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Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2) Your review is required and will be greatly appreciated :)
Hi Juliancolton ! I have started my second editor review at Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2). I will be greatly delighted, thankful and valued to have your review for me regarding my editing and possible candidate for Adminship. I see you also evaluate possible candidates for Adminship as you had chosen to do so on Request an RfA nomination, so do evaluate me too! As you are a experienced and long term Wikipedian so i have asked for your kind review. Take your time to review my editing and give the best review that you can :). Feel free to ask me any questions you would like to on the review page itself. It will be a great honor to have you review me for which I will truly feel appreciated and helpful! I always work to improve Wikipedia and make it a more better place to be for Everyone :). Regards and Happy Editing! TheGeneralUser (talk) 19:33, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

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Request for an RfA nomination
I would like to know what I can do, so I can become an Administrator. Also I would like to know if you think I am ready. I would like to also to get suggestions from you so I can help my chances of getting the Adminship. Thanks, --Clarkcj12 (talk) 00:59, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey, I don't edit much around here right now (might change at some point, but who knows), so I'm not likely to be the best person to present your case. I can't see anything that tells me you shouldn't be trusted, but I'm not by any means up to date with RfA standards. Also, for what it's worth, adminship is the sort of thing that shouldn't be seen as a goal, so I wouldn't worry about bending over backwards just to the end of being promoted. Take it from me, it's not as glamorous as you would think! Best of luck with whatever you feel though. Juliancolton (talk) 01:09, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

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FYI
Interesting on how opinions difer... http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/08/28/how-can-a-drought-this-big-sneak-up-on-us/ Regards, --tomascastelazo (talk) 05:03, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 September newsletter


We're over half way through the final, and so it is less than a month until we know for certain our 2012 WikiCup champion. currently leads, followed by, and. However, we have no one resembling a breakaway leader, and so the competition is a long way from over. Next month's newsletter will feature a list of our winners (who are not necessarily only the finalists) and keep your eyes open for an article on the WikiCup in a future edition of The Signpost. The leaders are already on a par with last year's winners, but a long way from the huge scores seen in 2010. That said, a repeat of the competition from 2010 seems unlikely.

It is good to see that three-quarters of our finalists have already scored bonus points this round. This shows that, contrary to criticism that the WikiCup has received in the past, the competition does not merely incentivise the writing of trivial articles; instead, our top competitors are still spending their time contributing to high-importance articles, and bringing them to a high standard. This does a great service to the encyclopedia and its readers. Thank you, and good work!

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The Bugle: Issue LXXVIII, September 2012
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Responce
''STO, I think it's an excellent idea for you to take the night off. You've done pretty well for yourself by avoiding a block, which certainly would have been justified—you're being disruptive by all counts. You disclose on your userpage that you're 14, and your behavior is about on par with what I'd expect from a young teenager. You could probably regain some respect by simply distancing yourself from the issue at hand, but if nothing else, try not to get blocked. ~Juliancolton (talk) 00:18, 14 October 2012 (UTC)''

My Responce (October 14, 2012)

I understand that your an administrator and all, and I see what your trying to tell me. The only problem I have with your response is the fact that you (and others) think I'm being disruptive. How? I'm just simply stating my User rights. Wikipedia is a free editing community and I'm free to edit this page (right?). And another thing, I don't like how you judge my age with my personality. This world is very judgmental, I know that. Even though people try to not judge someone, they kind of do judge on the inside. I think that many adults look at the word "teenager" and say "Oh, teenagers cause problems and aren't very smart", I find that opinion from adults very offensive. I don't think that is what your meant to say, but that is the way I'm reading it. Also, I stopped editing a debate a few hours ago because we rather reached a consensus, or it got to "violent". But, I appreciate you boldly telling me what you think I'm doing wrong. ~STO12 (talk) 00:34, 14 October 2012 (UTC)   STO12 (talk) 23:47, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue LXXIX, October 2012
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fungi
hello there! just saw you're a participant in the fungi project. i created a few stubs recently, and was wondering if the project needed some assistance in that regard. i hope you can let me know. cheers! FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 20:33, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Interstate 75 in Michigan
The article has been expanded at least 5x (was 838 words on October 14 and 4230 words now before I expand the lead). Go ahead and nominate it as we discussed.  Imzadi 1979  →   02:54, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, there are some DYK hook suggestions with photo possibilities on the P:USRD DYK suggestion page.  Imzadi 1979  →   02:55, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 October newsletter
The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to, our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: (2007),  (2008),  (2009),  (2010) and  (2011). Our 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.


