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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 12:39, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Cyclone Hollanda DYK
See comments :) Hope you have it watchlisted.  HurricaneFan 25  20:08, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Eh?
The cup, eh? I think I'll join next year.  HurricaneFan 25  15:42, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you have any quick DYK ideas? I'm bored to death here. :/  HurricaneFan 25  15:49, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

 * Hmmm, it seems like you've copied almost verbatim the barnstar above and awarded it to others. I wasn't expecting that! Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 04:36, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * "Imitation is the best form of flattery". Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 04:42, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

1906 hurricane
Hey hink, I've been working on that 1906 hurricane article in my userspace. I've been trying to get the numbers to go together; they all don't match. What would be a preferred source for the total? Thanks!  HurricaneFan 25  15:48, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I already put up a list of damages on the talk, relying on the MWR, Chicago Daily Almanac, and Florida's Hurricane History (Jay Barnes). Do you think the last two are reliable? :/  HurricaneFan 25  16:09, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Sorry to keep bugging you hink ;)  HurricaneFan 25  16:20, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Aaaand...it's here! :)  HurricaneFan 25  13:59, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The only reason I didn't add any more sources is because some articles from 1906 have to be purchased :(  HurricaneFan 25  14:24, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll do that right now. BTW, after I get this one to GA, the next one I'm working on will be "1906 Mississippi hurricane". Old storms, yay!  HurricaneFan 25  14:27, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Eh, which part of the article should I put the part about that Stormfury lawsuit? (Whipple, Storm, 1985)  HurricaneFan 25  17:21, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll put the FECR aftermath stuff there too then. Thanks hink!  HurricaneFan 25  17:32, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

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Cyclone Hollanda GA review
I've reviewed Cyclone Hollanda; I have seven issues with the writing and two with the refs. All of them should be easy to fix. Cheers,  HurricaneFan 25  12:28, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Replied to the comment about "middle of the Indian Ocean".  HurricaneFan 25  13:40, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright, passed. Good luck in the cup!  HurricaneFan 25  13:43, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot! Don't forget to add the article to the appropriate section under WP:GA (not sure if you've done GA reviews before). ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 13:44, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Almost forgot that! Thanks hink! (BTW, do you think the 1906 hurricane could have a go at GA?)  HurricaneFan 25  13:47, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Definitely, if you feel you got most of the good information available. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 13:48, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Er, another section question. The Pensacola hurricane of 1906 seems to have a lot of praise for the warnings and trackings in advance of the storm. It's all over the newspapers and the MWR. Which section sounds most appropriate for it?  HurricaneFan 25  23:29, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I am going to explode if I can't find any other deaths of those 134. Any sources besides MWR, Partagas, and GNews to use?  HurricaneFan 25  14:55, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, I mean that the NHC says the total deaths are 134, but the numbers I have only add up to 42, which is, well, making me frustrated. I've checked every single source on Google News, Partagas, the MWR, but there's nothing of use for the death total! :(  HurricaneFan 25  15:04, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I've nominated the Pensacola for GA; little beefy stuff at Google Books, more stuff at Google News, but most of the articles are duplicates, sorta like AP articles. Anyway, any tips on making a season article a GA? I'm starting to work on the 1906 Atlantic hurricane season article.  HurricaneFan 25  14:59, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, busy. Maybe tomorrow, 5 pm EDT?  HurricaneFan 25  00:18, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Meh.  HurricaneFan 25  00:36, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Only 15 days left in the cup, yer tied with Sp33dyphil.  HurricaneFan 25  14:47, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * BTW, before you forget, nominate 1991 Perfect Storm @ WP:TFA/R!  HurricaneFan 25  16:31, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh well, I didn't expect it to pass on its first try anyway; thanks for the GA review, I'll all fix the issues given later.  HurricaneFan 25  15:23, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Cyclone Hollanda
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I'm writing an article
Be happy I'm bored right now, and I don't really have anything else to do. But it's Hurricane Lisa (2010), so you might not like that. atomic 77  32  19:28, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It had an article before? Ehhhh... atomic  77  32  19:32, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, well my class is over now, so I gotta go. Also, I'm not really interested in working on storms too long ago. Maybe in the past ten or twenty years at most. atomic  77  32  19:43, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

