User talk:NativeForeigner/Archive/Archive-2011


Welcome to the 2011 WikiCup!

Hello, happy new year and welcome to the 2011 WikiCup! Your submissions' page can be found here and instructions of how to update the page can be found here and on the submissions' page itself. From the submissions' page, a bot will update the main scoresheet. Our rules have been very slightly updated from last year; the full rules can be found here. Please remember that you can only receive points for content on which you have done significant work in 2011; nominations of work from last year and "drive-by" nominations will not be awarded points. Signups are going to remain open through January, so if you know of anyone who would like to take part, please direct them to Wikipedia:WikiCup/2011 signups. The judges can be contacted on the WikiCup talk page, on their respective talk pages, or by email. Other than that, we will be in contact at the end of every month with the newsletter. If you want to stop or start receiving newsletters, please remove your name from or add your name to this list. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 12:58, 1 January 2011 (UTC)


Speedy deletion of Template:Fir0002 400

A tag has been placed on Template:Fir0002 400 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. Kelly hi! 01:19, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

User:Xenobot/R#WP:MILHIST

Just wanted to drop in to let you know the above has been languishing for some time... –xenotalk 16:35, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi NativeForeigner, I'd like to thank you for copy editing my article. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:13, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

No problem :) NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 17:55, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Does this mean that I may come straight to you, when I write another article :-)?--Mbz1 (talk) 18:06, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, sure thing, but I'm not that active. I'll get to it as soon as I notice though. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 04:42, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bold7755

no response from a checkuser for some time. Could check this up please.Peaceworld111 (talk) 19:57, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

BLocked the users, the IPs are a wide range, and I'mt not that confident in making rangeblocks. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 01:16, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LVIII, December 2010



To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here. BrownBot (talk) 21:23, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Semi protection for Charles Lindberg

Would you mind Semi protecting the Charles Lindberg article? It seems to get at least daily vandalism from Ip's and I think if it was semi protected it would cut some of that down. All of the main contributors to the article have been around for a while so theres no problem with that. --Kumioko (talk) 06:14, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

I"m somewhat in agreeance with you, but I don't want to wheel war with HJ mitchell :P. If you think it should be done just bring it up on his talk page. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 03:58, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
lol, no problem. --Kumioko (talk) 04:00, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Re:SCII Collab

Sorry for the delay, completely forgot about your message! Due to off-wiki stuff, I'm just not very active around here any more, and probably won't be for months, beyond minor stuff and trying to get my current FAC through. That said, I'd like to chip in now and then with the article, but I can't get too involved with all the wetwork of properly building the article, I simply don't have the time anymore. -- Sabre (talk) 12:11, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

No prob. I might ask a question or two, seeing as I havne't written an FA yet, but thanks for the headsup. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 01:13, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Okay, about this collab, what is the article missing, content-wise? Especially in the development section? I have done little to no research on SC2 development so I don't know what's out there that isn't yet in the article. That's probably going to be the biggest hurdle if you want to get the article to GA or even FA. Gary King (talk · scripts) 02:22, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

There probably isn't much more out there on development, though, since Blizzard is usually more secretive about that than most companies (along with Valve). Gary King (talk · scripts) 04:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
They gave out a DVD with the collector's edition: whether that is reliable is yet to be seen. :/ NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 05:45, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Interesting. I shall look into this. Gary King (talk · scripts) 06:09, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
I can get it from my cousin who works at blizzard, if this is required. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 06:12, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Here's all that I have so far, for "Development". For the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty article, could you work on the Gameplay, Synopsis, and Professional competition sections, and I'll do the Development, Release, and Reception sections? Gary King (talk · scripts) 21:33, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Sure, I'm busy but I'll start work. WIll have to inquire a fair bit: have never written a VG GA. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 05:51, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
For Gameplay, just keep in mind that you're trying to explain how to play the game to someone who has never played it before, nor are they familiar with the RTS genre. In Synopsis, Background could maybe be shortened a bit since a lot of the in-universe stuff doesn't make sense to people who are unfamiliar with the story. The Plot section is already impressively short, so it probably just needs a bit of tweaking. I'm giving you the "Professional competition" section mainly because you're more familiar with it than I am. The Gameplay and Synopsis section can be based off of the ones from the StarCraft article, which is in pretty good shape since it's an FA already. Gary King (talk · scripts) 06:09, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Sure thing. I'll need to talk to some korean friends: most of the reliable sources in terms of professional competition are in korean :( NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 18:28, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Also, the Gameplay section can use primarily the game's guide or a strategy guide as a source; you don't need to use IGN or anything like that. And the Plot can remain unreferenced, since we're using the work itself as the source; although you can add the game as a reference with {{cite video game}} if you'd like. Gary King (talk · scripts) 19:06, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

