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WikiCup 2010 January newsletter
We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. We've had some shakeups regarding late entries, flag changes and early dropouts, but the competition is now established- there will be no more flag changes or new competitors. Congratulations to, our current leader, who, at the time of writing, has more listed points than and   (second and third place respectively) combined. A special well done also goes to - his artcle Jewel Box (St. Louis, Missouri) was the first content to score points in the competition.

Around half of competitors are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. 64 of the 149 current competitors will advance to round 2- if you currently have no points, do not worry, as over half of the current top 64 have under 50 points. Everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places in round 2! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, 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, by email or on IRC. Good luck! J Milburn, Garden, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:19, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Could you take a peak at: my Texas Tech basketball coaches list?
Since I partially based this list off your List of North Carolina Tar Heels men's head basketball coaches, would you mind taking a look since your article was this one's inspiration? If not, just let me know. Thanks! NThomas (talk) 23:44, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 February newsletter
Round one is over, and round two has begun! Congratulations to the 64 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our first round. A special well done goes to, our round one winner (1010 points), and to and , who were second and third respectively (640 points/605 points). Sasata was awarded the most points for both good articles (300 points) and featured articles (600 points), and TonyTheTiger was awarded the most for featured topics (225 points), while Hunter Kahn claimed the most for good topics (70). claimed the most featured lists (240 points) and featured pictures (35 points), claimed the most for Did you know? entries (490 points),  claimed the most for featured sounds (70 points) and  claimed the most for In the news entries (40 points). No one claimed a featured portal or valued picture.

Credits awarded after the end of round one but before round two may be claimed in round two, but remember the rule that content must have been worked on in some significant way during 2010 by you for you to claim points. The groups for round two will be placed up shortly, and the submissions' pages will be blanked. This round will continue until 28 April, when the top two users from each group, as well as 16 wildcards, will progress to round three. 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; thank you to all doing this last round, and particularly to those helping at WikiCup/Reviews. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. 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, Fox, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:52, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Peer review
The ACC COY was submitted for a peer review today; after a while (and hopefully feedback) it can be nominated for a FL. Jrcla2 (talk) 02:51, 11 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Not sure why nobody's hopped on to giving a peer review, especially considering it's not that large or extensive of an article hoping to become a FL. I've been seeing much longer FL-hopefuls (such as 82nd Academy Awards) at least given a modicum of attention. Oh well. If nobody provides a review then that's not our fault. Pretty soon we can probably just close out the PR and submit the article as a FLC. Speaking of which, have they announced any of the National Coach of the Year awards yet? They probably haven't, but if Gary Williams has won any it should be noted. Jrcla2 (talk) 14:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. Don't know about COY awards that Williams has won, but a google news search doesn't turn up anything. Remember (talk) 15:18, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:List of college football head coaches
I have nominated list of college football head coaches for renaming to lists of college football head coaches. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Mm40 (talk) 16:35, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 March newsletter
We're half way through round two, and everything is running smoothly. leads overall with 650 points this round, and heads pool B. currently leads pool C, dubbed the "Group of Death", which has a only a single contestant yet to score this round (the fewest of any group), as well five contestants over 100 points (the most). With a month still to go, as well as 16 wildcard places, everything is still to play for. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Although unrelated to the WikiCup, April sees a Good Article Nominations backlog elimination drive, formulated as a friendly competition with small awards, as the Cup is. Several WikiCup contestants and judges have already signed up, but regular reviewers and those who hope to do more reviewing are more than welcome to join at the drive page. 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, Fox, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) 22:20, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Consensus needed for Template:College Basketball Awards
I started a thread on Template talk:College Basketball Awards to see what interested editors think of my proposal. I'd like it if you commented and also alerted others who you know to be active WikiProject College Basketball contributors to also join in. Thanks. Jrcla2 (talk) 00:15, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I read your comment. Jrcla2 (talk) 02:22, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
 * No worries. Your suggestion is the correct one and is necessary.  Unfortunately, there are still a bunch of issues that need to be fixed within the College Basketball articles.  You seem to be doing a great job to help address them.  Thanks for your work. Remember (talk) 03:23, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Infobox format opinion
Please comment at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_College_Basketball.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Economics census
Hello there. Sorry to bother you, but you are (titularly at least) a member of WP:WikiProject Economics, as defined by this category. If you don't know me, I'm a Wikipedia administrator, but an unqualified economist. I enjoy writing about economics, but I'm not very good at it, which is why I would like to support in any way I can the strong body of economists here on Wikipedia. I'm only bothering you because you are probably one of them. Together, I'd like us to establish the future direction of WikiProject Economics, but first, we need to know who we've got to help.

