User talk:ZappaOMatic/Archive 6

DYK for Sam Darnold
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2016
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New Page Review - newsletter No.2
Hello , We now have New Page Reviewers! Most of us requested the user right at PERM, expressing a wish to be able to do something about the huge backlog, but the chart on the right does not demonstrate any changes to the pre-user-right levels of October. The backlog is still steadily growing at a rate of 150 a day or 4,650 a month. Only 20 reviews a day by each reviewer over the next few days would bring the backlog down to a managable level 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! It didn't work in time to relax for the Xmas/New Year holidays. Let's see if we can achieve our goal before Easter, otherwise by Thanksgiving it will be closer to. Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten. This is even more important and extra vigilance is required considering Orangemoody,  and
 * A HUGE backlog
 * Second set of eyes
 * Abuse
 * 1) this very recent case of paid advertising by a Reviewer resulting  in  a community ban.
 * 2) this case in January of paid advertising by a Reviewer, also resulting in  a community ban.
 * 3) This Reviewer is indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry.

Coordinator election
Kudpung is stepping down after 6 years as unofficial coordinator of New Page Patrolling/Reviewing. There is enough work for two people and two coords are now required. Details are at NPR Coordinators; nominate someone or nominate yourself. Date for the actual suffrage will be published later. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:11, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Josh Reaume Page
Hey Buddy,

I'm not sure how all of this stuff works but on my wiki page, josh reaume, under personal life there are some allegations that I was asked to partake in criminal activities. The reference or source for that section does not mentioned any of this... it was been altered...  I was wondering if you could assist me in getting it removed.

I appreciate your help.

Thanks,

josh

josh@joshreaume.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Upgradejrrn (talk • contribs) 16:21, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hey Josh, looking at the source, it appears you were right about that. It's been removed.  Zappa  24  Mati   00:26, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your help with that. Now on another note how can I go about getting some of the aspects of my page improved? I understand that a lot of this has to do with quality sources but is there a way that I can supply you with links to specific things such as the fact I'm a degreed engineer not a 'mechanic'... or possibly adding a picture of myself?

Any help or direction is greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Upgradejrrn (talk • contribs) 17:48, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * If you have the sources available, you can place them either here or at Talk:Josh Reaume with what content you want to be changed. As for pictures, they must meet the image use policy, meaning it can't just be a picture taken from a website (because of copyright).  Zappa  24  Mati   00:21, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

New Page Review-Patrolling: Coordinator elections
Your last chance to nominate yourself or any New Page Reviewer, See Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Coordination. Elections begin Monday 20 February 23:59 UTC. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

New Page Review - newsletter No.3
Hello , Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. Please be sure to vote. Any registered, confirmed editor can vote. Nominations are now closed. We now have New Page Reviewers but despite numerous appeals for help, the backlog has NOT been significantly reduced. If you asked for the New Page Reviewer right, please consider investing a bit of time - every little helps preventing spam and trash entering the mainspace and Google when the 'NO_INDEX' tags expire. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:35, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Still a MASSIVE backlog

Question NBA vs NFL playoff comparison

 * Which NBA playoff run would you compare the 2016-17 Green Bay Packers deep playoff run to? --Michael Grunewald (talk) 04:41, 25 February 2017 (UTC) Michael Grunewald (talk) 04:41, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Agil/Egil
> Actually, "Agil" comes from his real name: (A)ndrew (Gil)bert Mills.

That may be the case, but his Japanese name uses the romaji character for 'E' wiktionary:エ, thus is meant to be rendered as 'E' in English. 76.69.77.203 (talk) 09:15, 28 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I had a conversation with the guys over at the SAO fandom wikia project: His name? It's still up for debate, but I see too many parallels to dismiss it. Officially, it's Agil, but pronounce Egil. However, that's not the whole story. In any case, consider it resolved. 76.69.79.67 (talk) 11:46, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

March 2017 WikiCup newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
 * 🇪🇺 Iry-Hor, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article Nyuserre Ini, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
 * 🇯🇵 1989, another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points.
 * Peacemaker67 shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.

The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.

