User talk:Matthewedwards/Archives/2009/12

2010 WikiCup Signups Reconfirmation!
To ensure that everyone who signed up is still committed to participating in the 2010 WikiCup, it is required that you remove your name from this list! By removing your name, you are not removing yourself from the WikiCup. This is simply a way for the judges to take note of who has not yet reconfirmed their participation. If you have not removed your name from that list by December 30th, 2009 (by 23:59 (UTC)) then your name will be removed from the WikiCup.

It's worth noting the rules have changed, likely after you signed up. The changes made thus far are:
 * Mainspace and/or portal edits will not be awarded points at all.
 * Did you know? articles (which were worth 5 points last year) will now be worth 10 points.
 * Good articles (which were worth 30 points last year) will now be worth 40 points.
 * Valued pictures will be now awarded points, however the amount (5 or 10 points) is still being discussed.
 * Featured lists (which were worth 30 points last year) will now be worth 40 points.
 * Featured portals (which were worth 25 points last year) will now be worth 35 points.
 * Featured articles (which were worth 50 points last year) will now be worth 100 points.
 * Featured topics (which were worth 10 points per article last year) will now be worth 15 points per any article in the topic that you were a major contributor to.
 * Good topics (which were worth 5 points per article last year) will now be worth 10 points per any article in the topic that you were a major contributor to.
 * In the news will still be awarded points, however the amount (5 or 10 points) is still being discussed.

If you have any final concerns about the WikiCup's rules and regulations, please ask them now, before the Cup begins to avoid last minute problems. You may come to the WikiCup's talk page, or any of the judge's user talk pages. We're looking forwards to a great 2010 WikiCup! On behalf of the WikiCup judges,  iMatthew  talk  at 03:44, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Already Gone (Kelly Clarkson song)
Hi, I just thought I'd drop you a line, as the nominator, to say I'd be willing to review it for GA status. I saw your note at GAN and I have time to provide you with a thorough review aimed towards eventual FA status. Drop me a line on my own talk page if you're willing to proceed and I'll open the review. Regards, HJMitchell    You rang?   00:04, 28 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Just FYI, I've made a few comments on the review page. I've not finished yet but it'll be an hour or so before I can finish it off. Nothing not easily fixed. Regards, HJMitchell    You rang?   17:10, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I've completed the review itself. My comments are on the review page for you to deal with at your leisure. I've yet to check the references, though I expect I'll do that tomorrow if I get chance. Regards, HJMitchell    You rang?   23:22, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know. I'll try to get on it tonight or tomorrow. Best, Matthewedwards : Chat  23:27, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, Already Gone (Kelly Clarkson song) is now a GA! I've updated the talk page for you as well. Best of luck getting it to FA. All the best, HJMitchell    You rang?   15:14, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 9)
An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 9). We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 9). Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate.

Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:09, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of songs in The Beatles: Rock Band/archive1
Hey, can you revisit this when you get the time? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 00:36, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

FAC suggestions
Hi Matthewedwards, I wanted to know if you could post a list of suggestions on the discussion page of the Supernatural (season 2) page, as it's primary author, User:Ophois, nominated it for FAC and it failed. One user made a few suggestions and said he thought it was fine, while the other two said they thought it didn't. The primary editor subsequently asked me to copyedit for him and I'm currently helping the user. I personally think it does, apart from the few minor edits I made. Could you explain what you think the problem is and what we should do to improve it? I'm guessing their is a lot of major minor problems that the average can't catch. Thanx! ATC. Talk 03:56, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Madonna videography
Hi Matthew, could you take a look at the above article and see whether its a FL worthy candidate. Just a rough brush-up will do. --Legolas ( talk 2 me ) 11:33, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas


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Seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation nominated for FT removal
See here - rst20xx (talk) 01:19, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

The 2010 WikiCup begins tomorrow!
Welcome to the biggest WikiCup Wikipedia has yet seen! Round one will take place over two months, and finish on February 26. There is only one pool, and the top 64 will progress. The competition will be tough, as more than half of the current competitors will not make it to round 2. Details about scoring have been finalized and are explained at WikiCup/Scoring. Please make sure you're familiar with the scoring rules, because any submissions made that violate these rules will be removed. Like always, the judges can be reached through the WikiCup talk pages, on their talk page, or over IRC with any issues concerning anything tied to the Cup. We will keep in contact with you via weekly newsletters; if you do not want to receive them, please remove yourself from the list here. Conversely, if a non-WikiCup participant wishes to receive the newsletters, they may add themselves to that list. Well, enough talk- get writing! Your submission's page is located here. Details on how to submit your content is located here, so be sure to check that out! Once content has been recognized, it can be added to your submissions page, from which our bot will update the main score table. Remember that only articles worked on and nominated during the competition are eligible for points. Have fun, and good luck! Garden, iMatthew, J Milburn, and The ed17 19:21, 31 December 2009 (UTC)