Whatever your area of expertise or level of qualification, if you're interested in helping with the WikiProject (even if only as part of a larger commitment to this wonderful online encyclopedia of ours), would you mind adding your signature to this page? It only takes a second. Thank you.

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Question
Don't you want to put this list on the main page WikiProject Medicine/Editorial review article list and not the talk page? Remember (talk) 17:51, 16 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Good point, I've moved this to the mainspace. Thanks! Tim Vickers (talk) 17:56, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Navbox controversy
I have been debating with folks at WP:HOCKEY about navboxes. Can you please make sure that I am representing the college basketball position on the policy User:TonyTheTiger/sandbox/Hockey mafia issue correctly.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:24, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Navbox proposal
Please comment at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_College_Basketball.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:25, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 April newsletter
Round two is over, and we are down to our final 32. For anyone interested in the final standings (though not arranged by group) this page has been compiled. Congratulations to, our clear overall round winner, and to and , who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Judge iMatthew has retired from Wikipedia, and we wish him the best. The competition has been ticking over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. A special thank you goes to participants and  for their help in preparing for round three. Good luck everyone! 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, Fox and The ed17 17:37, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Template policy discussion
You are invited to help consider a common template policy for all WP:SPORTS biography articles at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Sports.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:30, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Planning Discussions Now Underway Regarding DC Meetup #10

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DYK for Truman (book)
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

FL revision
Remember, do you think you could make this change as requested by The Rambling Man? I'm pretty pre-occupied with other endeavors right now and don't feel like figuring out sortkey (it's probably easy, I just truthfully don't feel like taking the time). I'm also not sure what to do about references #5 and #10 since they link back to general references. Jrcla2 (talk) 13:32, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I will try when I get a chance, but I am swamped right now with real world matters. Remember (talk) 14:47, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It's all good. Whenever you have the chance is fine. Jrcla2 (talk) 14:55, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok. Tried to fix the sorting issue (basically you treat the losses as subtracting from 99 in the second part of the sort key and it works out).  Now I have to get back to work. Remember (talk) 15:08, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

/* Congratulations! */
Congratulations Remember! Your image Image:Graves at Arlington on Memorial Day.JPG was the Random Picture of the Day! It looked like this:. - Talk to you later, Presidentman (talk) Random Picture of the Day 10:47, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 May newsletter
We are half way through round 3, with a little under a month to go. The current overall leader is, who has 570 points. He leads pool C. Pools A, B and D are led by, and  respectively. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Two of last year's final 8, and, have dropped out of the competition, saying they would rather their place went to someone who will have more time on their hands than them next round. On a related note, a special thank you goes to for his help behind the scenes once again. There is currently a problem with the poster, perhaps caused by the new skin- take a look at this discussion and see if you can help. The competition has continued to tick over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. Good luck to all! 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, Fox and The ed17 20:52, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Lisztomania
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 06:02, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Reviewer granted
Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a a two-month trial at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under flagged protection. Flagged protection is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial.

When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious vandalism or BLP violations, and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see Reviewing process). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found here.

If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:54, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Input needed
at Articles for deletion/List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 13 or more blocks in a game. Thanks. Jrcla2 (talk) 14:04, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raymar Morgan
You may have an opinion at Articles for deletion/Raymar Morgan.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:29, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Helping out with the Public Policy Initiative
Thanks! I replied on my talk page. --Sross (Public Policy) (talk) 14:16, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to WP:GLAM/SI
Welcome to the project, we can always use help in supporting the project. Are you local to the DC area? Sadads (talk) 16:34, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes. Remember (talk) 16:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 June newsletter
We're half way through 2010, and the end of the WikiCup is in sight! Round 3 is over, and we're down to our final 16. Our pool winners were (A),  (B, and the round's overall leader),  (C)  and  (D, joint), but, with the scores reset, everything is to play for in our last pooled round. The pools will be up before midnight tonight, and have been selected randomly by J Milburn. This will be the toughest round yet, and so, as ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Though unaffiliated with the WikiCup, July sees the third Great Wikipedia Dramaout- a project with not dissimilar goals to the WikiCup. Everyone is welcome to take part and do their bit to contribute to the encyclopedia itself.

