User talk:The C of E/Archive 4

Commission Directive 91/71/EEC
A brilliant read, very entertaining! Is there a million kb list of all the redlinked directives yet? I hate to ask... Gareth E. Kegg (talk) 12:35, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * There is a list of EU directives on Wikipedia, but thankfully it is incomplete as I imagine that no-one has the patience or interest to list every single diktat that the EU issue on every minor detail.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 12:21, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Millwall F.C. in European football
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997)
The article Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Emir of Wikipedia -- Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 11:41, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of State aid
Hello! Your submission of State aid 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! --DYKReviewBot (report bugs) 19:24, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for K2 (tax scheme)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Zimbabwe national football team
Hello! Your submission of Zimbabwe national football team 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! --DYKReviewBot (report bugs) 15:50, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – An 80th Birthday Portrait
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for MainView
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Rangers F.C. signing policy
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Commission Directive 91/71/EEC
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Oxford Blue (cheese)
You are invited to join the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Oxford Blue (cheese). North America1000 07:42, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Reviewing my DYK noms (Coin945)
Hi The C of E! I'm just about to reassess your Template:Did you know nominations/State aid nomination after the comments from Gatoclass. In the meantime, please can you review my two nominations Template:Did you know nominations/Pyst and Template:Did you know nominations/Disney's Animated Storybook? I want to get those approved. :D--Coin945 (talk) 03:42, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Zimbabwe national football team
— Maile (talk) 00:42, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Swords in courts-martial
— Maile (talk) 00:42, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of St Silin's Church
Hello! Your submission of St Silin's Church 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! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 16:38, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Church of England border polls 1915–1916
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Carpet court
Gatoclass (talk) 03:31, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Handel's Naturalisation Act 1727
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for South Africa Red Ensign
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for China–Hong Kong football rivalry
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Hey, like the British Challenge/contests, if you ever do an entry on Africa or Asia add them to the WikiProject Asia/The 10,000 Challenge and WikiProject Africa/The 10,000 Challenge if you can! Great work!♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:20, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Jersey Red Ensign
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Guernsey
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Athletic Bilbao signing policy
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ishe Komborera Africa
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ishe Komborera Africa you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 19:20, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ishe Komborera Africa
The article Ishe Komborera Africa you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Ishe Komborera Africa for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 21:20, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Congrats! Remember to put up the articles at bottom of WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon too!♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:16, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ishe Komborera Africa
The article Ishe Komborera Africa you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ishe Komborera Africa for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 11:21, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Taunton, Massachusetts
— Chris Woodrich (talk)) 00:01, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for St Silin's Church
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:37, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ex Unitate Vires
— Maile (talk) 01:11, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Flag of Trenton, Georgia
— Maile (talk) 00:08, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Started WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge, any US entries welcome! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:04, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Flag of Trenton, Georgia for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Flag of Trenton, Georgia is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Flag of Trenton, Georgia until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Brianga (talk) 15:10, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer granted
Hello The C of E. Your account has been added to the " " user group, allowing you to review new pages and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or in some cases, tag them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed. New page reviewing is a vital function for policing the quality of the encylopedia, if you have not already done so, you must read the new tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the various deletion criteria.
 * Be nice to new users - they are often not aware of doing anything wrong.
 * You will frequently be asked by users to explain why their page is being deleted - be formal and polite in your approach to them too, even if they are not.
 * Don't review a page if you are not sure what to do. Just leave it for another reviewer.
 * Remember that quality is quintessential to good patrolling. Take your time to patrol each article, there is no rush. Use the message feature and offer basic advice.

The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In case of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, the right can be revoked at any time by an administrator.

You have been grandfathered to this group based on prior patrolling activity - the technical flag for the group will be added to your account after the next software update. You do not need to apply at WP:PERM. 20:56, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rangers F.C. signing policy
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Rangers F.C. signing policy you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 15:21, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rangers F.C. signing policy
The article Rangers F.C. signing policy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Rangers F.C. signing policy for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 19:21, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Flag of Southern Rhodesia
The article Flag of Southern Rhodesia you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Flag of Southern Rhodesia for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Emir of Wikipedia -- Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 22:21, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:
 * First Place -
 * Second Place -
 * Third Place -

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
 * Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
 * Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
 * Featured List – produced 2 FLs in R2
 * Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
 * Featured Portal – produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
 * Featured Topic – and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
 * Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
 * Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
 * In The News – and, each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
 * Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:52, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2017 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. ,, and

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup
--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:40, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

WP:Signpost
And we have WikiCup report! Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:08, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of List of English Football League and National League stadiums with terracing for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of English Football League and National League stadiums with terracing is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/List of English Football League and National League stadiums with terracing until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Spiderone 10:10, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of List of stadium stands by capacity for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of stadium stands by capacity is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/List of stadium stands by capacity until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. – PeeJay 15:13, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

User group: New Page Reviewr
Hello.

Based on the patrols you made of new pages during a qualifying period in 2016, your account has been added to the " " user group, allowing you to review new pages and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or in some cases, tag them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed.

New page reviewing is a vital function for policing the quality of the encylopedia, if you have not already done so, you must read the new tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the various deletion criteria. If you need more help or wish to discuss the process, please join or start a thread at page reviewer talk. The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In case of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, the right can be revoked at any time by an administrator. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:34, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Be nice to new users - they are often not aware of doing anything wrong.
 * You will frequently be asked by users to explain why their page is being deleted - be formal and polite in your approach to them too, even if they are not.
 * Don't review a page if you are not sure what to do. Just leave it for another reviewer.
 * Remember that quality is quintessential to good patrolling. Take your time to patrol each article, there is no rush. Use the message feature and offer basic advice.

New Page Review - newsletter
Hello ,


 * Breaking the back of the backlog

We now have New Page Reviewers! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog. Now it's time for action. If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work! Let's get that over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.

Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work. Read about it at the new Monitoring the system section in the tutorial.
 * Second set of eyes

With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation. Sent to all New Page Reviewers. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:16, 26 November 2016 (UTC) .
 * Getting the tools we need - 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey: Please vote

DYK for State aid (European Union)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expected
New Page Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:55, 7 December 2016 (UTC))

New Page Review - newsletter #2
Hello ,


 * Please help reduce the New Page backlog 

This is our second request. The backlog is still growing. Your help is needed now - just a few minutes each day.


 * Getting the tools we need

Sent to all New Page Reviewers. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:55, 11 December 2016 (UTC) .
 * Improve the tools: Vote here.
 * Reduce your review load: Vote here

WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017
On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.

For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):
 * First place – $200
 * Second & Third place – $50 each
 * Category prizes – $25 per category (which will be limited to FA, FL, FP, GA, and DYK for 2017). Winning a category prize does not require making it to the final round.

Note: Monetary prizes are a one-year experiment for 2017 and may or may not be continued in the future. In order to be eligible to receive any of the prizes above, the competing Wikipedia account must have a valid/active email address. After two years as a WikiCup judge, Figureskatingfan is stepping down. We thank her for her contributions as a WikiCup judge. We are pleased to announce that our newest judge is two-time WikiCup champion Cwmhiraeth.

The judges for the 2017 WikiCup are, , and.

Signups are open now and will remain open until 5 February 2017. You can sign up here.

If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:03, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for The Babe in Bethlem's Manger
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 25 December 2016 (UTC)