User talk:Ynhockey/Archive19

Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi
I'd appreciate any help you would be able to provide in improving this important article. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 03:02, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Template talk:Terrorist attacks against Israelis in the 2000s
In this set of templates - should we keep the general and vague word "Terrorism" in the headline or should we change it to a word (or words) which would help define more precisely the difference between (1) any type of notable attacks committed against Israeli targets and (2) any type of Arab/foreign militia terror attacks and/or individual nationalistic-motivated terror attacks (committed not only by Arabs) committed against Israeli targets. Because I know you have a lot of knowledge in this specific topic I would appreciate if you could participate in the discussion and share your opinion on this matter. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 14:18, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Hangar's site
Would you happen to know the website of Hangar (hangar.co.il is not it)? :p You know, that inexpensive clothing store with the really cool clothes (they might look corny, especially the stuff written in English, but we American archaeologists think they're awesome) Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 01:57, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Immanuel Beit Yaakov controversy
Dear Ynhockey

Can you please help me remove the tags on the Immanuel Beit Yaakov controversy page by specifying what needs to be changed? Thank you

Becky613 (talk) 08:14, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Can you take a look?
I recently created the following articles: Please help me improve the quality of these important articles as much as possible. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 12:21, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Murder of Danny Katz
 * Murder of Helena Rapp
 * 2007 Nahal Telem attack

Can you take a look?
I received "official warning " for editing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_name_Palestine

Etymology
The name Palestine refers to a region of the eastern Mediterranean coast from the sea to the Jordan valley and from the southern Negev desert to the Galilee lake region in the north. The word itself derives from “Plesheth”, a name that appears frequently in the Bible and has come into English as “Philistine”. Plesheth, (root palash) was a general term meaning rolling or migratory. This referred to the Philistine’s invasion and conquest of the coast from the sea. The Philistines were not Arabs nor even Semites, they were most closely related to the Greeks originating from Asia Minor and Greek localities.The name of the Philistines in their own language is not known; however, the Bible also relates them as the people of "Kaftor" (כפתור in Hebrew, see for example the Book of Jeremiah Chapter 47, Verse 4). "Kaftor" is not of Hebrew or Semitic origin, which supports the possibility that this word is similar to the name they called themselves.

I don't know what is the problem here and why I received this warning from Palestinian editors. If you could help me, I will be thankful How I can ask for protection? User tritomex

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tritomex&action=edit&oldid=452333386


 * Is Ocenawhile the guy you are referring to? He's not a Palestinian afaik, just pro-Palestinian. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 27 Elul 5771 22:29, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Mistaken map
Hi, This map that you created is not the partition proposal of the Peel Commission. Actually it is proposal A of the Woodhead Commission. The Peel Commission proposal had a smaller Jerusalem enclave that included Jaffa, and it didn't have a Nazareth enclave. I just put scans of the original maps on commons, see File:PeelMap.png, File:WoodheadMapA.png, File:WoodheadMapB.png, File:WoodheadMapC.png. I got these from a printed version of the Woodhead report and also checked that the Peel map is identical to what is in the Peel report. Cheers. Zerotalk 14:52, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Are you familiar with the following events?
During the last day the user Pardes Hanna user added a few more historical events I haven't been able to verify:

"'20 March - Fifty Israeli soldiers order 1,800 civilians to leave the village of Beit 'Awwa. UN report 7,000 people driven out of area west of Dura.'" "'31 March - Israeli command car ambushed near Al Qubeiba. All four occupants are killed.'" "'September - Ar Reina.IDF troops execute fourteen bedouin and one woman suspected of smuggling.'" "'November - 2,000 bedouin expelled from Beersheba area to West Bank.'"
 * The article 1949 in Israel:

"'31 March - Three Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilians killed in a Negev ambush.'" "'Summer/autumn - 2,000-2,500 residents transferred from Majdal to Gaza Strip.'"
 * The article 1950 in Israel:

"'6 February - An Israeli platoon attack Sharafat killing nine, including 3 women and five children.'" "'20 October - Eastern suburbs of Gaza City attacked by two companies from the 7th Brigade. Dozens killed and injured.'"
 * The article 1951 in Israel:

"'July 14 - Five Israeli watchmen killed by bedouin at Timna.'" "'January 6 - Fifteen bedouin killed by an Israeli armoured infantry attack on their camp near Bureij Refugee Camp.'"
 * The article 1952 in Israel:

"'February/March - 12 to 15 infiltrators from the Gaza Strip killed when they trigger a 50kg TNT booby-trap whilst trying to steal water pipelines near Yad Mordechai.'" "'April 22 - IDF snipers in West Jerusalem open fire across the armistice line killing six.'" "'August 28 - Unit 101's first combat operation. An attack on Bureij refugee camp kills 20 refugees including 7 women and five children.'"
 * The article 1953 in Israel:

Please examine these latest additions, verify that they actually took place, improve the wording if necessary and/or add additional reliable sources corroborating these claims. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 15:42, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Please help me examine all of these additions which the user Pardes Hanna has made - he loves adding to these series of articles events that were mostly or only mentioned in various media outlets long after they occurred - especially events mentioned in Palestinian literature or in the books Benny Morris (instead of primary verifiable sources). In addition, it seems to me that main aim of the specific events he usually adds and the main aim of to the way he chooses to write the description of these events, is to slander Israel instead of describing notable events in a objective non-biased way. For these reasons, and especially because in many times it is very difficult to verify the occurrence of these events, in my opinion we should carefully considered rewording some of his additions to more objective descriptions and/or the removal of certain events (mostly events that were not covered widely in the media during the time of their occurrence and that are hard to verify). TheCuriousGnome (talk) 22:22, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Price tag policy (Israel)
Please help me expand and improve this important article. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 18:01, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Merging Isdud into Ashdod
Merge proposal of Isdud into Ashdod has been recently relisted for further discussion to find clarifications and consensus prior to merge. As a former contributor please clarify your opinion. Thank you.Greyshark09 (talk) 17:20, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

== Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is "Azeztulite". Thank you. --Zoomedia9 (talk) 21:52, 11 October 2011 (UTC) ==

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is "Azeztulite". Thank you. --Zoomedia9 (talk) 21:52, 11 October 2011 (UTC) I opened a dispute and added you because your attempt at editing the Azeztulite page to make it NPOV have been denied as mine are.

Infobox Israel municipality
The template looks like it defines a "Country" parameter and sets it to Israel. This is a problem because this template is used for the settlements that are not in Israel. Do you have any suggestion on how to resolve this error short of removing the parameter?  nableezy  - 18:51, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Also, the code that set the region to West Bank when district was set to js has been removed. Would you like to return it or should I?  nableezy  - 18:56, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Are you willing to help with this or should I try to rectify the issue?  nableezy  - 14:37, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Following some dispute about WP:WESTBANK and the infoboxes (I think at Maale Adumim, but not sure), code was placed in the template to create a "region" field and to auto-populate that field with "West Bank" if "district" was set to "js" (Judea and Samaria Area). The actual changes can be seen in this diff. The rewrite of the template removed the region field, with the associated logic to auto-populate West Bank if necessary.  nableezy  - 16:30, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you.  nableezy  - 13:04, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

נחמן שי
יאן, שלום.

תודה על כך שאתה מעדכן את הדף של ח"כ נחמן שי. באנגלית, שמו של נחמן נכתב: Nachman Shai ולא כפי שאתה כותב. לכן, שיניתי את הכותרת של הדף. אנא החזר את המצב לקדמותו.

במידה ואתה מעוניין לעדכן את הדף, אתה מוזמן ליצור עימי קשר.

תודה,

רונן ליבוביץ, דובר ויועץ פוליטי לח"כ ד"ר נחמן שי ronenl@knesset.gov.il — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.237.70.61 (talk) 07:53, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi
Moshe Aviv Tower

Height is 235 m. Floor count 67. Anything else that appeard on the net is wrong. The height was varified with the construction company and it is even stated on their own website. http://www.avivcomp.co.il/moshe_aviv_en.asp Tower's absolute height is 252 m, street level absolute height is 17 m.