The notice at Template:Editnotices/Page/StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty seems unnecessary now; I think it should be removed. What do you think? It's now become a bit of a nuisance when opening an edit page on the article, since the article is not heavily edited anymore. Gary King (talk · scripts) 23:06, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Disambiguation

Hi. I've never made a disambiguation page before. You probably know more about them than I do, so I thought I'd ask your opinion on making one for Angelfire. I've recently created the Angelfire (novel series) article, so I'm wondering if it's time to collect all the different pages that use this title. -- James26 (talk) 18:07, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I think that there are enough articles to justify a disambiguation page, so I've created it. Cheers. Gary King (talk · scripts) 02:20, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Answer is no, I have little experience, and thanks tps. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 03:30, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 January newsletter

We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions), who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to Greece Yellow Evan (submissions), who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions), who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and United Kingdom Jarry1250 (submissions) who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round two is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 22:39, 31 January 2011 (UTC)


Excuse me, sir.

Excuse me, sir. Sorry, we don't understand for your opinion in Korean wikipedia. If you can write English, I am able to help you and open to an offer. Thank you.

실례합니다. 한국어판 위키백과에 남겨주신 의견은 이해하기가 무척 힘이 듭니다. 만약에, 영어로 말씀해주신다면, 도와드릴 용의가 있습니다. 감사합니다. --Idh0854 (talk) 18:03, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Appreciated. What criteria do you look for in administrators on the korean wikipedia? What kind of experience do you look for in a candidate? How have standards changed over time? NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 01:08, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
Umm, is your question mean that "standards of administrators in Korean wikipedia"? If it is true, I can answer it. According to Wikipedia:Administrator election, candidate is need to more than 90 days of registration of account, more than 1,000 of contribution. And poll is two weeks. There’s little else..(Official rule is no longer exists. (And this is quite the same other wikipedia.)) Thank you. --Idh0854 (talk) 06:04, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I'm asking about what the users expect. How many edits/time spent do most administrators have when being elected? Thanks a ton. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 23:58, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
No special expect of user required. But It takes a lot of "verifiable"(= trusted) contributing to become a administrator. (Lately, one user run for election of administrator, but contribution of the user 'only' make UserBox. So, the user is defeated in an election.;;) Thank you. --Idh0854 (talk) 13:10, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Hi mate

Been a while, I need your assistance. I'm currently dealing with someone who is repeatedly removing content incorrectly, and no matter how I explain it to him that he is wrong, he sticks to the same old arguments, without any standing. I would like to start a discussion regarding his behaviour, where I can set out a summary of his actions, why they're wrong, and my state my desire, that being: the community tell him to recuse himself from the issue from now on, as well as have outside comment from other users regarding their opinion. Could you please direct me to where I could do this? Thanks. 02:32, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Sure, that's fine. One would start a WP:RFC. Although one could also obtain a third opinion. Wikipedia:RFC#Request_comment_through_talk_pages details how to do so. If you need additional assistance give me a ring. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 04:13, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but it's very confusing. Could you please point me in the right direction on how to create an RFC regarding User conduct? Fry1989 (talk) 21:54, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, it is. I've wondered for a long time why they don't simplify it... In any case, if you want to deal with what you see as poor behavior (I somehow misinterpreted to be a content dispute), then filing a Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts would be the best thing to do. That process is much simpler, and I need to leave, but again, any questions and I'll answer them in ~9 hours. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 07:29, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Volume LVIX, January 2011

To stop receiving this newsletter, please list yourself in the appropriate section here. To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. BrownBot (talk) 16:22, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/McKinley campaign poster
An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status
Your image, File:McKinley Prosperity.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Makeemlighter (talk) 20:35, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 February newsletter

So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions) (first, with 487 points) and Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions) (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. Scotland Casliber (submissions) finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to United Kingdom Jarry1250 (submissions) for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to Bavaria Stone (submissions) for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.

Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.

Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:47, 28 February 2011 (UTC)


Flag of Tibet

So are you going to simply walk off, or actually play a responsible and active role? You have both not followed WP:BRD by not reverting to the previous version (WP:BURDEN lies on the person who instituted the changes in the first place), and, as this dispute involves one user vs. one IP (I am sure Kintetsu would have intervened if he cared, considering he seems to have an obsession of stalking my edits), I believe that full protection is a gross over-reaction. Lastly, if the IP has been watching either the Flag of Tibet talk page or Quigley's talk (I do not know), then it is clear that (s)he does not sincerely care about discussion. Thank you --HXL's Roundtable and Record 13:53, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Err. The issue here is that it 1) was an edit war, 2) Protection policy does not allow semi protection for edit wars. I am not convinced it was purposefully disruptive editing. Sorry for protecting The Wrong Version I have not been around for a while, so sorry for the delayed response. Darn page is unprotected at this point anyways. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 04:13, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Intel Extreme Masters

Hello! Your submission of Intel Extreme Masters at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Pgallert (talk) 19:00, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, I was too fast with my comments. All fine with this submissions. --Pgallert (talk) 08:05, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination

Hello, I noticed that you were listed as one of the admins listed as activly involved in the DYK process. I would like to ask if you could please review my 1st proper nomination as it seems to have been passed over in the search? The nomination was made on the 6th of March and is the one about Big Jock Knew. Thanks. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 10:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Intel Extreme Masters

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:03, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Procedure of file moving/renaming

Hi NativeForeigner, i'm just wondering how to rename the file on Wikipedia. I just got this right of file mover; which i thought would be similar as to rename the article, but its clearly not as i don't find any move option on the file page. It will be very helpful, if you'll explain me the procedure, so that i'd able to do this my new job. Bill william comptonTalk 12:06, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LX, February 2011

To stop receiving this newsletter, please list yourself in the appropriate section here. To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. BrownBot (talk) 22:24, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination (again)

Hello, it's me again. Sorry to bother you but there is something that I would like you to please review. It was posted on 9th of March and hasn't recieved any feedback on the alternate hook placed on there. The page in question is The Avenue. Thank you. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 08:52, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Incivility

You restored and deleted File:Meredith maran blue.jpeg simply to leave a deletion comment referencing me in a request for undeletion. Regarding the log comment, I do not appreciate being called incompetent or you suggesting that I be ignored rather than addressing my rationale. Adrignola (talk) 12:50, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

I appreciate your reply. Welcome to you as a new member of the OTRS team. I've been in there a while handling sister projects emails but only got access to permissions not too long ago. Together, the backlogs will soon disappear. You'll want to request the OTRS-member group be added at Commons at the 'crats noticeboard so that you don't trigger the edit filter when tagging images at Commons. Adrignola (talk) 02:01, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 March newsletter

We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions) with 231 points, who leads Pool H. Poland Piotrus (submissions) (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring.

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round three is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 01:03, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

File:Microsoft Word 2010 Icon.png listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect File:Microsoft Word 2010 Icon.png. Since you had some involvement with the File:Microsoft Word 2010 Icon.png redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Fleet Command (talk) 06:56, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 April newsletter

Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Scotland Casliber (submissions), who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.

This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions) and Assyrian people Nergaal (submissions) who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to Democratic Republic of the Congo Candlewicke (submissions) (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!

Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 19:26, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXI, March 2011

To stop receiving this newsletter, please list yourself in the appropriate section here. To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. BrownBot (talk) 04:18, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi

I've noticed that you're one of the more active members of WikiProject Korea, so here I am! Seeking advice really: I'm currently in an ongoing discussion here in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Koreans#Disclaimer_Discussion, however the problem is that the ip does not (or will not) get that google image search, a forum post, and then a self-published article are not reliable sources. He says to "refute" him on basis of the content (I've avoided that entirely) rather than the reliability. Perhaps you can check it out. He seems to brush me off entirely when I mention that those cannot be used as sources. I think a more authoritative figure like yourself can explain things in a way he'll understand. —KaraKamilia (talk) 04:47, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for looking in on it. I'm rather tired of the constant ad hominems, incivility, and his refusal to understand that the sources he present doesn't explicitly say anything. So it was a relief to see you there and finally break up the tedium. I was really just there since nobody else seemed to respond to him (which I think made him angrier). Not to move my burdens on to you, but I'll trust your decision on this. Cheers. —KaraKamilia (talk) 18:44, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXII, April 2011

