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Excuse me for answering so late, my schedule extremely cramped, but I don't quite understand your question, Niner.--TwilightHelryx00:55, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Sandwich of Exceptional Excellence
Sandwich of Exceptional Excellence
I award this Sandwich of Exceptional Excellence to Twilight Helryx for having the 'good taste' to nominate two of my Featured Articles to go on the main page. Hehehe, Casliber (talk·contribs) 03:50, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
That should be ok. How much time do you need? I'll be out of town on business from March 7-14, myself, so I can take another look at it once I get back on the 15th? WTF? (talk) 16:21, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
1,800
1,800
Jakkinx hereby uses his 1,800th edit to leave a note on Twilight Helryx's talk page.
I am definetly returning from retirement in the summer, and have been doing some work on my pages in preparation, and I thought you might like this.-The Untamed Beast08:16, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
Alright! Unfortunately, I've just started college today (my university's got a summer session) and will be unable to come up here frequently. But please let me know when you're ready to begin you lessons; just let me know what you want to learn. =) --TwilightHelryx00:55, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 February newsletter
Round one is over, and round two has begun! Congratulations to the 64 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our first round. A special well done goes to Sasata (submissions), our round one winner (1010 points), and to Hunter Kahn (submissions) and TonyTheTiger (submissions), who were second and third respectively (640 points/605 points). Sasata was awarded the most points for both good articles (300 points) and featured articles (600 points), and TonyTheTiger was awarded the most for featured topics (225 points), while Hunter Kahn claimed the most for good topics (70). Staxringold (submissions) claimed the most featured lists (240 points) and featured pictures (35 points), Geschichte (submissions) claimed the most for Did you know? entries (490 points), Jujutacular (submissions) claimed the most for featured sounds (70 points) and Candlewicke (submissions) claimed the most for In the news entries (40 points). No one claimed a featured portal or valued picture.
Credits awarded after the end of round one but before round two may be claimed in round two, but remember the rule that content must have been worked on in some significant way during 2010 by you for you to claim points. The groups for round two will be placed up shortly, and the submissions' pages will be blanked. This round will continue until 28 April, when the top two users from each group, as well as 16 wildcards, will progress to round three. 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; thank you to all doing this last round, and particularly to those helping at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:56, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
2,000 Edits
2,000
Jakkinx hereby uses his 2,000th edit to leave a note on Twilight Helryx's talk page.
Any progress on this article? I see that the last edit was on March 2. I think the deadlinks issue has been resolved, but I am still concerned about the broadness issue (criterion #3). Specifically:
Based on the Wikiproject Films Style Guide, the article appears mostly complete. What is missing is some discussion on themes, or "unifying or dominant ideas and motifs in a film's elements (such as plot, dialogue, photography, and sound) conveying a position or message about life, society, and human nature."
Let me know if this can be finished soon. GA on hold status is intended to be wrapped up within about 2-3 weeks. Thanks! WTF? (talk) 02:40, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
Ai! Sorry, my wikibreak has gotten a lot more limiting lately. I won't really be free until the summer, but I hope to get some editing in. I really hope this doesn't fail; waiting for a review was extremely painful. I'll try, but I hope this doesn't fail if I fail to finish. D= --TwilightHelryx03:38, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
Just a question, how can I change fonts, colors and other things on my sign-offs to my edits? Or create my own userboxes rather than stealing others? And yes, I have returned to wikipedia.
--SpringfieldHighWildcats (talk) 20:25, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
I'll get to you later, if that's all right. Sorry, I'm kind of stuck in wikibreak at the moment. Anyway, great to have you back, SHW. =)--TwilightHelryx23:47, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
Alright, Springfield, I'm finally (sorta) back. For how to change your signature, check out this page. For how to make a userbox, look here. If you still need any more help, please feel free to ask. And remember, try not to spend too much time on these. Have fun!--TwilightHelryx16:52, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, I finally nailed this one, but I'm pretty busy so it did take me a long time to get to this. But thanks for your help!
--: SHWildcats 00:24, 17 August 2010
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Now I am complete. Thank you so very much. --: SHWildcats 01:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 March newsletter
We're half way through round two, and everything is running smoothly. Hunter Kahn (submissions) leads overall with 650 points this round, and heads pool B. TonyTheTiger (submissions) currently leads pool C, dubbed the "Group of Death", which has a only a single contestant yet to score this round (the fewest of any group), as well five contestants over 100 points (the most). With a month still to go, as well as 16 wildcard places, everything is still to play for. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Although unrelated to the WikiCup, April sees a Good Article Nominations backlog elimination drive, formulated as a friendly competition with small awards, as the Cup is. Several WikiCup contestants and judges have already signed up, but regular reviewers and those who hope to do more reviewing are more than welcome to join at the drive page. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox, iMatthew and The ed17
Delivered by JCbot (talk) 22:24, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
TSS original airing
Hey, I was wondering how I ought to handle a discussion about what to put as the original airing for The Secret Saturdays. Since the show has not had new episodes ordered and even if new episodes were ordered there would be more than a year from now until their airing should it be listed as having ended on January 30, 2010? Or should it still be shown as airing in the Present because an official cancellation has not yet been announced by Cartoon Network? Do you know how this has been handled on other shows with similar situations?