Please stop deleting my information.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.203.33.172 (talk) 14:08, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 October newsletter
The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is, who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: (2007),  (2008),  (2009) and  (2010). The 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:, for his performance in round 2. matched the score, but Casliber won the tiebreaker.
 * The Good Article Award:, for his performance in round 4.
 * The Featured List Award:, for his performance in round 4. matched the score, but Miyagawa won the tiebreaker.
 * The Recognised Topic Award (for good and featured topics):, for his performance in round 3.
 * The Did You Know Award:, for his performance in round 1.
 * The In the News Award:, for his performance in round 1.
 * The Reviewer Award (for good article reviews):, for his performance in round 3.

No prize was awarded for featured pictures, sounds or portals, as none were claimed throughout the competition. The awards will be handed out over the next few days. Congratulations to all our participants, and especially our winners; we've all had fun, and Wikipedia has benefitted massively from our content work.

Preparation for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Interested parties are invited to sign up and participate in our straw polls. It's been a pleasure to work with you all this year, and, whoever's taking part in and running the competition in 2012, we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn and The ed17 00:54, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

2011 WikiCup participation


It was good to have you on board this time around- we hope you enjoyed the competition! In case you are interested, signups for next year are open. Thanks, J Milburn and The ed17 20:46, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Illusory precision of coordinates
Hi, I guess latitude and longitude values with two decimal places on the seconds come from some tool or other. But 0.01 seconds is only about 30 centimeters for latitude and 25 centimeters for longitude in the Israel region. Can we start to round them to the nearest second? Correctly rounded seconds give 12–15 meter accuracy, which is more than enough, don't you think? Cheers. Zerotalk 21:30, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it is a pretty minor issue, but if you see me rounding values you'll know what I'm up to. Zerotalk 06:25, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Israeli elections template
Hei there. Would you be able to create an English version to this template? TheCuriousGnome (talk) 16:15, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Infobox Israel municipality
Hi, do you know anything about how "Infobox Israel municipality" works? My problem is this: when I fill in altUnoSp= ...the result does not show up in the article. And that is a big problem for some of the older villages/towns, which have had many rather peculiar transliteration of their names. For the -48-villages it works fine, take as example Jaba': you just add the alt. names, and they show up under "Also Spelled". But for anything under "Infobox Israel municipality"  it does not work, take Jaljulia; the info that it has also been named "Djaouliyeh" does not show, when added.

Is there any way to fix this? Cheers, Huldra (talk) 20:31, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Additions to AE request
I have added to your AE request. If this is a problem, please let me know and I will move to another section or open a separate AE. Best--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 17:55, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Dispute Resolution
You may be interested in this. Peter jackson (talk) 11:21, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

User:Atefrat/way of the patriarchs
If you get a chance, take a look at an article I'm preparing. The main problem with the article is the choice of references. Many of them are from self-published type sites, travelogues, bible discussions, blogs, etc. Scroll down in the article to see what I termed "dubious" references. Any suggestions? --@Efrat (talk) 08:44, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

question
Hello Yn. Are you aware of archives of CBS data being available? If so, are they be accessible on the internet?  nableezy  - 00:02, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Im looking specifically for population data for Katzrin and Magdal Shams for each year going back to 1999.  nableezy  - 00:24, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much.  nableezy  - 00:48, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Gorbachev Shevah.jpg
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Globes and TheMarker
I was about to update the Globes article with the information that Globes.co.il was found to be the number one financial website in Israel, per this. But TheMarker seems to be claiming the same thing for itself, here. Any idea what's going on?—Biosketch (talk) 13:12, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2012 WikiCup
Hello, and welcome to the 2012 WikiCup! The competition officially begins at the start of 2012 (UTC) after which time you may begin to claim points. Your submission page, where you must note any content for which you wish to claim points, can be found here, and formatting instructions can be found in hidden comments on the page. A bot will then update the main table, which can be seen on the WikiCup page. The full rules for what will and will not be awarded points can be found at WikiCup/Scoring. There's also a section on that page listing the changes that have been made to the rules this year, so that experienced participants can get up-to-date in a few seconds. One point of which we must remind everyone; you may only claim points for content upon which you have done significant work, and which you have nominated, in 2012. For instance, articles written or good article reviews started in 2011 are not eligible for points.

