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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of several of Godot13's quality submissions during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader Australia Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

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Request for AN

I request to gain permission in WP:AN to either repeal my ban...and if doesn't work, to request to be site-banned completely. I have taken a break. and i'm still willing to voice the outcome.Lucia Black (talk) 02:44, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi Lucia. I honestly have not followed the developments on AN regarding your topic ban [there was a thread in January?]. I seem to recall that editors wanted to see you demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively with fellow editors in another topic area before returning to Japanese video games ... is that correct? Have you done so? If so, I would say you may start a new thread on AN explaining that progress and asking for the ban to be rescinded. Go Phightins! 03:35, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
I really wish someone did care enough, or at least really wanted to rectify the issue. But let me clarify that no, it was not in January that i'm aware of. It was much earlier. And the ban encompasses far more so "Japanese video games" it encompasses "all" Japanese culture. (books, movies, animation, i'm even afraid to go in Japanese history aswell) So its definitely more broader (which trust me, its a large chunk of media).
I'm still lacking in ambition and motivation to edit (in general, not just in my preferred editing), i have looked into several topic outside the ban in the past, all while still focusing on life. Even after taking a break (as suggested by others) in attempts to see other people's view and calmed down, i cannot even for the slightest bit agree with the situation when i do attempt to edit elsewhere. (which may i reiterate the ban is not based on Japanese media at all).
Which is why i am requesting to reconsider, or at least modify it. And if not, i'll simply request for a legitimate site ban. Which i hope i'm not banned from at least requesting that. There has to be some leeway where they can work with an editor. otherwise my only option at this point is requesting for FULL investigation of the matter. Because i'm tired of people making me look 100 times worst than what it really is. And i have to submit to these accusations time and time again, never getting rectified. and trust me when i say, if i submit this one time, just like the previous time, it will NOT rectify the previous inflated history...i want it to be clean, a completely, clean or at least judge the situation for what it really is NOT for what people have inflated it to be. Lucia Black (talk) 05:54, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
a response would be greatly appreciated. Lucia Black (talk) 04:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) I would recommend you to make at least 1,000 contribution in those articles that have got nothing to do with these restrictions. OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 05:46, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
Lucia, I am just shooting from the hip here, and have no idea if I could gain consensus from this, but would you be amenable to reducing the scope of the topic ban solely to video games [the root of the controversy?], coupled with a one-way interaction ban with some of the editors who objected to your prior work for a trial period during which you could demonstrate your ability to productively edit articles on other types of Japanese media? Thereafter, perhaps we could remove the ban entirely if you work well during the trial? Go Phightins! 12:12, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
Yes, that actually work greatly in my favor to prove that i actually am a productive editor. Lucia Black (talk) 20:27, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Ret. Prof.

Um, you might want to look at the number of recent edits he has made, and his previous history. FWIW, he seems to maybe be personally notable in himself, maybe, given the content of his user talk page and the possibility that the destruction of his church in South Africa may have gotten some coverage at the time, but I think this might be one of the few editors I know of out there who are avoiding the possibility of ANI topic or site bans by the narrowest of margins for various forms of POV pushing. John Carter (talk) 15:41, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

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(talk page stalker)  Fixed Bob305 (talk) 10:05, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Eddy Awards

We are getting more and more editors that are participating during the seconding process.....which (as Martha Stewart would say)) is a very "good thing". As you probably noticed I am starting to include comments made during seconding and showing them on the Accepted Page (The Q). Two things: 1)We should try to incorporate these comments into the nomination. I doubt that the nominator would mind ...but to forgo any comments of "popularity contest" we should probably mention that on the Nomination Pages omewhere that the nomination may be altered, changed or added to based on the discretion of the "WER clerks". Done I can make the integration before hand or you can do it the day of awarding. Up to you! 2)What do you think?...should we mention those that seconded when we dispense the award? It adds more work but it widens the circle of active participants in the "retaining of Editors" process. . Buster Seven Talk 15:39, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Hmm. Yeah, certainly a good problem. I am okay with the solution you described. Why don't you keep doing what you're doing as far as adding seconds and thirds and such to the accepted page, and I will integrate them when awarding? Go Phightins! 21:51, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Freddy Galvis

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Your GA nomination of Freddy Galvis

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Nice job! Bob305 (talk) 19:49, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Today's articles for improvement

  • Hello Go Phightins!:
Please consider participating in this week's vote for TAFI's upcoming Week 17 collaboration. Last week's voting did not receive many participants. Thanks for your consideration. North America1000 15:39, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated. Contaldo80 (talk) 09:44, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Color graphics for Infobox college football player

3-pixel accent with white text
Penn State Nittany Lions

Phightins, here's a sneak peel at how the revamped infobox is going: Template:Infobox college football player/testcases#Joe Cool (typical example). What do you think of the colors, graphics, and layout and design? In particular, how do you like the "college varsity stripe graphics?" Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 17:19, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