Thank you. In the meantime, at the suggestion of [User:Aussie Legend] I have elected to let the matter slide and leave it as showing the show to be ongoing, until January 30, 2011 when the show will have been in limbo for a year. He is involved on other TV show wiki pages and so seemed to be quite reliable as a guide.
Round two is over, and we are down to our final 32. For anyone interested in the final standings (though not arranged by group) this page has been compiled. Congratulations to Hunter Kahn (submissions), our clear overall round winner, and to ThinkBlue (submissions) and Arsenikk (submissions), who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Judge iMatthew has retired from Wikipedia, and we wish him the best. The competition has been ticking over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. A special thank you goes to participants Stone (submissions) and White Shadows (submissions) for their help in preparing for round three. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed1717:40, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Unity-Duty-Destiny.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. TorriTorri(talk/contribs) 18:43, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Heh, I've been in wiki-limbo the past few months. =P I was wondering who the heck this guy is and if I'm being stalked when I noticed Jakkinx mentioning your new name. I looked at your page (which I didn't know was yours) and vaguely thought it looked familiar. But it isn't until I typed in your old name in the search before I realized that I just gave you the text "blank stare"! Anyway, I'm sort of back (just started college today; my university has a summer session =3). My schedule's still cramped so I won't be editing very frequently. Just need to do some catching up. Later!--TwilightHelryx01:59, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
Wow....just wow. You are older than me :( (Do you have a license yet?) Anyway, I thought that you had known about my name change! Oh well. In other news, check the WP:CUP, you'll notice that I'm still in it and I came in 5th place in round 2!--White Shadowsyou're breaking up02:06, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
To be honest, I graduated a little early (Hint: I will be eligible to vote in the next presidential election) so based on some things I've made out about you in the past, I'm either the same age as you or somewhat older. ;) And...Congrats on the Wikicup! I'll still be rooting for you. Cheers!--TwilightHelryx02:13, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
For the safety of both of us, I will not guess your age nor say any dates/years/ages but we are likely the same age but you may be a year or two older (I'm a Junior in HS as of this fall) and I can (and will) vote in the next US presidential election. Thanks for the rooting! I sure hope that I make it to the end! Goodnight :)--White Shadowsyou're breaking up
WikiCup 2010 May newsletter
We are half way through round 3, with a little under a month to go. The current overall leader is Sasata (submissions), who has 570 points. He leads pool C. Pools A, B and D are led by Hunter Kahn (submissions), Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) and White Shadows (submissions) respectively. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Two of last year's final 8, Theleftorium (submissions) and Scorpion0422 (submissions), have dropped out of the competition, saying they would rather their place went to someone who will have more time on their hands than them next round. On a related note, a special thank you goes to White Shadows (submissions) for his help behind the scenes once again. There is currently a problem with the poster, perhaps caused by the new skin- take a look at this discussion and see if you can help. The competition has continued to tick over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. Good luck to all! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed1720:55, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey Twilight
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I'm less active on here as I thought I would be originally, but I think I got the hang of things enough to say I no longer need to be under your tutelage. Thank you for all the help, I appreciate it!
WalkGood,
MαЯκи951 (talk) 01:20, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 June newsletter
We're half way through 2010, and the end of the WikiCup is in sight! Round 3 is over, and we're down to our final 16. Our pool winners were Ian Rose (submissions) (A), Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (B, and the round's overall leader), ThinkBlue (submissions) (C) Casliber (submissions) and TonyTheTiger (submissions) (D, joint), but, with the scores reset, everything is to play for in our last pooled round. The pools will be up before midnight tonight, and have been selected randomly by J Milburn. This will be the toughest round yet, and so, as ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Though unaffiliated with the WikiCup, July sees the third Great Wikipedia Dramaout- a project with not dissimilar goals to the WikiCup. Everyone is welcome to take part and do their bit to contribute to the encyclopedia itself.
If you're interested in the scores for the last round of the Cup, please take a look at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/Round 3 and Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/Full/Round 3. Our thanks go to Stone (submissions) for compiling these. As was predicted, Group C ended up the "Group of Death", with 670 points required for second place, and, therefore, automatic promotion. This round will probably be even tougher- again, the top two from each of the two groups will make it through, while the twelve remaining participants will compete for four wildcard places- good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17
WikiCup 2010 July newsletter
We are half-way through our penultimate round, and nothing is yet certain. Pool A, currently led by Sasata (submissions) has ended up the more competitive, with three contestants (Sasata (submissions), Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) and TonyTheTiger (submissions)) scoring over 500 points already. Pool B is led by Casliber (submissions), who has also scored well over 500. The top two from each pool, as well as the next four highest scorers regardless of pool, will make it through to our final eight. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Planning has begun for the 2011 WikiCup, with open discussions concerning scoring and flags for next year's competition. Contributions to those discussions would be appreciated, especially concerning the flags, as next year's signups cannot begin until the flag issue has been resolved. Signups will hopefully open at some point in this round, with discussion about possible changing in the scoring/process opening some time afterwards.