This round will last until late February, and signups will remain open until the middle of February. If you know of anyone who may like to take part, please let them know about the comeptition; the more the merrier! At the end of this round, the top 64 scorers will progress to the next round, where their scores will reset, and they will be split into pools. Note that, by default, you have been added to our newsletter list; we will be in contact at the end of every month with news. You're welcome to remove yourself from this list if you do not wish to hear from us. Conversely, those interested in following the competition are more than welcome to add themselves to the list. Please direct any questions towards the judges, or on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn (talk) and The ed17 (talk) 17:57, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Israeli related articles nominated for deletion
Hi Yan. The user aprock has placed many AfDs on various random Israeli related articles (he mostly states that they need to be deleted because the subject matter is not notable or because there are not enough sources). Please help me save and improve the following articles:


 * Reuven Shefer
 * Givat Beit HaKerem
 * Eyal Kitzis
 * Mishmar HaShlosha
 * Ze'ev Segal
 * Secular coercion
 * Religious coercion

TheCuriousGnome (talk) 07:17, 17 January 2012 (UTC)


 * @Ynhockey, I would appreciate it if you could strike your note on procedural keep where you appear to be assuming that I'm not acting in good faith. Given the fact that you are being WP:CANVASed to participate in these articles and related AfDs, it appears that the disruption is coming from somewhere else besides myself. aprock (talk) 21:36, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review for Pope John Paul II
Hi Ynhockey, I was wondering whether you'd be interested in this? Kind Regards -- Marek 02:52, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Masad, Israel
Hey, what do you make of this?—Biosketch (talk) 10:07, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

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 00:23, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

AfD for Chronology_of_diplomatic_recognitions_and_relations_of_South_Sudan
You participated in a related discussion before. The current one is here. Japinderum (talk) 11:52, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Need your help improving the article Violent conflicts involving the Yishuv
Hi Yan. Please help me improve the article Violent conflicts involving the Yishuv (it has been suggested in the discussion page of the article that it should be deleted). This article was created by me as a prelude to the article Wars involving Israel which contains an overview of the wars involving Israel, and as such I believe that this article too would be of great importance to the users whom would also want to get an overview of the violent conflicts involving the Yishuv which preceded the establishment of the state of Israel. I decide to ask for you help since I know you have a lot of knowledge in this topic. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 04:20, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview
Dear Ynhockey,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC) Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 22:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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 • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:12, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 March newsletter
We are over half way through the second round of this year's WikiCup and things are going well! , of Pool B, is our highest overall scorer thanks to his prolific writings on television and film. In second place is Pool H's, thanks primarily to work on biological articles, especially in marine biology and herpetology. Third place goes to Pool E's, who also writes primarily on biology (including ornithology and botany) and has already submitted two featured articles this round. Of the 63 contestants remaining, 15 (just under a quarter) have over 100 points this round. However, 25 are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly. 32 contestants, the top two from each pool and the 16 next-highest scorers, will advance to round 3.

Congratulations to, whose impressive File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg became the competition's first featured picture. Also, congratulations to, who claimed good topic points, our first contestant this year to do so, for his work on Featured topics/1982 Atlantic hurricane season. This leaves featured topics and featured portals as the only sources of points not yet utilised. However, as recent statistics from show, no source has yet been utilised this competition to the same extent it has been previously!

