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Administrators' newsletter – April 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2018). Administrator changes
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 * The six-month autoconfirmed article creation trial (ACTRIAL) ended on 14 March 2018. The post-trial research report has been published. A request for comment is now underway to determine whether the restrictions from ACTRIAL should be implemented permanently.

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Arbitration
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DYK for Jordan Poole
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DYK for Iggy Brazdeikis
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DYK for Cost of Living (play)
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WikiCup 2018 May newsletter
The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:


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 * Iazyges, with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
 * 🇮🇳 Yashthepunisher, a first time contestant, with two featured lists
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DYK nomination of Zavier Simpson
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Donte Ingram
Hello. I know you have taken many images of Simeon Career Academy players in the past such as Jabari Parker. Would you happen to have a picture of Donte Ingram? He was the sixth man on the Illinois championship team. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 16:31, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * , do you know what his number was?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:04, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It looks like he was number three. I mostly have Spring 2013 Simeon games against the Jahlil Okafor, L. J. Peak Whitney Young teams. Simeon only went about 7 deep in those games. He probably got a lot of action against lesser schools. I have found a Jan 26, 2013 pregame (anthem type) team picture. However, they are wearing matching t-shirts that obscure numbers. Would you recognize him in a lineup of the team?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:20, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll continue to look through some other games before settling on this one.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:22, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * , email me and I will reply with some options. You can tell me which one to upload. The options aren't great. I have mostly out of focus pics of him on the bench on March 8. It seems that he worked his way into the rotation by the March 16 championship game. I have some action shots in that game against the sophomore Jalen Brunson Stevenson team.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:11, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes i think i can recognize him. I can email you if you like but i think you should just upload the best pic you got, it can be out of focus if you like. Ive uploaded some pretty bad images myself, for example Devonte Graham, but you use what you can work with. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 22:55, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I have 3 or 4 pics better than that from the championship game. I also have an anthem team photo in January. I'll put some pictures up later tonight. I am about to make my dinner.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:47, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I have 4 from his high school championship game win and 2 from college when I went to shoot Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker (basketball). Coming soon.--00:36, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Here are two from college:
 * File:20150111 Donte Ingram defending Fred VanVleet.jpg
 * File:20150111 Donte Ingram (1).jpg
 * Here are four from high school:
 * File:20130316 Donte Ingram (2).jpg
 * File:20130316 Donte Ingram (3).jpg
 * File:20130316 Donte Ingram (4).jpg
 * File:20130316 Donte Ingram watching Kendrick Nunn.jpg-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:57, 4 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Do you have any pics for Marques Townes, Clayton Custer, or Cameron Krutwig? ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 01:48, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, the only Loyola game I went to was the January 11, 2015 game.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:39, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Zavier Simpson
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Richard Cordray additions
The addition were 100% Cordray worthy as they happened under his leadership, with blame laid directly at the man who ran the Bureaus feet....they were part of his CFPB tenure...which is why there were 3 cites. thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hogfanjax (talk • contribs) 18:55, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * , do not edit war. Discuss on talk pages in order to build consensus for any such addition. Another reversion will lead to your being blocked from editing. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:59, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Tony, FYI. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:41, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

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Category:Johnson Family Enterprises has been nominated for discussion
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Shaquille Morris
Hey Tony. I know you took a bunch of pictures of Fred VanVleet. Do you have any of Shaquille Morris, his teammate at Wichita St.? ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 00:51, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * , I definitely have a few. I'll upload some soon.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:23, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * O.K. Here are your choices:
 * File:20150111 Shaquille Morris pick.jpg
 * File:20150111 Shaquille Morris running.jpg
 * File:20150111 Shaquille Morris jumper.jpg-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:35, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Picked the second thanks. And it looks like there was an img of Krutwig already on commons. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 17:07, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

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