If you're interested in the scores for the last round of the Cup, please take a look at WikiCup/History/2010/Round 3 and WikiCup/History/2010/Full/Round 3. Our thanks go to for compiling these. As was predicted, Group C ended up the "Group of Death", with 670 points required for second place, and, therefore, automatic promotion. This round will probably be even tougher- again, the top two from each of the two groups will make it through, while the twelve remaining participants will compete for four wildcard places- good luck everyone! 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, Fox and The ed17

Wikipedia Campus Ambassador
Hi Remember, thanks for your interest in the Wikipedia Campus Ambassador role!

More details about this role can be found at http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Campus_Ambassador. Here is also a little bit more information; in a nutshell: The Campus Ambassadors are crucial components of the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative. Volunteers in this position will be in charge of training and supporting the participating professors and students on Wikipedia-related skills, such as how to create new articles, how to add references, how to add images, etc. Campus Ambassadors will also help recruit other people on campus to contribute to Wikipedia articles, for example by setting up Wikipedia-related student groups and by organizing "Welcome to Wikipedia" social events. In general they will become known as Wikipedia experts on the university campus. The estimated time commitment for the Campus Ambassadors is about 3-5 hours a week; most of the work will take place on the weekdays, when faculty members and students are more likely to be on campus.

The Wikimedia Foundation will hold a mandatory three-day training for all Campus Ambassadors in August, and will continue to stay in contact with and offer full support for the Campus Ambassadors throughout the academic semester.

If this sounds interesting and feasible to you, please let me know, so we can talk about next steps in the application process (please let me know what email address I can send the application to). Feel free to email me if you prefer: alin@wikimedia.org.

Thanks. I look forward to hearing back from you!

Annie Lin, Campus Team Coordinator Alin (Public Policy) (talk) 22:11, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans/archive1
I followed your suggestion at Featured list candidates/2006 boys high school basketball All-Americans/archive1. Is there anything else I can do to get your support?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:34, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Assessment Drive Challenge: WikiProject U.S. Public Policy
The first tagging and assessment drive challenge is starting now for WikiProject United States Public Policy. If you'd like to participate, start using the new assessment system and the project banner to tag and rate articles that are related to U.S. public policy. There's even a small prize for whoever does the most assessment this week.--Sross (Public Policy) (talk) 17:45, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Template:Infobox family name
Hi, I'm contacting you because I saw you're the creator of this template. I noticed something odd there - when you insert more than one language in the "language" (language of origin) parameter, the format becomes somewhat broken. See, for example, Perry (surname). I checked the template documentation and it says that you can separate multiple entries with a line break  - so I tried it by myself, but in vain. I think some bug in the template itself is involved but I'm not sure there SHOULD have been more than one origin language at all under that parameter. My question is thus if there is a way to fix this, even though it's not at all that important, because nothing actually gets lost underway. Regards, Maashatra11 (talk) 21:40, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I am sorry but this sounds too complex for my simple coding skills. But if the template is not working correctly, we should fix it. I am just not sure how. Remember (talk) 13:47, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for responding. Do you have an idea who can or how to fix it? Maybe I can contact the users who expanded the template after you created it. Cheers, Maashatra11 (talk) 15:05, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Not really, I would just check the history of the template to see who has done the most substantial work. Remember (talk) 18:14, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The problem is resolved now (a new parameter was added). Anyway, thanks! :) Maashatra11 (talk) 18:25, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