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 * Finally, for achieving an incredible bonus point total in the final round, and for bringing the top-importance article frog to featured status, a biostar has been awarded to.

Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Wikipedia has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.

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DYK for Interstate 75 in Michigan
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The Bugle: Issue LXXXI, December 2012
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'Tis that season again...

 * Thanks both, a very merry Christmas to you as well. I look forward to chatting and working with you folks in the new year! reJuliancolton (talk) 17:46, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

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2012 Christmas tornado outbreak
I made several edits to try to improve the article. Could you please take a look at it again to see what further work (other than NCDC) needs to be done. Thanks, United States Man (talk) 06:50, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

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Welcome to the 2013 WikiCup!
Hello, Juliancolton, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The competition begins at midnight UTC. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders:
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The Bugle: Issue LXXXII, January 2013
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2012 Christmas tornado outbreak
I made several edits to try to improve the article. Could you please take a look at it again to see what further work (other than NCDC) needs to be done. Thanks, United States Man (talk) 06:50, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I highly recommend waiting until the NCDC data is released before nominating it for GA again...all data is considered preliminary until the final data is released by the NCDC. Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 00:40, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

The King and I is at FAC
Hi, Julian. The King and I has been nominated for FAC. I know that you have reviewed articles in the musical theatre area before. It would be great if you could take a look at the article and give comments at the FAC. Thanks for any time you could spare! -- Ssilvers (talk) 00:28, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2013 January newsletter
Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:
 * was also the first to score for an article, with the good article Hurricane Gordon (2000). Again, this is a repeat of last year!
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Also, a quick mention of, who may well have already written the oddest article of the WikiCup this year: did you know that the Fucking mayor objected to Fucking Hell on the grounds that there was no Fucking brewery? The gauntlet has been thrown down; can anyone beat it?

