User talk:HueSatLum/Archive 7

DYK for Racket-tailed Coquette
Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 February newsletter
Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.

Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
 * , primarily for an array of warship GAs.
 * , primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
 * , due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with, this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.

Other contributors of note include:
 * , whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
 * , whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
 * and, who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
 * , who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.

Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by : did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...

March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!

A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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) J Milburn (talk) 11:29, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Baltic states-related articles
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DYK nomination of Emmanuel de Martonne
Hello! Your submission of Emmanuel de Martonne at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Antidiskriminator (talk) 08:50, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Betsy Blackwell/GA1 -- disagreement with failure
I thank you for taking the time to review this article, however I am concerned by the points you raise and have broached the subject on the talk page of the GAN: here. Your input would obviously be appreciated. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 12:19, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
—  nerd fighter  20:13, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

 * Thanks for them both! I'm always happy to help. HueSatLum 01:22, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

February 2013 Wikification Drive
Hi there! I thought you might be interested in WikiProject Wikify's February Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive. We'll be trying to reduce the backlog size by over 500 articles and we need your help! Hard-working participants in the drive will receive awards for their contributions. If you have a spare moment, please join and wikify an article or tell your friends. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdwardsBot (talk • contribs) 16:17, February 1, 2013 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

 * Gee, thanks! HueSatLum 01:01, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Emmanuel de Martonne
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Article Feedback deployment
Hey HueSatLum; I'm dropping you this note because you've used the article feedback tool in the last month or so. On Thursday and Friday the tool will be down for a major deployment; it should be up by Saturday, failing anything going wrong, and by Monday if something does :). Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Traditional marriage
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Thanks for your help!
Hi HueSatLum,

Thanks for your input and advice on finding images signed for reuse!

appreciate the help :)

Antoniodimechio (talk) 22:08, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Carnegie Medal
I disagree with speedy delete of this page unless your are clearing the way for move of Carnegie Medal (disambiguation). Please see talk page & comment there. Semper fi! FieldMarine (talk) 15:23, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Already commented. HueSatLum 15:34, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify April Drive
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WikiCup 2013 March newsletter
We are halfway through round two. Pool A sees the strongest competition, with five out of eight of its competitors scoring over 100, and Pool H is lagging, with half of its competitors yet to score. WikiCup veterans lead overall; Pool A's (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate  (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's (a finalist in 2010, 2011 and 2012) is in third. The top two scorers in each pool, as well as the next highest 16 scorers overall, will progress to round three at the end of April.

Today has seen a number of Easter-themed did you knows from WikiCup participants, and March has seen collaboration from contestants with WikiWomen's History Month. It's great to see the WikiCup being used as a locus of collaboration; if you know of any collaborative efforts going on, or want to start anything up, please feel free to use the WikiCup talk page to help find interested editors. As well as fostering collaboration, we're also seeing the Cup encouraging the improvement of high-importance articles through the bonus point system. Highlights from the last month include GAs on physicist Niels Bohr, on the European hare , on the constellation Circinus ( and ) and on the Third Epistle of John. All of these subjects were covered on at least 50 Wikipedias at the beginning of the year and, subsequently, each contribution was awarded at least three times as many points as normal.

Wikipedians who enjoy friendly competition may be interested in participating in April's wikification drive. While wikifying an article is typically not considered "significant work" such that it can be claimed for WikiCup points, such gnomish work is often invaluable in keeping articles in shape, and is typically very helpful for new writers who may not be familiar with formatting norms.

