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The Signpost: 30 January 2012

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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.

A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely 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 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 00:16, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Non-free files in your user space
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Dəmi Lovato listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Dəmi Lovato. Since you had some involvement with the Dəmi Lovato redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Jay Jay Talk to me 02:23, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Begin chess cover.jpeg
 Thanks for uploading File:Begin chess cover.jpeg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude ( talk ) 07:41, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar!
As you know, disambiguated can be a massive task, so I appreciate the recognition. It's when Wikipedians give each positive feedback. Thanks for your own contributions! --JamesAM (talk) 23:59, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 February 2012

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File mover
Hi Rcsprinter123, I see that your account has been granted the file mover user flag. If you looking for something to do, there is currently several hundred files that require renaming under file rename criterion #2. Best, Alpha_Quadrant    (talk)  18:29, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yahoo! Yes, I'll try and get round to doing that. Thanks,  Rcsprinter  (lecture)  20:47, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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DYK
Template:Did you know nominations/Lourdes Central School, Mangalore has been failed because of multiple issues. SL93 (talk) 23:33, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi, are you going to be fixing the issues at Template:Did you know nominations/Lourdes Central School, Mangalore? Thanks, Goodvac (talk) 21:46, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Conservatism Portal
It seems that you were a little overzealous in the number of articles to which you added the Conservatism Portal link. Here are the ones I would dispute as being either not related specifically to conservatism or too broad of a topic to warrant linking to such a specific portal:
 * Bonapartism
 * Gerald Ford
 * Fundamentalism
 * Václav Klaus
 * Political correctness
 * Aristocracy
 * Classical liberalism
 * Cold War
 * Counter-revolutionary
 * Left–right politics
 * Political spectrum
 * Social order
 * Social stratification
 * Agrarianism

Let me know what you think. Otherwise I plan on reverting the portal additions. johnpseudo 13:21, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I was acting from Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 45# linking. Please take up the matter with user, as he gave me the instructions to do this.  Rcsprinter   (converse)  13:36, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, will do. johnpseudo 13:54, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Incomplete portal
Hello. I have undone your recent addition of a redirect to your user space at Template:Announcements/Community bulletin board. Please read Portal/Instructions and Portal guidelines and follow them if you want to create a portal. --Mirokado (talk) 21:42, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is somebody else's portal that is soon to be moved.  Rcsprinter  (Gimme a message)  21:44, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Please make sure it is in place etc before publicising it. --Mirokado (talk) 21:55, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

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Teahouse banner
Hey Rc! Thanks for being bold and creating the Teahouse talk page template. I changed some of the language on the template to reflect that it is a pilot, and I also removed the part about inviting folks to become hosts. During the pilot we aren't going to be opening the doors to new hosts, but, if the project is a success, hopefully we will soon :) Thanks for creating it! SarahStierch (talk) 19:09, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Teahouse updates
Hi Rcsprinter! A few updates for you about Wikipedia:Teahouse, since you're one of our awesome Teahouse hosts!:
 * The host lounge is open! Please take time to review the materials in the space and start contributing to the how-to pages. Your input is valuable. Not only is it great practice to get our minds thinking like hosts, but, you can also provide easy to understand instructions and sound bites for fellow hosts!
 * Join the conversation by participating on the host lounge talk pages. We also have an IRC channel now for hosts to get to know one another, develop your skills, and eventually the channel will serve as an additional help space for new editors!
 * To visit the IRC channel: (Feel free to ask me for help if you're having trouble connecting!)
 * Let new editors get to know you by creating your Teahouse profile. Contribute your profile on the host page at the Teahouse! This serves as a fun way for new editors to get to know the people behind the usernames. You can post a photograph of yourself or an avatar, add a quote about yourself or something you enjoy, and share projects and activities you participate on wiki (with wikilinks).

Very exciting things are taking place, and we'll be opening the Teahouse no later than Monday. Feel free to ping me on or off wiki, and I can't wait to work with you to welcome new editors with a warm cup of tea :) SarahStierch (talk) 03:38, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

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persondata
Are you adding description manually thru person-o-matic? Sounds like it.

If manual, let me first go thru with a bot adding description to the sports people. This will save you alot of time.

I'm sure there are some tools that I don't know about, this could help you better organize the articles so you could do certain politicians in a row or dancers in a row, etc... Bgwhite (talk) 21:05, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, you can do that if you like. It's less for me.  Rcsprinter  (speak)    (Contribs)  ( Not Rcs )  19:54, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Bug me anytime you want. Seeing how they won't let a bot do the sports people, the sports ones are a good spot to start as over 99% of the descriptions will be just the sport. I've done it before and it gets ooold fast. So you may want to mix it up.

I've asked Dcoetzee if there is a way to incorporate a function to use a list of names in person-o-matic instead of a randomly generated one. There is another way it could be done, but person-o-matic is such an easy tool to use, lets try that route first. Lets wait for Dcoetzee's answer. Bgwhite (talk) 20:55, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

The Teahouse is Open!
Hi Rcsprinter! Great news: The Teahouse is open for business! We're ready to start inviting new users, answering questions and inspiring one another. If you haven't already taken a look at the links provided in the most recent Teahouse update, posted on your talk page, please do! Don't forget to add yourself to the Host page if you haven't already. What's next? Inviting hosts and reporting your invitation information. See you at the Teahouse! SarahStierch (talk) 18:59, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
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 * Hey Rcsprinter! Just dropping by to let the hosts know about some new suggestions I've made based on interactions at the Teahouse thus far. Please take a look when you can! Thanks and see you at the Teahouse. New suggestions regarding Q&A participation for hosts. SarahStierch (talk) 19:21, 28 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) 00:05, 1 March 2012 (UTC)