So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Very bad idea
[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bears–Packers_rivalry&type=revision&diff=758041820&oldid=757954620 this was a bad idea]. css markup does not get special hyphens. using special hyphens breaks the format. Frietjes (talk) 16:44, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that, it was an unintended side effect. I was trying to fix the scores that used hyphens (as we use dashes for those), but the hyphens in the table formatting happened to get caught in the process.  NFL  is  Awesome   (ZappaOMati) 17:49, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Category:Joe Montana has been nominated for discussion
Category:Joe Montana, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ―Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:56, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

The move from the Kolbat 400 to the Penzoil 400
Hello, ZappaOMati. I wanted to ask how (and when) would the move from the Kolbat 400 to the Penzoil 400 take place. Especially since the Penzoil 400 currently redirects to the Ford 400. Would the redirect be take down to make way for the article and a note be placed on the article or would the article be split with Penzoil becoming a disambiguation page for both races, if possible? (Like Connecticut Huskies basketball) In addition, would it only be permitted to be moved after the final race of the year or would it wait until 2018 to do so? --Super Goku V (talk) 23:36, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I forgot the Ford EcoBoost 400 was called the Pennzoil 400. For situations like this, I would assume the Kobalt 400 page would get moved to Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas). I could take it up with the guys at WP:NASCAR beforehand.  Zappa  24  Mati   00:00, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of I believe that we will win!
Hello! Your submission of I believe that we will win! 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! ~ Rob 13 Talk 06:28, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2017
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:39, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for I believe that we will win!
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Possible favor?
After a member of the guild of copyeditors worked on GA Yu Kanda, I nominated the article to FA. However, it seems there are still issues with the prose. If possible, could you give it a look and edit it if you have time? Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 22:42, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

May 2017 WikiCup newsletter
The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
 * 🇯🇵 1989 was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles.
 * Peacemaker67 took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
 * Other contestants who scored over 400 points were Freikorp, Carbrera, and Czar. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.

Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.

So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Warning
I was going to template you, but since you appear to be a longtime user, I'm just going to say this:

Don't do this. That may have not been your intention, but try not to do it again (and check your edits before publishing). Thank you. Sky Warrior  02:02, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm so sorry for that. That was definitely not my intention (I was simply trying to change the hyphen between the years to a dash). Guess I screwed up somewhere along the way, and I wasn't expecting to need to preview it since it was such a minor edit. Turns out I was wrong.  Zappa  24  Mati   02:05, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Alright, understood. Mistakes happen. Just remember to try to preview all edits, no matter how minor. Glad this situation has been resolved. Sky  Warrior  02:07, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Free Agency Table
Were you the one who created the free agency tables used on the Chicago Bears season articles? I was going to be updating the Cowboys season articles 2016 & 2017, and wanted to use the same one, do you mind if I steal it? WikiVirusC (talk) 02:10, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not the only person who worked on it ( filled out most of this year's before free agency began), but if you want to use the same template, go right ahead.  Zappa  24  Mati   02:21, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks WikiVirusC (talk) 02:22, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jimmy Florian
Hello! Your submission of Jimmy Florian 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! Giants2008 ( Talk ) 21:55, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tyler Speer
Hello! Your submission of Tyler Speer 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! 97198 (talk) 09:40, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

New Page Review - Newsletter No.4
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DYK Ed Forchion
I have addressed concerns at Template:Did you know nominations/Ed Forchion. Would you please have a look? thanks Djflem (talk) 12:12, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Tyler Speer
Mifter (talk) 00:18, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)
Hello! Your submission of Bud Moore (NASCAR owner) 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! Liam E. Bekker (talk) 13:03, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Jimmy Florian
Mifter (talk) 00:13, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

