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The Signpost: 19 February 2014

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Thanks
Thanks once again for doing the GA review for Pike-Pawnee Village Site. I've done a handful of GA reviews myself, and the experience has shown me that taking on a review can be no small commitment. Wikipedia's a better place for editors like you who're willing to do these time-consuming and occasionally frustrating tasks. Your efforts are appreciated! Ammodramus (talk) 16:28, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, and if only the nearly perfect articles like that didn't have to wait so long for the quick review. I've done a long one on Oklahoma City this week, where the process isn't quite so straightforward. :)  Rcsprinter123    (chat)  @ 17:47, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm impressed by the amount of work that you've done so far on the Oklahoma City article. After reading that, my conscience is prodding me to get to work on another review myself...  Ammodramus (talk) 20:53, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Healthcare in Belize
Hello! Your submission of Healthcare in Belize 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:17, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * That's a bit of a shame, as I find it an interesting article. Sorry for not offering any more than I did at the review. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 12:44, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't have enough time to do any work on the article, and now that I won't be able to score cup points with it (see above), means it isn't worth keeping the nomination open.  Rcsprinter123    (chatter)  @ 15:49, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 26 February 2014

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


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

Other competitors of note include:


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

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Oklahoma City GA
Hi seeing as the nominator has not responded, I will start making the changes and fixes that you have listed.-- Dcheagle   &bull; talk &bull; contribs 01:15, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That's splendid, I was wondering when you might get started.  Rcsprinter123    (talk)  @ 01:17, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I had to clear some time to do it first.-- Dcheagle   &bull; talk &bull; contribs 01:19, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * It's great; don't forget to mark each item as ✅ when it's fixed. Thank you for taking over.  Rcsprinter123    (talk)  @ 01:31, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure no problem.-- Dcheagle   &bull; talk &bull; contribs 01:38, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2014)
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(test) The Signpost: 05 March 2014

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Talkback
Dcheagle  &bull; talk &bull; contribs 23:08, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Research to understand article reviews
Hi Rcsprinter123,

We’re a team of researchers at Stanford University, and we’re interested in how editors review nominated articles for GA status. Rather than just looking to the assessment guidelines, we’re also interested in how individual editors then use these guidelines to evaluate articles.

We were hoping if you’d be able to spend some time with us, and help us understand how you would differentiate, say, a C-class article from a Good Article.

Looking forward to hearing back! Our email address is jc14253 AT cs DOT stanford DOT edu

Justin Cheng and Michael Bernstein Stanford University http://hci.stanford.edu/

Jcccf (talk) 01:03, 11 March 2014 (UTC)