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Removal of my comment on User talk:TropicalAnalystwx13
Even if you disagreed with my notice posting on User talk:TropicalAnalystwx13, what was your basis for removing it? I don't think there was any basis for you to have removed it. Inks.LWC (talk) 04:04, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
 * WP:DTTR, mainly. The user didn't really misuse the interface as blatantly as your template would suggest, so I found it unfair for their talkpage to be spammed with notices spawned by perfectly constructive edits. It's far better to leave a brief, hand-typed note; I think most people are more likely to take notice for it. Juliancolton (talk) 20:19, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
 * You used an essay to trump a guideline? "didn't really", "unfair" and "far better" aren't exactly very objective clear-cut phrases... none of which fit anything under WP:TPO. The better thing to do would have been to ask me to remove it; as an admin, it's pretty concerning that you took the course of action you did without even notifying me that you removed it. And it's even more concerning that your reasoning was the use of an essay to trump a guideline. Furthermore, nowhere in the essay does it say anything about removing the template. It says, "The editor using the template ... may not themselves consider the template use rude." And that's what happened here. The essay ends with "Take the template as a reminder and/or constructive criticism and move on." The user did misuse the minor edit feature, something that has been an increasing problem in the project recently, so I used the template. I typically use the template because it's the same format for everyone, so it avoids coming across as too harsh on one person, since it's the same for everyone. Inks.LWC (talk) 02:36, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I won't lose sleep if you spam the user's page with the template again for good measure if that's what you're wondering. Sorry if I'm being blunt, but if there's one thing I grew to hate over my five or six years of editing, it's autotagged warnings for anybody except blatant vandals or really clueless newbies. Juliancolton (talk) 03:06, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not spamming anybody's page. You may hate autotagged warnings, but that is a personal preference, and one that does not override a guideline. That you're not seeming to think you did something against the guidelines is a bit concerning. Inks.LWC (talk) 03:11, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Concerning to who? What are you concerned is going to happen? Juliancolton (talk) 03:13, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It's concerning because you are trumping a guideline with an essay, and as an admin you should know better. People generally view admins' actions as having more weight, especially on talk pages, so if others see you engaging in such behavior, they may think it is acceptable. Inks.LWC (talk) 03:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not trumping anything. Feel free to revert. Juliancolton (talk) 03:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * And that's the problem - it shouldn't be my place to have to revert anything. The guideline is clear that comments on talk pages should only be removed on rare occasions, and the reason of "I don't like it" isn't one of those reasons. Inks.LWC (talk) 03:26, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * &larr; Honestly, I guess it just strikes me as woefully condescending to tell off people on the internet because they removed a couple superfluous words and marked the changes as "minor", even though a minor edit is really only for syntax changes and not for tweaking content because that's what The Guideline TM says. Can you please just step back and ask yourself why you care so much? I could explain how the user's edits were extremely inconsequential and thus very compatible with WP:MINOR from a couple different angles if you'd like. Juliancolton (talk) 03:32, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Again, what strikes you as woefully condescending may not strike others (like myself) as such, and at best, even if you are correct, the template would be uncivil, which the guideline clearly states is not a reason to edit/remove another's comments. But as I explained, I have a reason for preferring the use of templates, because it's more objective and avoids the subjectivity that so frequently leads to misunderstandings and misconstruing of the purpose of the template. Removing "non-convective" changes the meaning of the sentence. Whether or not there is convection in a cyclone's remnants deals with the very structure and inner workings of the system. There is absolutely no way it was compatible with WP:MINOR, as their removal changed the meaning of the sentence. Inks.LWC (talk) 03:44, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Not at all. The words I removed added redundancy to begin with. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 04:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * How so? You can have TC remnants and still have convection. Inks.LWC (talk) 05:24, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeed you can; that's probably why the term "non-convective" was removed to start with. The old wording was inaccurate and constituted subtle original research, as the TCRs either never specified whether the remnant lows were still producing thunderstorms, or used various wording ("lack of deep convection) that is not consistent with "non-convective". Indeed, "non-convective" opens up several cans of atmospheric dynamic worms, such as whether all thermodynamic processes were really shut down, or if there was just limited thunderstorm generation. So from both meteorological and linguistic standpoints, the changes in question were of a minor nature by any and all accounts. The infinitely helpful Help:Minor edit page says factual errors are well within the realm of minor adjustments, and I'm sure you'll agree that increasing Wikipedia's accuracy and credibility within a field of science is in our best interests, and surely not worth giving people grief over. Juliancolton (talk) 13:17, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree that the edit should have been done, but again, you are wrong about MINOR. It says, "Obvious factual errors (e.g., changing "Nixon resigned in 1874" to "Nixon resigned in 1974")".  If all fixing of factual errors were minor edits, a lot more edits would be considered "minor" than they are now.  Here, the change was not an "obvious" factual error.  So while the edit was a good edit, it should not have been marked minor.  And it's clear that the change was not "obvious", because you and TropicalAnalystwx13 gave different reasons for why the change was made.  He said that "non-convective remnant" was redundant, while you are saying that there may or may not have been convection still going on.  The fact that there could be such a disagreement shows that it should not have been marked "minor". Inks.LWC (talk) 21:28, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll agree it was redundant for most intents, but inaccurate at a very technical level. I don't think there's much more for either of us to say, except I ask that you allow me to recommend avoiding warning templates for relatively long-standing and constructive users. If being an admin makes that suggestion carry more weight in your eyes then that's my official administrative opinion. Juliancolton (talk) 22:07, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Something can't be redundant and inaccurate. It is either redundant or inaccurate. If it was redundant, then marking it minor was fine. If it was inaccurate, then it was not. And here, I do not see any evidence that it was redundant. I'm fine with you recommending that, but it is inappropriate for you to remove such a template that another editor places on someone's talk page. Inks.LWC (talk) 22:47, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

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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:
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 * , 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!

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Maido Pakk
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Deleted because the player hadn't played in a fully professional league. Pakk has since been capped for FC Haka in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/04/finland/veikkausliiga/ff-jaro-js-pietarsaari--jakobstad/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/744357/

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