Sorry
Hi there,

Just wanted to let you know that I do feel bad for making you get edit conflicted. My plan was to come back a day later after I had gathered significant sources on his international road racing career. No ill will, and I'm glad that we can improve the article before his debut. Willsome429 (talk) 15:12, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * It's fine, don't worry about it. It's just funny that we had the same idea in terms of creating the page at around the same time.  Zappa  24  Mati   00:08, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Your interest in military history
Your name is listed in WikiProject Military history/War films task force as having an occasional interest in military history films. Recently I placed the military history film Ran (film) for GA assessment and thought to ask if you might have an interest in doing the assessment or if you might know of someone to suggest for military history assessments. JohnWickTwo (talk) 17:16, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Dylan Kwasniewski
While swinging by his page again, after I added his ARCA results, I noticed his K&N ones are incomplete. It's been a while since I worked with these tables...did we ever come up with a standard for what to do with development series such as K&N? --Bcschneider53 (talk) 00:29, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I vaguely recall there being discussions from a few years ago, but what I typically see nowadays is that if it's a series that a driver has notably competed in during their career (like if it's the current series they're primarily racing in or if they have run full-time in it at some point), then it can be added; as such, guys like Todd Gilliland (currently running full-time in both) and Kwasniewski (not only ran full-time in both, but won titles in both) would have them, while those with just one-off starts like Ryan Blaney probably wouldn't.  Zappa  24  Mati   00:39, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * That's what I vaguely recall too. While 25% of me is inclined to agree with that on the one hand, part of me also feels like the series is either notable (which I believe it probably is) for all or for none. Also, if a driver like Gilliland goes on to be a Cup champion (like Kevin Harvick, who won that series' championship in '98 (and just added another win to his total on Saturday)), the question will eventually become whether or not those results remain notable. For the sake of consistency, the other 75% of me is inclined to say go ahead and add them freely, like we've been doing with ARCA. Thoughts? --Bcschneider53 (talk) 00:56, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * True. I'd suggest asking WT:NASCAR for input, but I'm worried we'll end with a discussion that doesn't really go anywhere (hence why we're having this discussion right now), so I'm for adding them as well; heck, ARCA is also a feeder series in a way and we've been adding results for it, so why not?  Zappa  24  Mati   01:14, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2017 July newsletter
The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.

Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 05:38, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)
IronGargoyle (talk) 00:04, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2017
 The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter

Volume 10, No. 1 — 2nd Quarter, 2017

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Project At a Glance As of Q2 2017, the project has:


 * 211 Featured Articles
 * 70 Featured Lists
 * 11 Featured Topics
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 * 28 Featured Pictures
 * 1,172 Good Articles
 * 23 Good Topics

Content


 * Changes to Featured and Good content
 * News items and announcements


 * Feature: Shiny Wikipedians - A Featured Content Leaderboard
 * Feature: Final Fantasy VII postmortem

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New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update:
 * The new page backlog is currently at 18,511 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a a day.
 * Some editors are committing to work specifically on patrolling new pages on 15 July. If you have not reviewed new pages in a while, this might be a good time to be involved. Please remember that quality of patrolling is more important than quantity, that the speedy deletion criteria should be followed strictly, and that ovetagging for minor issues should be avoided.
 * Several requests have been put into Phabractor to increase usability of the New Pages Feed and the Page Curation toolbar. For more details or to suggest improvements go to Page Curation/Suggested improvements
 * The tutorial has been updated to include links to the following useful userscripts. If you were not aware of them, they could be useful in your efforts reviewing new pages:
 * User:Lourdes/PageCuration.js adds a link to the new pages feed and page curation toolbar to your top toolbar on Wikipedia
 * User:The Earwig/copyvios.js adds a link in your side toolbox that will run the current page through

General project update:
 * Following discussion at Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers, New pages patrol/Noticeboard has been marked as historical. Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers is currently the most active central discussion forum for the New Page Patrol project. To keep up to date on the most recent discussions you can add it to your watchlist or visit it periodically.

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DYK for David Cheng
Alex ShihTalk 12:01, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Jackie Chan DC Racing
Alex ShihTalk 12:01, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Just wondering
I saw this edit and was wondering what the difference between "Ineligible for series points" and "not eligible for series points" is? ~ GB fan 16:03, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * My guess is that one of those should say "Season still in progress." --Bcschneider53 (talk) 16:04, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * would be correct. This is what happens when I'm not fully observant of what I'm readding (though it made me wonder why it was even missing in the first place).  Zappa  24  Mati   00:49, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