To stop receiving this newsletter, please list yourself in the appropriate section here. To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. BrownBot (talk) 23:15, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 May newsletter

We're half way through round 3 of the 2011 WikiCup. There are currently 32 remaining in the competition, but only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Scotland Casliber (submissions), of pool D, is our overall leader with nearly 200 points, while pools A, B and C are led by Texas Racepacket (submissions), Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions) and Saskatchewan Canada Hky (submissions) respectively. The score required to reach the next round is 35, though this will no doubt go up significantly as the round progresses. We have a good number of high scorers, but also a considerable number who are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. Also, an important note concerning nominations at featured article candidates: if you are nominating content for which you intend to claim WikiCup points, please make this clear in the nomination statement so that the FAC director and his delegates are aware of the fact.

A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:33, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXIII, May 2011

To begin or stop receiving this newsletter, please list yourself in the appropriate section here. To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. BrownBot (talk) 23:12, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to the Bacon Challenge 2012

Hello! You have been invited to take part in the Bacon Challenge 2012. In case you don't know or need a refresher, the Bacon Challenge is an annual celebration of bacon on Wikipedia in which editors come together to help create, expand, and improve Wikipedia's coverage of bacon. The event lasts all the way through National Pig Day 2012, giving participants plenty of time to work at their pleasure. In addition to the Bacon Challenge is the Bacon WikiCup 2012, a side event to the Challenge in which all bacon-related contributions done by those participating in the Challenge are submitted and scored by the scorekeeper (me) based on the scoring chart. At the end of the Challenge, the user with the most points in the Bacon WikiCup will win a shiny trophy for their userpage. In addition, the users who score the highest in specific categories (not yet finalized, but the categories include most image uploads, most article creations, most DYK submissions, and more) will win barnstars. Finally, all participants will receive a medal. While the awards are nice, in the end, the important thing is to have fun and enjoy what we're all here for, which is improving Wikipedia.

If you decide to participate, great! You may add your name to the participants list at the main page of the Bacon Challenge 2012, and pick up the userbox for your userpage if you desire. Signing up for the Challenge will also automatically enter you into the Bacon WikiCup. If you don't wish to participate, that's fine too - maybe next year! In the meantime, if you know anyone who might also be interested in participating, feel free to invite them! The Challenge is open to anyone and accepts participants at any time, so feel free to let anyone who might be interested know.

Note that I, the scorekeeper of the Bacon WikiCup, will be on vacation starting on the 18th of June all the way up until the 5th of July. I will have limited access to the internet, so I may or may not be able to score users' contributions during this time. Sorry for any delay in scoring (but since the Challenge lasts for more than half a year, there's no rush, right? (= ).

I'm looking forward to another fun, successful year. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:47, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 June newsletter

We are half way through 2011, and entering the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; the semi-finals are upon us! Points scored in the interim (29/30 June) may be counted towards next round, but please do not update your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. 16 contestants remain, and all have shown dedication to the project to reach this far. Our round leader was Scotland Casliber (submissions) who, among other things, successfully passed three articles through featured article candidates and claimed an impressive 29 articles at Did You Know, scoring 555 points. Casliber led pool D. Pool A was led by Ohio Wizardman (submissions), claiming points for a featured article, a featured list and seven good article reviews, while pool C was led by Norway Eisfbnore (submissions), who claimed for two good articles, ten articles at Did You Know and four good article reviews. They scored 154 and 118 respectively. Pool B was by far our most competitive pool; six of the eight competitors made it through to round 4, with all of them scoring over 100 points. The pool was led by Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), who claimed for, among other things, three featured articles and five good articles. In addition to the four pool leaders, 12 others (the four second places, and the 8 next highest overall) make up our final 16. The lowest scorer who reached round 4 scored 76 points; a significant increase on the 41 needed to reach round 3. Eight of our semi-finalists scored at least twice as much as this.