I think overall it looks good; could go either way on the stripes -- the yellow ones for UCLA pop a little too much, perhaps, but white for PSU might be cool. Go Phightins! 19:14, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
GP, the graphics all follow the traditional pattern of college varsity stripes used on helmets and/or the sides of uniforms. The trick was to employ both team colors in a tasteful manner, but also to maintain maximum contrast between the colors of the section header text and the background color bars. More often than not, that means the best text color is white, and we use the second (lighter) team color as an accent. It is unfortunate, but not every university was so fortunate to chose the mack-daddy team colors navy blue and white of the Nittany Lions! Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 20:14, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Just an observation

I noticed that you may or may not would want to update your info here[1].UCO2009bluejay (talk) 02:12, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

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Re: DYK question

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DYK for Odubel Herrera

Thanks for your help Victuallers (talk) 12:04, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

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2014 Philadelphia Phillies season

Notwithstanding that subtle crack at the end, thank you very much for making my writing more concise and fixing errors I never would have noticed. It is greatly appreciated, Miniapolis. And get out the brooms, the Phils are going for a sweep today! Go Phightins! 12:27, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Invitation

I'd like to invite you to join the WikiProject R&B and Soul Music. We are currently on demand for new members, the project was dying, but with your help we can revive it and make it one of the best WikiProjects. Make me sure that you'll think about this and remember cooperative works can do amazing things. Regards Dfrr (talk) 21:11, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

Request

Since you're an admin...Can you please move José Urena‎ to José Ureña?--Yankees10 23:53, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

Done. Per WP:COMMONNAME, I assume? Go Phightins! 00:59, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
Thanks.--Yankees10 01:04, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

2015 Cubs season article

Since no one else seems to be doing the game by game additions to the Stats (batting and Pitching) I guess I will start to do them. Any suggestions on the best way or someone to ask for guidance? I stated to do this for the Chgo Bulls in 2011 or 2012 and did it most of the year till some young whipper-snapper came along and fired me just before the play-offs. Now....a skeptic might say that will not happen at the cubs article because the Cubs will not make it to the playoffs!!!! O, ye of little faith. . Buster Seven Talk 19:33, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I usually update the Phillies statistics (2015 season page and pitcher's individual pages) the morning after the game. I just open the MLB page and for the team information and then click through their pages for the pitcher's statistics. I choose the morning after because (1) somebody else may do it (i.e. "some young whipper-snapper") and I won't have to, and (2) the stats on the MLB sites for the individual pitchers are not always up-to-date right as the game ends. Bob305 (talk) 19:48, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
Hey guys, on the Dodgers season page I only update the season statistics once a week (either sunday night or monday morning).. every day is way too much work and once a week seems to be the best way to go for me... Just remember to add a "updated as of..." tag to the section however you do it. Spanneraol (talk) 19:55, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
Well, I was going to direct you to either of these two guys, and they came without me having to do so :-) They do it more than I do, Buster, so I would take their advice. Don't you just hate young whipper snappers! Thanks Spanner and Bob! Go Phightins! 10:39, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Thanks Guys! I think the weekly edit is the way to go. Who knows, maybe some young whippeer-snapper will show up, do the editing, and I'll be out of a job before I even start it. When I did the Bulls stats, I would go to the Official NBA site, copy the stats onto a pencil grid I created to align with the WP display of stats and then I would edit the article accordingly. Is there a better way, taking into consideration that I'm an old geezer with limited technical awareness??? . Buster Seven Talk 13:10, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Little Brown Jug (college football trophy)

Hey, GP. Can you please move Talk:Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry to Talk:Little Brown Jug (college football trophy), so that the talk page title matches the article title that was move pursuant to talk page consensus? Not sure why, but the talk page move was blocked when I moved the article title. Thanks. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 19:41, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

 Done Go Phightins! 20:27, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
Please double-check the article and talk page titles for consistency -- I think they're still one word different. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 21:44, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 Fixed I'm an idiot. Go Phightins! 21:57, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
Nope -- not an idiot. Just moving fast. Thanks, chief. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 22:13, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

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WER suggestions

I've received a couple of emails with some suggestions for minor improvements to the EotW process. Nothing urgent. Ill email you and Isaac and DB later this week or next... . Buster Seven Talk 15:46, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by India The Herald (submissions) during the second round.

The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Belarus Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.

Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Quick heads up

MelanieN just e-mailed to tell that the next recepient fore EotW is up for RfA. Thoughts? . Buster Seven Talk 17:45, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Inclined to award it anyway. Request should be almost over by Sunday ... we can wait until it is to award if we need to, but he was nominated for work as a non-administrator, so I have no issues giving the award. Go Phightins! 19:32, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
I agree. He is this next weeks recepient. I just didn't to bump heads with any former members. As Rozanne Rosannadana would say, "Nevermind!". . Buster Seven Talk 20:09, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Ben. Please see Isaacl's talk page. He is of a different opinion. . Buster Seven Talk 21:17, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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