Earlier this round, we said goodbye to Hunter Kahn (submissions), who has bowed out to spend more time on the book he is authoring with his wife. We wish him all the best. In other news, the start of this round also saw some WikiCup awards sent out by Suomi Finland 2009 (submissions). We appreciate his enthusiasm, and contestants are of course welcome to award each other prizes as they see fit, but rest assured that we will be sending out "official" awards at the end of the competition. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed1722:52, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, Shadow. =) Still juggling my wiki-life with my real life, but hopefully I can edit life old times until I have to head back to class again. Sorry about your RFA. D= I know you'll get it someday, when people think you've done enough to prove yourself and can let the past go. ;) --TwilightHelryx02:47, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Pool B's winner was Casliber (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology.
Pool A's close second was Sasata (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology.
Pool B's close second was ThinkBlue (submissions). Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
The second wildcard was White Shadows (submissions). Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats.
The third wildcard was Staxringold (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock.
The fourth wildcard was William S. Saturn (submissions). Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.
We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. Geschichte (submissions) only just missed out on a place in the final eight. Resolute (submissions) was not far behind. Candlewicke (submissions) was awarded top points for in the news this round. Gary King (submissions) contributed a variety of did you know articles. Suomi Finland 2009 (submissions) said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. Arsenikk (submissions) did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to Ian Rose (submissions), who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to Stone (submissions) for these.
Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed1723:17, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. TonyTheTiger (submissions) leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by Sasata (submissions) with 1175 points. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Wilhelmina Will has given you some caramel and a candy apple! Caramel and candy-coated apples are fun Halloween treats, and promote WikiLove on Halloween. Hopefully these have made your Halloween (and the proceeding days) much sweeter. Happy Halloween!
The 2010 WikiCup is over! It has been a long journey, but what has been achieved is impressive: combined, participants have produced over seventy featured articles, over five hundred good articles, over fifty featured lists, over one thousand one hundred "did you know" entries, in addition to various other pieces of recognised content. A full list (which has yet to be updated to reflect the scores in the final round) can be found here. Perhaps more importantly, we have our winner! The 2010 WikiCup champion is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), with an unbelievable 4220 points in the final round. Second place goes to TonyTheTiger (submissions), with 2260, and third to Casliber (submissions), with 560. Congratulations to our other four finalists – White Shadows (submissions), William S. Saturn (submissions), Staxringold (submissions) and ThinkBlue (submissions). Also, congratulations to Sasata (submissions), who withdrew from the competition with an impressive 2685 points earlier in this round.
Prizes will also be going to those who claimed the most points for different types of content in a single round. It was decided that the prizes would be awarded for those with the highest in a round, rather than overall, so that the finalists did not have an unfair advantage. Winning the featured article prize is Casliber (submissions), for five featured articles in round 4. Winning the good article prize is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), for eighty-one good articles in round 5. Winning the featured list prize is Staxringold (submissions), for six featured lists in round 1. Winning the picture and sound award is Jujutacular (submissions), for four featured pictures in round 3. Winning the topic award is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), for forty-seven articles in various good topics in round 5. Winning the "did you know" award is TonyTheTiger (submissions), for over one hundred did you knows is round 5. Finally, winning the in the news award is Candlewicke (submissions), for nineteen articles in the news in round three.
The WikiCup has faced criticism in the last month – hopefully, we will take something positive from it and create a better contest for next year. Like Wikipedia itself, the Cup is a work in progress, and ideas for how it should work are more than welcome on the WikiCup talk page and on the scoring talk page. Also, people are more than welcome to sign up for next year's competition on the signup page. Well done and thank you to everyone involved – the Cup has been a pleasure to run, and we, as judges, have been proud to be a part of it. We hope that next year, however the Cup is working, and whoever is running it, it will be back, stronger and more popular than ever. Until then, goodbye and happy editing! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed1703:13, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
Edit warring with a bot doesn't do anything productive
Bots are stupid and do exactly what they're told to do. I tell it what to do, therefore I am also stupid. Thankfully, I am slightly less stupid than the bot so I will try to get to the bottom of this. harej00:03, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
You appear to have figured out the cause, so it's now the bot's fault. Basically, to save time, the bot caches some information. It had transcribed the whole spiel to be your signature and stored it in a database. I've updated it in the database now. harej00:08, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions with User:Jade Harley. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.