A quick reminder: now, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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) J Milburn (talk) 22:19, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Banning policy
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Barnstar
Thanks for your help with the translations, but I've decided to move on and avoid wasting time trying for a full translation in every language, and opted for an easier design to display on all wikis instead. I'll keep your translations if I decide to use other languages on the design. I promised a barnstar for your trouble, so here you go :) Thanks again, Regards, — Moe   Epsilon  10:53, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! That was a very ambitious project that would probably have taken quite some time, so I'm glad you decided on something easier for you. HueSatLum 14:17, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for MSW3 templates help
Hi, thanks for your updates to the MSW3 taxonomy family of templates to improve the page/pages handling. Regards Rjwilmsi  22:26, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, Rjwilmsi, and you've done a good job at reducing that backlog, too! HueSatLum 21:20, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Would you be able to sort out Template:Natural Wealth of California as well? Thanks Rjwilmsi  12:10, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Done. HueSatLum 19:15, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

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 * This RfC has been re-opened, see here. You made a comment on the first one, in which you stated that you agreed with the comment(s) above it. However, it isn't entirely clear to me what you agreed with. Perhaps you could return to clarify your point of view? Your input would be appreciated. Cheers, theFace 13:14, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, I think it is clear. HueSatLum 17:12, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 April newsletter
We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and  claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place and second place  both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.

The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.

A rules clarification: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on 29/30 April, which may be claimed in this round. 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) 15:43, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Gasherbrum II
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Gold on glass beach
Hello - you have a photo I was looking at closely and it looked like a piece of gold was in the upper right area. not that you could find it again, but maybe there's more gold there - a metal detector at that beach may be worthwhile

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glass_Beach_Kauai_close-up.jpg

174.100.161.203 (talk) 21:00, 3 June 2013 (UTC) beau


 * Actually, I did not take that picture (although I wish I live in Hawaii); I just uploaded it to Wikipedia from Flickr, a photo-sharing site. A Flickr user named Eli Duke took the picture. Thanks anyway, HueSatLum 21:10, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Dead link
Hey HueSatLum :). So, thanks for adding TemplateData to Template:Dead link; it's much appreciated. Just to let you know, though, "required" simply means "required for this template to function" rather than "we'd really like you to add it" - I hope that with a friendlier interface that makes clear how templates work and what parameters are available, people will add it of their own volition. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 14:58, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks – I've fixed that. HueSatLum 19:21, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 June newsletter
We are down to our final 16: the 2013 semi-finals are upon us. A score of 321 was required to survive round 3, further cementing this as the most competitive WikiCup yet; round 3 was survived in 2012 with 243 points, in 2011 with 76 points and in 2010 with 250 points. The change may in part be to do with the fact that more articles are now awarded bonus points, in addition to more competitive play. Reaching the final has, in the past, required 573 points (2012, a 135% increase on the score needed to reach round 4), 150 points (2011, a 97% increase) and 417 points (2010, a 72% increase). This round has seen over a third of participants claiming points for featured articles (with seven users claiming for multiple featured articles) and most users have also gained bonus points. However, the majority of points continue to come from good articles, followed by did you know articles. In this round, every content type was utilised by at least one user, proving that the WikiCup brings together content contributors from all corners of the project.

Round 3 saw a number of contributions of note. claimed the first featured topic points in this year's competition for her excellent work on topics related to Maya Angelou, the noted American author and poet. We have also continued to see high-importance articles improved as part of the competition: was awarded a thoroughly well-earned 560 points for her featured article Middle Ages and 102 points for her good article Battle of Hastings. Good articles James Chadwick and Stanislaw Ulam netted 102 and 72 points respectively, while 72 points were awarded to  for each of Władysław Sikorski and Emilia Plater, both recently promoted to good article status. Collaborative efforts between WikiCup participants have continued, with, for example, and  being awarded 180 points each for their featured article on Boletus luridus.