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Hurricane Ginny GA review
I've done a quick run-through of Ginny, and could only find four issues, of which all are minor. Cheers,  HurricaneFan 25  22:51, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * You go on at nihgt? I'm not an owwl and I'm selepy, so godo nigth.  HurricaneFan 25  01:05, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Meh, I'm not around here (usually) then.  HurricaneFan 25  01:14, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * 7-8 AM, 10-12 AM, 1-2:30 PM, 4-6 PM, and occasionally around 9 PM (all times are in EDT).  HurricaneFan 25  11:45, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * BTW, for the Florida Keys hurricane GA review, I couldn't find any Central America impact via Google News, though if you know "tropical storm" or "hurricane" in other languages, that would help a lot.  HurricaneFan 25  18:30, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Nothing except some unrelated floods in Mexico. I'm 100% sure they're unrelated, well, because the system wasn't in Mexico at that time during October.  HurricaneFan 25  18:48, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Just an FYI, I've fixed all the issues raised in the GA review you gave for 1906 Florida Keys hurricane. Face-wink.svg  HurricaneFan 25  17:08, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Deepest or strongest?
I believe when most people think strongest TC they're thinking in terms of wind, not pressure. Deepest, however, implies lower pressure. If we're going to go for strongest, it should be related to max sustained winds, or maximum gusts, depending upon criteria emphasized within the basin in question. Thegreatdr (talk) 20:56, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * If you're going for strongest TC, then yes. The Hurricane Reanalysis is taking care of any pressure/wind issues as it moves forward, if they are encountered.  Remember, larger systems have lower central pressures at the same strength.  Thegreatdr (talk) 13:25, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

1906 Atlantic hurricane season lede
I need help writing the lede for the 1906 Atlantic hurricane season. What advice do you have on writing the lede, because I'm not sure where to start. Thanks,  HurricaneFan 25  22:51, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks hink!  HurricaneFan 25  18:06, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * FWIW, I'm going to review Bingiza later today. Face-tongue.svg  HurricaneFan 25  17:07, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I've finished the review - it's here :)  HurricaneFan 25  20:00, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright, passing! :)  HurricaneFan 25  20:43, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

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Hey you :)
Finally got off your butt today and edit? :P  HurricaneFan 25  21:01, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

FA plans?
I'm currently working on User:Hurricanefan25/Cindy — and I'm trying to get it, for now, to satisfy FA criterion 1a, 1b, 1c, 2b, 2c, and 3. It's still a work in progress, obviously; and there's plenty of good stuff for the MH I found. What advice do you have?  HurricaneFan 25  11:59, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Happy Halloween!
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Happy Halloween!
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Congratulations!

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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.

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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 00:41, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

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You got yourself some more wiki-fame...
...Patch.com is talking about your "wiki-fame" on getting the Perfect Storm on the Main Page.  HurricaneFan 25  17:25, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Yea, I saw it! Thanks. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 17:27, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tropical Storm Debbie (1965)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Cindy
Cindy '59 is now in mainspace, as you noticed; any comments/criticism?  HurricaneFan 25  15:15, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The MWR said something like "with a fracture in the short-wave trough," and I'll admit I'm clueless about what they mean by "the fracture". Also, I couldn't find any info about what happened after the extratropical transition.  HurricaneFan 25  15:38, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I do :P (and I do like roads, but the wiki articles for my regional roads aren't as interesting as the other sites :P)  HurricaneFan 25  15:17, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * BTW, I'm on IRC, if you decide to hop on :)  HurricaneFan 25  15:19, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Peer review/Hurricane Cindy (1959)/archive1 — please comment if you have time! (I've added all there is to add, pretty much.)  HurricaneFan 25  16:52, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

2011 WikiCup champion

 * Awesome, that's so cool! I love it! --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 02:17, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * DYK, that ... you made it into the [[:de:Wikipedia:Kurier]. --Matthiasb (talk) 14:59, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Haha, thanks for the heads up! ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 15:01, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

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DYK for 2011 Halloween nor'easter
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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) 23:20, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

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Andrew rainfall totals/October systems
I looked over the Andrew TCR tables, and it looks like what I have for the graphics is a bit higher than their report. Where in the document do they have a higher rainfall total? Nevermind...I see it now. Hammond, Louisiana is highest per their report. Let me check the rainfall spreadsheets and get back to you. If Hammond is not within the spreadsheet, I'll use their report to update it. If there is a discrepancy with Hammond between the report and the data provided from NCDC, I'll have to check with the SoutheTwo or 3rn Region Climate Center, located near there. Thegreatdr (talk) 18:45, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Of the two October systems, the first stands a real chance of being upgraded after the fact. The second, not so much, since they consider it too sheared, even though it had gale-force winds.  A few of the presentations next week specifically address how to handle systems like that, in a way that NHC and WFOs (weather forecast offices) can manage in real-time without doubling the WFO work load.  Thegreatdr (talk) 23:06, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It was stated that they didn't start the first October system operationally since the local WFO already had the warnings/watches covered. Over the past several years, NHC has been trying to make more scientific, and less political, decisions.  This sometimes means systems on the fence aren't covered operationally by NHC products.  Thegreatdr (talk) 19:20, 23 November 2011 (UTC)