UCSF project
Hi! I am currently revamping the UCSF project. I created lots of pages and added a lot of content, but there is so much still to do. I saw that you are part of the SFBA task force, so I thought you might be interested and I wanted to invite you to collaborate once more. In particular, we need to add content, do maintenance, and we really would benefit from pictures, so if you are in SF and could help that would be great. Thanks!Eccekevin (talk) 15:13, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update: General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:33, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The new page backlog is currently at 16,991 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a a day.
 * has created a NPP browser in WMF Labs that allows you to search new unreviewed pages using keywords and categories.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation Community Tech team is working with the community to implement the autoconfirmed article creation trial. The trial is currently set to start on 7 September 2017, pending final approval of the technical features.
 * Please remember to focus on the quality of review: correct tagging of articles and not tagbombing are important. Searching for potential copyright violations is also important, and it can be aided by Earwig's Copyvio Detector, which can be added to your toolbar for ease of use with this user script.
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WikiCup 2017 September newsletter
Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best man (or woman) win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 06:25, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Ready to move this?
User:ZappaOMati/2002 Aaron's 312 at Talladega. Seems notable enough given the large wreck and has enough substance for Start-Class. It's been sitting in userspace forever; I think it can be taken to mainspace but I wanted to check with you first. --Bcschneider53 (talk) 01:11, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I forgot I had that page written up. It's still pretty small (at least the Qualifying section is) in my opinion, though if you want to help expand it a little more or move it into article space, I won't have any objections.  Zappa  ⚡  Mati   01:35, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Key text
Hello Justin. I saw you altered the size of the key we use on Nascar results. Personally, I think we should keep the text size at 85%. With the Nascar results only at 75% I think it matches better than the 100% size. The F1 result key is at 100% but the table size is also bigger at 90%. Let me know what you think. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 18:40, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't mind either way. I just followed what edits were made to Jeff Gordon's results table, saw someone removed the text size of the key, and thought I'd follow accordingly. I'll change it back.  Zappa  ⚡  Mati   00:38, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update: General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:16, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The new page backlog is currently at 14304 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a day.
 * Currently there are 532 pages in the backlog that were created by non-autoconfirmed users before WP:ACTRIAL. The NPP project is undertaking a drive to clear these pages from the backlog before they hit the 90 day Google index point. Please consider reviewing a few today!
 * The Wikimedia Foundation is currently working on creating a new filter for page curation that will allow new page patrollers to filter by extended confirmed status. For more information see: 
 * On 14 September 2017 the English Wikipedia began the autoconfirmed article creation trial. For a six month period, creation of articles in the mainspace of the English Wikipedia will be restricted to users with autoconfirmed status. New users who attempt article creation will now be redirected to a newly designed landing page.
 * Before clicking on a reference or external link while reviewing a page, please be careful that the site looks trustworthy. If you have a question about the safety of clicking on a link, it is better not to click on it.
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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2017
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New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update: General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:47, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * The new page backlog is currently at 12,878 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a day.
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Halloween cheer!


Happy Halloween!

Hello ZappaOMati: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!   –  North America1000 14:57, 25 October 2017 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 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 two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
 * Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
 * Featured List – and  both produced 2 FLs in R2
 * Featured Pictures – improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year.
 * Featured Topic – has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
 * Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
 * Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
 * In The News – had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
 * Good Article Review – completed 31 GARs in R1.

Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.

Regarding the prize vouchers - please send  an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 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 MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:42, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Jesse Iwuji
The article looks good...perhaps even GAN good. I'd nominate it myself, but I wanted you to have the opportunity if you wanted, since you created the article and even met him at Sonoma this year. I don't know how much experience you have at GAN (I can recall at least one nomination), but I wanted to let you know that I think the article certainly has the substance to pass a review as it currently stands. --Bcschneider53 (talk) 18:04, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you feel that way about it. I might take it to GAN eventually, but I feel like it could be expanded a bit more since it seems a bit short to be a GA in my opinion.  Zappa  ⚡  Mati   02:00, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Fair enough; Iwuji is still active so there will likely be additions to be made in the near future. (I wouldn't be concerned about length though; I inquired about the length of this game show article over at the GAN talk page and was told that if it met the criteria, it wouldn't be an issue.) --Bcschneider53 (talk) 02:08, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018
So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? , and. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Rollback
I was just going to leave a quick "thanks" message for simply making edits that I don't have to bother checking. Instead, I decided to check your user rights and noticed that you don't have rollback, which surprised me. I've corrected that, so you'll be able to fight vandalism better in the future. Anyway, to my original point... thanks. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 03:14, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I never bothered to get more rights after autopatrolled even though I know the perks of the others. Nevertheless, I appreciate it!  Zappa  ⚡  Mati   04:39, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

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New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Outreach and Invitations:
 * The new page backlog is currently at 12713 pages. Please consider reviewing even just a few pages each day! If everyone helps out, it will really put a dent in the backlog.
 * Currently the backlog stretches back to March and some pages in the backlog have passed the 90 day Google index point. Please consider reviewing some of them!
 * If you know other editors with a good understanding of Wikipedia policy, invite them to join NPP by dropping the invitation template on their talk page with: . Adding more qualified reviewers will help with keeping the backlog manageable.