A rules reminder: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on the 29/30 June, which may be claimed in this round. 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. We are currently seeing concern about the amount of time people have to wait for reviews, especially at GAC- if you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) 09:49, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you and you're welcome!&#32;~HueSatLum 16:28, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Gardiner Lyceum
Ping.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 22:20, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
Mat ty. 007 10:49, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Goblet of Fire
Hi HueSatLum,

I would advise against editing the plot in GOF, as I will shorten it, after re-reading the book. Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 15:21, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, I will leave that to you.&#32;~HueSatLum 15:22, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I didn't want to write it, and find out that someone else had got there first. Mat  ty  .  007  15:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I haven't got very far, but I have made a start, shortening what was five or six lines. Feel free to edit it, or expand it. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  15:39, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I haven't done much work on GOF today, as I was fixing Prisoner of Azkaban. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  15:34, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem, there's no rush.&#32;~HueSatLum 15:37, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I've done some more work in my sandbox. What do you think? Mat  ty  .  007  19:45, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll take a look.&#32;~HueSatLum 19:49, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Finished! It just needs me to copy edit it in the morning, then it is ready. Thoughts? Mat  ty  .  007  20:45, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

It looks good! However, when you are ready to add it to the article, I realized that you cannot just copy and paste the text because you alone didn't write it. I think just attributing me and mentioning your sandbox in your edit summary would satisfy the copyvio rules, or you could find someone to do a histmerge.&#32;~HueSatLum 23:01, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I will set about looking for an admin to do a history merge, and see what they say. Thanks for the help! How ready is the article? Mat  ty  .  007  07:28, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Would you suggest simply copying and mentioning in the edit summary? Mat  ty  .  007  08:34, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Having asked various admins, it seems that copy paste may be easier, so I will copy paste it in the next few minutes, with an appropriate edit summary. Mat  ty  .  007  13:28, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Reading WP:CWW, it seems that is okay.&#32;~HueSatLum 13:29, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now submitted, so we can get an idea if anything else needs work. Mat  ty  .  007  14:19, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'm adding some reviews now, as that seemed to be an issue in POA's GAR.&#32;~HueSatLum 14:29, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. If all goes well, we will have a good topic in the next few days... Mat  ty  .  007  14:47, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * &#42;Crosses fingers*&#32;~HueSatLum 14:51, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Munich Massacre
Hello, I noticed you reverted one of my previous edits of the article Munich Massacre. I wanted to say that the edit is constructive, because it does not change the meaning, form or information found in the text. That sentence defines casualties, which includes all persons deceased in the event, not only one side (a general definition for casualties). An interested reader may found more informations in the rest of the text. Regards, 89.164.226.254 (talk) 15:41, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually it does change the meaning; according to your revision, members of Black September were one of the ones killed, whereas they were actually the perpetrators, as mentioned.&#32;~HueSatLum 15:45, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Infobox fixes
Hi, just a quick note regarding some of the "fixes" you applied to the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Hanover, Massachusetts) article. Some of the parameters that you removed, I left in specifically so they they could be easily added at a later date (like tomorrow). I appreciate your efforts, but since you do new page patrolling it might be wise to consider how much fixing you do to a brand new article that is still being actively written by an experienced editor. Thanks again. Wine Guy ~Talk  23:24, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I was actually working on adding an infobox too, but I edit conflicted, so I just merged my edits with yours. I have added back the params.&#32;~HueSatLum 23:53, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi again ... yes I had a conflict while trying to expand the article as well. I think it's the first time I've ever had an edit conflict less than a half hour after creating an article. Regarding the infobox, you added one thing I had in mind already (the pin map); I also sent a couple of photo requests out so there will hopefully be a free image soon. A few other details (for the infobox) I should be able to find, but just haven't looked for yet. But edit away, I smell dinner, so am probably done for today. Cheers. Wine Guy  ~Talk  00:03, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * An image would be nice; I sniffed around for free images, but I found none. IMO, this could be a possible DYK...&#32;~HueSatLum 00:09, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
Mat ty. 007 17:35, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 July newsletter
We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's currently leads overall, while Pool B's  is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today,, with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by, and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by, and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

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DYK for James K. Johnson
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GOCE August blitz barnstar

 * Thanks, Diannaa!&#32;~HueSatLum 00:18, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 August newsletter
This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:
 * , a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
 * , another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
 * , 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
 * , a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
 * , the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
 * , who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
 * , a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
 * 1) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final:, , , , , , ,. Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: 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 reduce 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:16, 29 August 2013 (UTC)