First Smithsonian workshop conversation
Please check out the conversation at Wikipedia talk:GLAM/SI, thanks Sadads (talk) 22:28, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/archive1
Since you commented at Featured list candidates/2006 boys high school basketball All-Americans/archive1, I thought you might want to give me advice at Featured list candidates/2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/archive1, which is in need of feedback.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:14, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Is there anything I can do to get your support?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:24, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for responding. However, now there are two people disagreeing with one of the major changes you suggested.  Could you please revisit and reconsider.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:35, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Basketball head coaches
That will be in the pipeline. However, I probably won't get to it this year. I am competing in the WP:CUP. I must confess that I am currently experimenting with 4 list types to see which is the easiest to get FLs because in the final round, I want to maximize points with minimal effort so that I can use my energy on other creations. I have tried 4 different All-American lists and will probably focus on one type in the final round. I suspect it will be college baseball.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:35, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Workshop sign up is up at WP:GLAM/SI/Events
Hey, the final date and time for the first Workshop has been set. If you want to sign up for the team check out GLAM/SI, Sadads (talk) 19:43, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 July newsletter
We are half-way through our penultimate round, and nothing is yet certain. Pool A, currently led by has ended up the more competitive, with three contestants (,  and ) scoring over 500 points already. Pool B is led by, who has also scored well over 500. The top two from each pool, as well as the next four highest scorers regardless of pool, will make it through to our final eight. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Planning has begun for the 2011 WikiCup, with open discussions concerning scoring and flags for next year's competition. Contributions to those discussions would be appreciated, especially concerning the flags, as next year's signups cannot begin until the flag issue has been resolved. Signups will hopefully open at some point in this round, with discussion about possible changing in the scoring/process opening some time afterwards.

Earlier this round, we said goodbye to, who has bowed out to spend more time on the book he is authoring with his wife. We wish him all the best. In other news, the start of this round also saw some WikiCup awards sent out by. We appreciate his enthusiasm, and contestants are of course welcome to award each other prizes as they see fit, but rest assured that we will be sending out "official" awards at the end of the competition. 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, Fox and The ed17 22:45, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Meetup/DC 11
Hey, just in case you missed it, there is an oppurtunity to get a free dinner this Tuesday August 11 and a chance to meet and hang out talk about WikiProject United States Public Policy and WP:GLAM/SI. Sorry that this is so late in the game, I was hoping the e-mail would be a better form of contact for active members (if you want to get on the e-mail list send me an User e-mail ). Hope that you can attend, User:Sadads (talk)12:37, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK invite
I apologize, but I am overloaded with cleaning up all of these guys.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:27, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Cool. Good luck. Remember (talk) 19:28, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks (re: Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy)
Only now did I realize you were the initiator of the Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy article. Your even-tempered dealings during the hectic early weeks of that article now have an even greater appreciation and admiration on my part. -- Regards, Yellowdesk (talk) 01:56, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * thanks for the compliment. I remember that you were a great help as well. Hopefully we can work on another article together in the future.Remember (talk) 02:03, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

ITN for 2010 China National Highway 110 traffic jam
-- HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   03:37, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of China National Highway 110 traffic jam
I have nominated China National Highway 110 traffic jam, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/China National Highway 110 traffic jam. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Qwyrxian (talk) 12:45, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/archive1
I thought you might consider commenting on Featured list candidates/2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/archive1, which is getting to be an old nom, since you supported Featured list candidates/2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:21, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Can you revisit your concerns.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

User:Remember/SandboxUNC
Hi, I deleted this sandbox per your request. Would you like me to delete the talk page as well? Dabomb87 (talk) 14:57, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes please. Remember (talk) 15:06, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

All-American list content discussion
We are attempting to set a permanent All-American list content policy. See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Basketball_Association.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:40, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 August newsletter
We have our final eight! The best of luck to those who remain. A bumper newsletter this week as we start our home straight.


 * Pool A's winner was . Awarded the top score overall this round, Sturmvogel_66 writes primarily on military history, favouring Naval warfare.
 * Pool B's winner was . Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology.
 * Pool A's close second was . Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology.
 * Pool B's close second was . Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
 * The first wildcard was . Awarded the top score for did you knows and valued pictures this round, TonyTheTiger writes on a number of topics, including baseball, American football and Chicago.
 * The second wildcard was . Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats.
 * The third wildcard was . Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock.
 * The fourth wildcard was . Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.

We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. only just missed out on a place in the final eight. was not far behind. was awarded top points for in the news this round. contributed a variety of did you know articles. said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to, who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to for these.

Signups for next year's competition are now open. Planning is ongoing, with a key discussion about judges for next year open. Discussion about how next year's scoring will work is ongoing, and thoughts are more than welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. Also, TonyTheTiger is compiling some information and statistics on the finalists here- the final eight are encouraged to add themselves to the list.

Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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, Fox and The ed17 23:14, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

DC Meetup #12
An off-wiki discussion is taking place concerning DC Meetup #12. Watch this page for announcements.

—NBahn (talk) 04:37, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Lords of Finance
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 06:04, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

WP CBBALL debate
Remember, WikiProject College Basketball is having a discussion on the use of navboxes vs. succession boxes, and as someone who may feel strongly one way or the other, would you please chime in? We would like if you read the discussion before opining, but it is getting long, so when you do find the time to weigh in it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Jrcla2 (talk) 13:25, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I have no strong feelings, so I am sitting this one out. Thanks for giving me a heads up though. Remember (talk) 13:47, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Thanks! Jrcla2 (talk) 13:55, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

the Public Policy Initiative Assessment Team wants You!
Hi Remember, I got your name from the Editorial Team participant list, and wanted to tell you that we will be testing out assessment metrics in the Wikiproject: United States Public Policy, It looks like you have experience editing in Economics and other political articles, so I was hoping you would be interested in assessing articles with the | Public Policy Initiative. There is more info about assessment on the 9/13/2010 Signpost. If you're interested or just curious you can sign up on the project page or just contact me. Thanks! ARoth (Public Policy Initiative) (talk) 23:19, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
Template:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Rikster2 (talk) 20:23, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of China National Highway 110 traffic jam for deletion
A discussion has begun about whether the article China National Highway 110 traffic jam, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

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Non-free files in your user space
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Revisiting the navbox debates
Remember - I realize that you had expressed no strong opinion in the WP:CBB debate around the use of succession vs. navboxes, but I wanted to alert you to a couple of issues that debate has evolved into. First, there is a lively discussion about who should appear on National Championship templates. The second is around ideas for changing the look of NCAA coach navboxes. If you still aren't that passionate about it no problem, but I thought I'd alert you that these discussions were going on in case you are. Hope you're well - go Heels! Rikster2 (talk) 13:52, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by with 1175 points. closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Despite controversy, the WikiCup remains open. Signups for next year's competition are more than welcome, and suggestions for how next year's competition will work are appreciated at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. More general comments and discussions should be directed at the WikiCup talk page. One month remains in the 2010 WikiCup, after which we will know our champion. Good luck everyone! 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, Fox and The ed17 23:08, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Adam Smith
Thanks for your praise. I was actually thinking of working on Adam Smith's article at some point next year. It would require some research on my part, and my plate is currently full, but if the article has not progressed by the beginning of next year I will possible consider a pass over it. JonCatalán(Talk) 01:14, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

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Source for dates of birth/death
I added the birth date to your draft version of George "Bo" Shepard. Since you knew his date of death it was pretty easy for me to find his date of birth using the Social Security Death Index. This is a great website to use to find DOBs and DODs for people, although it doesn't turn up results 100% of the time. Also, just because the website doesn't list a person doesn't mean they're necessarily alive. I figured you would like to know about this site for future biographical articles (and maybe even some past articles you've written that had incomplete information). Jrcla2 (talk) 13:53, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Wow! That is an amazing website.  Thanks for the heads up and thanks for your help on the article! Remember (talk) 14:00, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Would you mind adding your 2 cents on the Parade All-American category?
There is a discussion going on here to rename this category to make it specific to the boys' team. The discussion isn't moving that fast, would you mind adding another voice? Thanks! Rikster2 (talk) 01:13, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

George Shepard question
Was his nickname "Bo" what he was commonly called? If so, should the article be named Bo Shepard? Wikipedia naming conventions say that biographical article titles should be named by the most commonly known names for people, but I don't know anything about Shepard so I'm deferring to you. The real question would be: If Person X were to search for this particular head coach, would they be more likely to type 'Bo Shepard' or 'George Shepard'. Jrcla2 (talk) 14:07, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I think you are probably right. I see Bo Shepard much more than George Shepard, but it is hard to be sure of such things (espcially how he was referred to later in life).   I will make the change. Remember (talk) 14:14, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * You can always make George Shepard redirect to Bo Shepard, so that if anyone happens to look for the former, they'll still end up at the correct page. Jrcla2 (talk) 14:21, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Will do. Remember (talk) 14:27, 20 October 2010 (UTC)