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WikiCup 2012 September newsletter


We're over half way through the final, and so it is less than a month until we know for certain our 2012 WikiCup champion. currently leads, followed by, and. However, we have no one resembling a breakaway leader, and so the competition is a long way from over. Next month's newsletter will feature a list of our winners (who are not necessarily only the finalists) and keep your eyes open for an article on the WikiCup in a future edition of The Signpost. The leaders are already on a par with last year's winners, but a long way from the huge scores seen in 2010. That said, a repeat of the competition from 2010 seems unlikely.

It is good to see that three-quarters of our finalists have already scored bonus points this round. This shows that, contrary to criticism that the WikiCup has received in the past, the competition does not merely incentivise the writing of trivial articles; instead, our top competitors are still spending their time contributing to high-importance articles, and bringing them to a high standard. This does a great service to the encyclopedia and its readers. Thank you, and good work!

The planning for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Some straw polls have been opened concerning the scoring, and you can now sign up for next year's competition. As ever, 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. 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 20:07, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi!
Hey Penguin, how are you?:) Haven't talk with you for a while. How's life going on. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know, Christian Bale filmography passed FLC :). Thanks for your help... Have you heard "Diamonds"? What do you think of it. I adore it lol. Cheers! — Tomíca (T2ME) 13:08, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
 * How did I not know about this? Congratulations Tomica! I'm almost ready to set up my own FAC, just some final tweaks. I haven't heard "Diamonds", but now that you've mentioned it, I will sometime. — WP: PENGUIN   · [ TALK ]  13:13, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Hehe. Thank You Penguis. FAC FAC FAC, finally ! :) I want another FA in the Rihanna WikiProject (and Eminem's of course) :P. Well, you should listen to it, it's definitely something different from Rihanna, I will call it when alternative pop meets R&B and soul. :) — Tomíca (T2ME) 13:16, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
 * So it's like Beyoncé? — WP: PENGUIN  · [ TALK ]  13:22, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
 * No, listen to it man :) it's only 3:45 :P. It's so different from what she has ever done. — Tomíca (T2ME) 16:15, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Hello!
"Government Hooker" is once again a featured article candidate, and I am hoping third time's the charm. Can I request you to provide a review of Featured article candidates/Government Hooker/archive3? Would be very appreciated! —DAP388 (talk) 12:11, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll have a review for you this weekend. Best of luck. — WP: PENGUIN  · [ TALK ]  10:25, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

WP:Featured article candidates/Independiente (Ricardo Arjona album)/archive2
I copyedited the article for Hahc21, and thank you for your comments (which I'll address tomorrow). Your last bullet point mentions the need for "parallel structuring". I'm not familiar with that term; would you please explain what you're looking for? Thanks and all the best,  Miniapolis  ( talk ) 01:10, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Penguin. Do you have anu additional comments on the FAC? :) — ΛΧΣ  21™  01:33, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I've listed more issues. I'm mainly concerned about the prose, which needs to be amazing to pass criterion 1a. You're doing good, so don't give up! The article has the potential. — WP: PENGUIN  · [ TALK ]  18:57, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Channel lineups AFD
Hello, Mr. Penguin. I am contacting you because you recently left a comment at Articles for deletion/2nd bundle of channel lineups. I have just created another AfD, which also looks at articles with lists of channels. If you are interested, you can leave a comment at Articles for deletion/3rd bundle of channel lineups. Thanks. -- Wikipedical (talk) 03:07, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I will definitely take a look at the list. Thanks. — WP: PENGUIN  · [ TALK ]  10:53, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

 * Well... I was preparing to support, but had no idea it had already been promoted. Good job Jona and congratulations! — WP: PENGUIN  · [ TALK ]  10:52, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 October newsletter
The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to, our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: (2007),  (2008),  (2009),  (2010) and  (2011). Our final standings were as follows:



Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.


 * The featured article award goes to, for four featured articles in the final round.
 * The good article award also goes to, for 19 good articles in the second round.
 * The list award goes to, for three featured lists in the final round.
 * The topic award goes to, for three good topics (with around 40 articles) in round 4.
 * The did you know award goes to, for well over 100 DYKs in the final round.
 * The news award goes to, for 10 in the news items in round 3.
 * The picture award goes to, for two featured pictures in round 2.
 * The reviewer award goes to both (14 reviews in round 1) and  (14 reviews in round 3).
 * Finally, for achieving an incredible bonus point total in the final round, and for bringing the top-importance article frog to featured status, a biostar has been awarded to.

Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Wikipedia has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.

Next year's WikiCup will begin in January. Currently, discussions and polls are open, and all contributions are welcome. You can also sign up for next year's competition. There will be no further newsletters this year, although brief notes may be sent out in December to remind everyone about the upcoming competition. It's been a pleasure to work with you all, and we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:49, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

List of Canada's Wonderland Attractions
I have fixed the issues that you mentioned on the review page. I left a message regarding the book on the review page as well that I think you should read.--Dom497 (talk) 01:33, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Featured article candidates/Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)/archive1
Will need your big help here :) ! — Tomíca (T2ME) 09:54, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
 * What kind of help: review, or contribution to the article? — WP: PENGUIN  · [ TALK ]  11:32, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Come on MSN, can you? — Tomíca (T2ME) 11:45, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Ping me when you are here, MSN. — Tomíca (T2ME) 10:52, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm there. — WP: PENGUIN  · [ TALK ]  11:29, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Need to talk with you. Ping me when u r online! :) — Tomíca (T2ME) 12:26, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
I have done everything, although there were a points which didn't exist in order to be changed, so not really sure why you wrote them lol AARON &bull; TALK   20:21, 12 November 2012 (UTC)