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

D'Oliveira affair
Another favour to ask! I've got this article at PR here; it is technically another cricket article, but this one is a bit different. Any comments appreciated. Sarastro1 (talk) 11:19, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Just to inform you, as requested, that the article is now at FAC here, and any further comments would be appreciated. Sarastro1 (talk) 21:39, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

List of colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.
Hey Giants! I noticed you promoted List of colleges and universities in Washington, D.C. at Featured list candidates/List of colleges and universities in Washington, D.C./archive1, but the bot hasn't yet updated the template and information on the list's talk page. I updated the class fields in the templates and added the FL symbol to the list, but have left the FLC template alone as instructed. Is there any idea when the bot will be working again? Thanks again for all your guidance and continued contributions to Wikipedia! -- Caponer (talk) 03:39, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey Giants! Similar to the above question, I just noticed that you promoted List of plantations in West Virginia at Featured list candidates/List of plantations in West Virginia/archive2. Has the bot that updates the templates and content been fixed? I just wanted to touch base to see if I had to make manual edits. Thanks again for all your contributions to the FL nomination process! -- Caponer (talk) 01:14, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 March newsletter
A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. , who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.

With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. 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. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

2007 Oscars
Hello there,

I was wondering if you could proofread the 79th Academy Awards for featured list promotion. I understand your busy schedule, but I would be grateful for the extra help and support. Thanks.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 03:12, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

RE: 79th Oscars
I fixed everything you mentioned regarding the '07 Oscars regarding featured list promotion. Thank you for your help.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 06:42, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

PR request
Hi Giants, any chance you have a look at 1998 FA Charity Shield and leave a few comments on its PR here? It's currently a GA, but I think the prose could be tightened before any FA nom. Lemonade51 (talk) 22:33, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

RE:2007 Oscars
I added the quotation mark regarding the 79th Academy Awards.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 03:09, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

FLC request
Hi could you have a look at this nomination when you get time? &mdash; Vensatry (ping) 13:16, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Gubby Allen
If you are around and available, your eyes would be appreciated on the PR here. It's quite a long one, and no problem if you don't have the time. Hope you are well! Sarastro1 (talk) 21:08, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 April newsletter
Round 3 of the 2014 WikiCup has just begun; 32 competitors remain. Pool G's was Round 2's highest scorer, with a large number of featured picture credits. In March/April, he restored star charts from Urania's Mirror, lithographs of various warships (such as SMS Gefion) and assorted other historical media. Second overall was Pool E's, whose featured list Silver certificate (United States) contains dozens of scans of banknotes recently promoted to featured picture status. Third was Pool G's who has produced a large number of good articles, many, including Falkner Island, on Connecticut-related topics. Other successful participants included, who saw three articles (including the top-importance Ian Smith) through featured article candidacies, and , who saw three lists (including the beautifully-illustrated list of plantations in West Virginia) through featured list candidacies. High-importance good articles promoted this round include narwhal from, tiger from and The Lion King from. We also saw our first featured topic points of the competition, awarded to and  for their work on the Sega Genesis topic. No points have been claimed so far for good topics or featured portals.

192 was our lowest qualifying score, again showing that this WikiCup is the most competitive ever. In previous years, 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) or 100 (2010) secured a place in Round 3. Pool H was the strongest performer, with all but one of its members advancing, while only the two highest scorers in Pools G and F advanced. At the end of June, 16 users will advance into the semi-finals. 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. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 17:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)