 * As for Andrew, the spreadsheet using data from NCDC totaled 10.92", not 11.92". I've e-mailed NHC about it.  It could be another case where NCDC's data was incorrect, there was an addition error by someone, or another observation from Hammond was made available to NHC which isn't archived by NCDC.  Thegreatdr (talk) 01:16, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The problem is not at NHC's end. It's from conflicting information from the old New Orleans WSFO, which reported BOTH 10.92" (in a graphic) AND 11.92" in their PSH to NHC.  The ball now gets kicked to them and the Southern Region Climate Center.  FYI.  Thegreatdr (talk) 02:50, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * No. hehehehe.  It will be figured out.  What's interesting is that it took nearly 20 years for someone to notice it and contact someone about it.   Wikipedia was been well-known 6 or 7 of those years.  Thegreatdr (talk) 02:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It just shows how little the NHC TC reports and/or the TC rainfall climatology are used by the same group of people. Our page history stats on most storms back this statement up.  It is looking more and more likely that the higher report was a simple math error made by WSFO New Orleans way back when, so no changes are planned to the Andrew rainfall page.  Not that they could be made in the next couple weeks anyway.  Thegreatdr (talk) 15:00, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

I Feel Like I'm 50 Years Old...
I read the message you left on my talk page, although it took a month. First of all, congratulations on winning the WikiCup!

Second, I've so wanted to come back and do articles again, but I lacked my own computer's internet to do the work (all my edits from about 2007 to now were on shared computers, so I usually had to speed through the articles). Fortunately, now that I have my own computer again, I can come back and do some more writing and checking here. I'm glad to be back! Hurricane Angel Saki (talk) 05:33, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright then! To start, I'm trying some new info and writing on the Amelia (78) article. I'm still a bit of a bad hand at copyediting so I may need some help with the writing. I've only done the intro and storm history for now, because sorting through the impact is going to be a true chore (there's TONS of it). Plus, although the literature says $20 million damage, quite a few sources say a much higher number - $110 million. This storm was just a mess. Hurricane Angel Saki (talk) 12:39, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I actually had three sources, but wasn't sure which should go into the article. One is this article from a flood safety group. A second one is this  article on Texas hurricane history (it's an article by David Roth) and  this is a report cited in the first one. Hurricane Angel Saki (talk) 15:21, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the help with the source! I added it to the intro and may move it to the Impact when I start working with it. Hurricane Angel Saki (talk) 15:32, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Hurricane Iwa and UTC
Please respond so we can get a thread going at Talk:Hurricane Iwa, or should this be taken to the wikiproject? Because it needs to be explicit one way or another. --Golbez (talk) 14:06, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

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Hawaii
before I combined the tables in the Hawaii article, there was a mismatch between the table and the bar graph (see here). I assumed that the table was correct, and used that, but it would be good to double check the data. thank you. Frietjes (talk) 21:20, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

TCFA
The situation in the SWIO today is a good reason why we just dont plonk 1-min winds on the basis of a TCFA.Jason Rees (talk) 18:03, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

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2011 Halloween nor'easter
I recently added that page to my (much smaller than most other users, from what I understand) watchlist, and as such I'd like to add the maintained template to the talk page. Since you and Hurricanefan25 have made almost as many edits, I feel it's only fair for you to be included on that template as well. Would that be OK with you? Daniel Case (talk) 15:42, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * OK. It's done. BTW, have we thought about possibly (down the line) getting this to GA or better? It needs a little work on the sourcing but I'm very pleased with how it has turned out. Daniel Case (talk) 15:56, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I consider that flattery :-). Over at WP:NRHP, I was amused to see once that the National Historic Landmark application for the West Point Foundry Archeological District cited, among many other sources, three of our articles. Daniel Case (talk) 16:20, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I looked at the HPC report and, my God, you're right. It seems to be a very artful paraphrase/rewrite of what we had within a few days of the storm (I swear the phrase "rare October snowstorm" was in the article at one point). Daniel Case (talk) 19:55, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Update
Since it's now been stable for quite some time, I just implemented the results of a hard-copy edit. Shaved about half a K off the article's total length, which is within the range of what you'd expect (and shows that it was fairly lean already, which is good). I'd like to submit it for peer review now, if that's OK with you. Daniel Case (talk) 21:20, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Alright, good. I'll look at those sites. Glad I asked you! Daniel Case (talk) 22:13, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Another thing that occurs to me is that the "Fatalities" section seems rather thin. Perhaps we could give more of a breakdown of how, and where, deaths occurred. Daniel Case (talk) 00:48, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, not every death, just something like "there were X in Virginia, Y in Pennsylvania, Z in Connecticut" and so on. Ditto for types of death ... MVA, exposure, tree fell on etc. Daniel Case (talk) 03:33, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