New Year New Page Review Drive
 * A backlog drive is planned for the start of the year, beginning on January 1st and running until the end of the month. Unique prizes will be given in tiers for both the total number of reviews made, as well as the longest 'streak' maintained.
 * Note: quality reviewing is extremely important, please do not sacrifice quality for quantity.

General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. —  TonyBallioni (talk) 20:27, 12 December 2017 (UTC) 
 * ACTRIAL has resulted in a significant increase in the quality of new submissions, with noticeably fewer CSD, PROD, and BLPPROD candidates in the new page feed. However, the majority of the backlog still dates back to before ACTRIAL started, so consider reviewing articles from the middle or back of the backlog.
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Relief drivers in the results tables
A couple of years ago, we [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jahn1234567890#Should_there_be_a_way_to_note_relief_drivers_in_the_results_tables? had a discussion about this] that didn't result in anything. Since beginning the 2007 AT&T 250 race report, the subject for me has come up again. Since we note drivers who qualified for other drivers, should there be a way to note when a driver relieved a different driver who started the race (e.g. Hamlin for Almirola)? --Bcschneider53 (talk) 18:15, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hmm, tough to say. On one hand, it'd make sense to denote it in the original driver's table, but doing so for the replacement would probably be too confusing. Remember when Dale Jr. replaced Kyle Busch in the No. 5 midrace at Texas in 2007 after he had crashed out? It could work to say Dale replaced Kyle in Kyle's table, but to me, it's not as practical if we try to do the same for Dale's table. Zappa⚡Mati 05:00, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Here's what I'm proposing for a driver like Dale Jr.:
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=45| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! 36 ! MENCC ! Pts ! rowspan=2| 2007 ! Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ! 8 ! Chevy ! rowspan=2| 16th ! rowspan=2| 3929 ! Hendrick Motorsports ! 5 ! Chevy
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 32
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL 40
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS 11
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL 14
 * style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI 7
 * style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR 5
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX 36
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO 19
 * style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL 7
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH 13
 * style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR 8
 * style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT 8
 * style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV 22
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC 12
 * style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 5
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON 13
 * style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA 4
 * style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY 36
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI 19
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IND 34
 * style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC 2
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN 42
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH 12
 * style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI 5
 * style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL 5
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH 30
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA 16
 * style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV 3
 * style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN 10
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 40
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT 19
 * style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR 23
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 25
 * style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX 14
 * style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO 43
 * style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM 36
 * colspan=6|
 * style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TEX RL †
 * colspan=29|
 * colspan=42| † - Relieved Kyle Busch
 * }
 * }


 * How would you suggest noting it in Busch's table? Maybe it's just because it's after midnight here in the East and I can't think at 100%, but I'm having a hard time envisioning the best way to note it for the driver who was relived... --Bcschneider53 (talk) 05:10, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Might just be a personal gripe for me, but I'm not too much of a fan of creating an entirely separate row for a one-off relief role. In Busch's case, I was thinking something like this:


 * Since the original driver still gets points and is given the result, it would still look like a routine race update for that driver, but would still denote the driver change. <b style="color: blue;">Zappa</b><b style="color: #FFD700;">⚡</b><b style="color: red;">Mati</b> 05:16, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I see your point, but the consistency voice in me tells me that if we do it for drivers replaced after qualifying, there should be something when a driver is replaced mid-race. (Hamlin's case is particularly notable because he "won" the race, yet his results table displays absolutely nothing in the Milwaukee cell of the table.) I do like the way you've noted in in Busch's table though.
 * Also, props to you for thinking of only using the 2007 part of the table to make your proposal. My apologies for adding so many bytes to your talk page lol. --Bcschneider53 (talk) 05:25, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Seasons' Greetings
...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 16:28, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

New Years new page backlog drive
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Announcing the NPP New Year Backlog Drive!

We have done amazing work so far in December to reduce the New Pages Feed backlog by over 3000 articles! Now is the time to capitalise on our momentum and help eliminate the backlog!

The backlog drive will begin on January 1st and run until January 29th. Prize tiers and other info can be found HERE.

Awards will be given in tiers in two categories:


 * The total number of reviews completed for the month.
 * The minimum weekly total maintained for all four weeks of the backlog drive.

NOTE: It is extremely important that we focus on quality reviewing. Despite our goal of reducing the backlog as much as possible, please do not rush while reviewing.

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