It has been observed that the backlogs at good article candidates are building up again. While the points for good article reviews will be remaining constant, any help that can be offered keeping the backlog down would be appreciated. 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. 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 • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:32, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

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Jewish Legion
Hi, I just started to work a bit on Jewish Legion, though what I added is probably in the wrong part of the article. This article is a bit of a mess and is barely sourced. How would you feel about moving the "Zion Mule Corps" (actually, the Assyrian Jewish Refugee Mule Corps) to an article of its own? The book of Schechtman (which has a large chapter on this subject) is available here. Zerotalk 06:04, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Havatzalot
Please move the Havatzalot article to the Havatzalot program page, since that is the official name. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hashwhat (talk • contribs) 16:10, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Timna Airport
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:04, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 April newsletter
Round 2 of this year's WikiCup is over, and so we are down to our final 32, in what could be called our quarter-finals. The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's  coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score.

65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. We still have not seen any featured portals or topics this year, but, on the subject of less common content types, a small correction needs to be made to the previous newsletter: File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg, our first featured picture, was the work of both and, the latter of whom has also gone on to score with File:Map of the Battle of Guam, 1944.svg. Bonus points also continue to roll in; this round, earned triple points for her good articles on William the Conqueror and the Middle Ages, Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both earned triple points for their work on Western Jackdaw, now a good article,  earned triple points for her work on lettuce and work by  to ready antimony for good article status earned him triple points. managed to expand Vitus Bering far enough for a did you know, which was also worth triple points. All of these highly important topics featured on 50 or more Wikipedias at the start of the year.

An article on the WikiCup in the Wikimedia Blog, "Improving Wikipedia with friendly competition", was posted at the end of April. This may be of interest to those who are signed up to this newsletter, as well as serving as another way to draw attention to our project. Also, we would again like to thank and, for continued help behind the scenes. As ever, 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. 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 • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:26, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for participating in the April 2012 Wikification Drive!
Your efforts are appreciated!!! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 22:14, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Portrait Teddy Kollek.jpg
Please help me save the photo from being deleted. I originally fixed this photo which was apparently scanned from a Polaroid picture of Kollek uploaded to Wikicommons. I am not sure of the license of the photo (as I am not the original uploader). Nevertheless, I suspect that this photo was uploaded by the person whom holds the rights to the photo. What do you think can be done about this? TheCuriousGnome (talk) 03:26, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

1967 lines
Regarding your comment about forwarding 1967 lines to green line - I had the same thought. (As far as I can tell they're the same thing unless there's some nuance I'm missing). Before I did anything though, I just wanted to ask if there was a reason you didn't make the forward. --Bachrach44 (talk) 11:53, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

1947 demographics in Israel
Hi Ynhockey, About the "undo you did" on the israel page, I understand you have a point. But is it true the source is unreliable? The population data is consistent with general demographic data i`ve found on a scholar paper (http://www.ajcarchives.org/AJC_DATA/Files/2003_3_SpecialArticles.pdf).

It didn`t give the exact ratio for jews and arabs in each new state (that`s why I didn`t use it), but for the whole mandate, and the sum adds up well. The arable land data is based on a report prepared by the british government for the commission. So, the data provided are not rumors, they are information officially presented before the UN general assembly by a diplomat involved on the issue. He was against the resolution, sure, so we assume a certain bias is given on his speech. But the idea that he would invent numbers is counterintuitive, as the data was available to all and it would be easy to object wrong numbers. So I think it is the most reliable data we have on this subject. It would be excellent to have other sources, sure, but to classify this information as rumors is an overstatement, don`t you think? Marco.natalino (talk) 18:31, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Just to be clear, I put on the idea first on the Israel talk page before editing! Thank you for the reply. The truth is, the information is based on the british census on mandate palestine, but without the calculations for each new state. I couldn`t find a better source for the calculations, and while I think the data is correct, I understand the topic is controversial. Still, it would be relevant to at least say what was the population at the time for each ethnic group. I`ll look up for a better source and put the proposed edit on the talk page first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marco.natalino (talk • contribs) 18:35, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

June Wikification Drive!
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WikiCup 2012 May newsletter
We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is, whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader,, is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall. leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by, our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user,, claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. 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) 23:51, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Two more FPs of Israel...
... for your collection.

--Berthold Werner (talk) 18:06, 7 June 2012 (UTC)