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Re: JG
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, Hink, hope you've had a great day. :) &mdash;Bruvtakesover (talk!) 19:40, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Merry Christmas from me as well!
Merry Christmas Hink! Hope your holiday is going well! Hurricane Angel Saki (talk) 20:46, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

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Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone on record. The nineteenth tropical storm and twelfth typhoon of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season, Tip developed out of a disturbance in the monsoon trough on October 4 near Pohnpei. Initially, a tropical storm to its northwest hindered the development and motion of Tip, though after it tracked further north Tip was able to intensify. After passing Guam, it rapidly intensified and reached peak winds of 305 km/h (190 mph) and a worldwide record low sea-level pressure of 870 mbar (hPa, 25.69 inHg) on October 12. At its peak strength, it was also the largest tropical cyclone on record with a diameter of 2,220 km (1,380 mi). It slowly weakened as it continued west-northwestward, and later turned to the northeast under the influence of an approaching trough. Tip made landfall on southern Japan on October 19, and became an extratropical cyclone shortly thereafter. U.S. Air Force Reconnaissance flew into the typhoon for 60 missions, making Tip one of the most closely observed tropical cyclones. Rainfall from the typhoon breached a flood-retaining wall at a United States Marine Corps training camp in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan, leading to a fire which killed 13 Marines and injured 68. Elsewhere in the country, the typhoon led to widespread flooding and 42 deaths, and offshore shipwrecks left 44 killed or missing. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

1956 Atlantic hurricane season
It's been promoted. I look forward to working with you again.  S ven M anguard  Wha?  15:49, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

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Hurricane Iris GA Review
Hurricanehink, I'll review Hurricane Iris (1995) over the weekend. InThe AM 15:40, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
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Not sure if you have the page watch listed. Calvin  &bull; Watch n'  Learn 17:04, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

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I'm working on some hurricane articles and was wondering if you have or could direct me to a list of first names for the writers of the tropical discussions from the NHC. I believe you used them for Hurricane Iris (1995). I'm trying to upgrade Hurricane Felix 1995. InThe AM 17:20, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for correcting my mistake on the 1988 hurricane season, I was reading down the list of best tracks and failed to realize the storm was already in the article. :) Supportstorm (talk) 22:45, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

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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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MSU Interview
Dear Hurricanehink,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
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Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

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Sorry
Sorry about this. In an honest mistake, I hit the rollback (VANDAL) button by accident. Again, sorry. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  01:56, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Jamaica wettest TC rainfall template
The reference format within the template should now be up to the GA standard. I fixed the format so it didn't overwhelm the article by removing the units, similar to what has been done in other TC rainfall templates. Location information has been filled in as well. Remember, we do have rainfall information for a number of TCs within the two List of wettest TCs articles, although in this case the amount in there originally was off by about 40 inches. After 90 inches, I wonder if it's truly noticeable. =) Thegreatdr (talk) 22:45, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 20" is theoretically possible where we live (MD or NJ), but you might only see that nearby once within your lifetime. I'll check to see if the locations have a wikilink available.  Thegreatdr (talk) 00:04, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If caused by a tropical cyclone, generically the maxima would occur near the coast, and then near and northeast of where the storm crossed the mountains, assuming it crosses at near a right angle. At our latitude, core effects are usually negligible due to our lower coastal SSTs.  Most of the precipitation is normally focused along the coastal front/stationary front, which would set up north to northeast of the TC ahead of the upper level trough, or within its forming comma head, like during Diane.  Thegreatdr (talk) 00:44, 24 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.

The remaining contestants have been split into 8 pools of 8, named A through H. Round two will finish in two months time on 28 April, when the two highest scorers in each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers, will progress to round 3. The pools were entirely random, so while some pools may end up being more competitive than others, this is by chance rather than design.

The judges would like to point out two quick rules reminders. First, any content promoted during the interim period (that is, on or after 27 February) is eligible for points in round 2. Second, any content worked on significantly this year is eligible for points if promoted in this round. On a related note, 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 would 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 (talk &bull; email) and The ed17 (talk &bull; email) 23:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Tropical cyclone rainfall templates are sourced
All the information in all the templates is sourced. I don't know why it does not appear sourced to you. I went to the Honduran template, and all entries have references. You think there might be a format issue? Thegreatdr (talk) 00:12, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
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Main page appearance: Cyclone Elita
This is a note to let the main editors of Cyclone Elita know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on March 7, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/March 7, 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 Elita was an unusual tropical cyclone that made landfall on Madagascar three times. Elita developed on January 24 in the Mozambique Channel. It strengthened to become a tropical cyclone before striking northwestern Madagascar on January 28. Elita weakened to tropical depression status while crossing the island, and after exiting into the southwest Indian Ocean it turned to the west and moved ashore for a second time on January 31 in eastern Madagascar. After crossing the island, the cyclone intensified again after reaching the Mozambique Channel, and Elita turned to the southeast to make its final landfall on February 3 along southwestern Madagascar. Elita dropped heavy rainfall of over 200 mm (8 inches), which damaged or destroyed thousands of houses in Madagascar. Over 50,000 people were left homeless, primarily in Mahajanga and Toliara provinces. Flooding from the storm damaged or destroyed more than 450 km2 (170 sq mi) of agricultural land, including important crops for food. Across the island, the cyclone caused at least 33 deaths. Elsewhere, the cyclone brought rainfall and damage to Mozambique and Malawi, while its outer circulation produced rough seas and strong winds in Seychelles, Mauritius, and Réunion. (more...) Ucucha (talk) 23:37, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

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Meteorology project (in)activity
The tropical, non-tropical storms, and severe weather projects have a bit more going on than the main project page for the met project, which tends to be quite mum. Many of the contributors to the met project either became disheartened with the wikipedia article improvement process, or just stopped contributing years ago. The climate project died in its tracks years ago, as it got derailed into global warming. You may never hear a response to your comment about the billion dollar disasters, though it is a good place to start I suppose. I use it as a sounding board, in case someone, anyone, is paying attention to the project page at that particular moment, but I don't expect a response. FYI. Thegreatdr (talk) 04:01, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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December 1992 article
It has a lot of content and is referenced, so yeah, it's a very good start. It needs a lead, of course. I seem to think we had high winds out of this in Florida as it moved out of the Gulf of Mexico into the western Atlantic. My North American and Northern Hemisphere map scanning has not covered 1991-1994, yet, so I can't check out any high resolution map series regarding the system. I'll have to check, but this might be a system considered for the hurricane reanalysis. Thegreatdr (talk) 20:10, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * The periodical Mariner's Weather Log has storm tracks and write-ups on significant storms in both the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific. Thegreatdr (talk) 21:27, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I searched my copies at home, and there is a 3 year gap in coverage surrounding the period of this storm, of course. Hopefully, I'll be able to go down to the reading room downstairs during Wednesday or Friday next week and digitize relevant information about the system for you from MWL.  I'm sure there's content out there, and right now, the met history section appears to be lacking, from what I can recall.  Thegreatdr (talk) 21:22, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary
Wishing Hurricanehink a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Armbrust, B.Ed. <sup style="color:#E3A857;">Let's talk <sub style="color:#008000;">about my edits? 00:02, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

DYK for December 1992 nor'easter
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Wiki Project Management Interview, Michigan State University Reasearch Project
Hello Hurricanehink,

I am a student of Michigan State University working under Dr. Obar on an exploration of the Wikipedia adminship process. Thank you for volunteering to be a part of our project; we are glad that you have expressed interest in participating in our interviews of Wikipedia admins. If you are still willing to join in our work, please email me at cortezr@msu.edu or message me back on wiki so that we can contact you formally.

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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.

Congratulations to, whose impressive File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg became the competition's first featured picture. Also, congratulations to, who claimed good topic points, our first contestant this year to do so, for his work on Featured topics/1982 Atlantic hurricane season. This leaves featured topics and featured portals as the only sources of points not yet utilised. However, as recent statistics from show, no source has yet been utilised this competition to the same extent it has been previously!

It has been observed that the backlogs at good article candidates are building up again. While the points for good article reviews will be remaining constant, any help that can be offered keeping the backlog down would be appreciated. On a related note, 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. 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 (talk &bull; email) and The ed17 (talk &bull; email) 23:20, 31 March 2012 (UTC)