No points were awarded this round for featured pictures, good topics or In the News, and no points have been awarded in the whole competition for featured topics, featured portals or featured sounds. Instead, the highest percentage of points has come from good articles. Featured articles, despite their high point cost, are low in number, and so, overall, share a comparable number of points with Did You Know, which are high in number but low in cost. A comparatively small but still considerable number of points come from featured lists and good article reviews, rounding out this round's overall scores.

We would again like to thank United Kingdom Jarry1250 (submissions) and Bavaria Stone (submissions) for invaluable background work, as well as all of those helping to provide reviews for the articles listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please do keep using it, and please do help by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup.

Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here, for those interested, though it appears that neither are completely accurate at this time. 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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:37, 30 June 2011 (UTC)


SVGs

When it comes to logos, I always try and shoot for a PDF file that I can find on the official website. I rarely feel comfortable making SVG logos from scratch. I open said PDF file in Inkscape and just remove the elements that are not required. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 01:04, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

D'oh. You told me about the pdf method long long ago. But I forgot >.> Thanks in any case. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 01:20, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXIV, June 2011

To receive this newsletter on your talk page, join the project or sign up here. If you are a member who does not want delivery, please go to this page. BrownBot (talk) 23:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC)


Random question

Why fully protect User:DASHBot/F5? Admins can block a misbehaving bot anyway, so it seems the whole point of having such a page is to allow non-admins to stop a misbehaving bot. Talkback or reply at my talk page, please. Nyttend (talk) 05:37, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Request of bot owner. Your point makes sense, but I think he was just really frustrated at false alarms. Sorry to shunt it off on you, but I frankly do not understand bots terribly well, so discussing it with the bot owner would be the best course of action. You have advance clearance to do whatever makes sense. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 13:57, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter

We are half way through the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; there is less than a month to go before we have our final 8. Our pool leaders are New Zealand Adabow (submissions) (Pool A, 189 points) and Russia PresN (submissions) (Pool B, 165 points). The number of points required to reach the next round is not clear at this time; there are some users who still do not have any recorded points. Please remember to update your submissions' pages promptly. In addition, congratulations to PresN, who scored the first featured topic points in the competition for his work on Thatgamecompany related articles. Most points this round generally have, so far, come from good articles, with only one featured article (White-bellied Sea Eagle, from Scotland Casliber (submissions)) and two featured lists (Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, from PresN and Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, from Another Believer (submissions)). Points for Did You Know and good article reviews round out the scoring. No points have been awarded for In the News, good topics or featured pictures this round, and no points for featured sounds or portals have been awarded in the entire competition. On an unrelated note, preparation will be beginning soon for next year's WikiCup- watch this space!

There is little else to be said beyond the usual. Please list anything you need reviewing on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, so others following the WikiCup can help, and please do help if you can by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup- points are, of course, offered for reviews at GAC. Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here. 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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 11:39, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXV, July 2011

To receive this newsletter on your talk page, join the project or sign up here. If you are a member who does not want delivery, please go to this page. BrownBot (talk) 22:45, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK nominations reviews

Hi Native Foreigner,

I see that your an active reviewer of DYKs, would you mind taking a look at the two below. It would be much appreciated, not to worry if you can't. Thank you.

Kind regards, --Ratio:Scripta · [ Talk ] 18:15, 28 August 2011 (UTC)


WikiCup 2011 July newsletter

The finals are upon us; we're down to the last few. One of the eight remaining contestants will be this year's WikiCup champion! 150 was the score needed to progress to the final; just under double the 76 required to reach round 4, and more than triple the 41 required to reach round 3. Our eight finalists are:

  • Scotland Casliber (submissions), Pool A's winner. Casliber has the highest total score in the competition, with 1528, the bulk of which is made up of 8 featured articles. He has the highest number of total featured articles (8, 1 of which was eligible for double points) and total did you knows (72) of any finalist. Casliber writes mostly on biology, including ornithology, botany and mycology.
  • Russia PresN (submissions), Pool B's winner and the highest scorer this round. PresN is the only finalist who has scored featured topic points, and he has gathered an impressive 330, but most of his points come from his 4 featured articles, one of which scored double. PresN writes mostly on video games and the Hugo Awards.
  • Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), Pool A's runner-up. Hurricanehink's points are mostly from his 30 good articles, more than any other finalist, and he is also the only finalist to score good topic points. Hurricanehink, as his name suggests, writes mostly on meteorology.
  • Ohio Wizardman (submissions), Pool B's runner-up. Wizardman has completed 86 good article reviews, more than any other finalist, but most of his points come from his 2 featured articles. Wizardman writes mostly on American sport, especially baseball.
  • Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions), the "fastest loser" (Pool A). Miyagawa has written 3 featured lists, one of which was awarded double points, more than any other finalist, but he was awarded points mostly for his 68 did you knows. Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, including dogs, military history and sport.
  • Canada Resolute (submissions), the second "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Resolute's points come from his 9 good articles. He writes mostly on Canadian topics, including ice hockey.
  • Greece Yellow Evan (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool A). Most of Evan's points come from his 10 good articles, and he writes mostly on meteorology.
  • Australia Sp33dyphil (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Phil's points come from his 9 good articles, 4 of which (more than any other finalist) were eligible for double points. He writes mostly on aeronautics.

We say goodbye to our seven other semi-finalists, Another Believer (submissions), Poland Piotrus (submissions), United Kingdom Grandiose (submissions), Bavaria Stone (submissions), Norway Eisfbnore (submissions), Saskatchewan Canada Hky (submissions) and Wisconsin MuZemike (submissions). Everyone still in the competition at this stage has done fantastically well, and contributed greatly to Wikipedia. We're on the home straight now, and we will know our winner in two months.

In other news, preparations for next year's competition have begun with a brainstorming thread. Please, feel free to drop by and share any thoughts you have about how the competition should work next year. Sign ups are not yet open, but will be opened in due course. Watch this space. Further, there has been a discussion about the rule whereby those in the WikiCup must delcare their participation when nominating articles at featured article candidates. This has resulted in a bot being created by new featured article delegate Ucucha (talk · contribs). The bot will leave a message on FAC pages if the nominator is a participant in the WikiCup.

A reminder of the rules: any points scored after August 29 may be claimed for the final round, and please remember to update submission pages promptly. 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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:09, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi there,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Balaklava sick 2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on September 4, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-09-04. howcheng {chat} 17:58, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Did you Know help

Hello. I need some help with getting some recognition for article I've created. I would like to have User:KAVEBEAR/Kingdom of Hawaii – Kingdom of Tahiti relations on the did you know page. But I'm not sure how the process works and I'm not sure if the article is worthy of one. Please help. Respond on my talk page because I probably won't check your talk page. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:08, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi NF,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Sea Ice off Baffin Island.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on September 5, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-09-05. howcheng {chat} 01:55, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXVI, August 2011

To receive this newsletter on your talk page, join the project or sign up here. If you are a member who does not want delivery, please go to this page. EdwardsBot (talk) 18:25, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Titan's cross nomination

Hello, NativeForeigner/Archive. I see that you are a member of WP:OMT. I am reminding you that there is a discussion [here] about whther or not to award Bahamut0013, a member of OMt who passsed awsay a short while ago, the Titan's Cross in silver. your opinion will be welcome. Thanks, Buggie111 (talk) 14:03, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Azerbaijani-American

In the past month, I've significantly expanded and improved the article Azerbaijani-American and want to nominate it to DYK. I will continue to expand it in the coming days. Could you help me with this, I've never done it before? Thanks for any help. --Saygi1 (talk) 21:43, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of APpedia

Hi, it is a copy left encyclopedia under a license similar to 'Creative Commons — Attribution', also I can get permission from the editorial team if needed. This is the copy right information page: http://appedia.arc.capn-online.info/pmwiki.php?n=%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C.%E7%89%88%E6%9D%83%E8%AF%B4%E6%98%8E — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23dx5assd (talk • contribs) 06:26, 26 September 2011 (UTC) How to get it back?


Two quick notes regarding SPI

Hello NativeForeigner. Regarding the Songboy193 SPI case, I have a few notes.

  1. Quite a few of the accounts were stale, some quite noticably so (no edits in 2010 or 2011). In future it would be good if you could note this on the case somewhere, or remove them from the list of users to be checked so that we don't have unnecessary checks clogging up the logs.
  2. I'm not sure why you asked for confirmation as one of the reasons for endorsing the check; it's quite obvious from the usernames that they're all the same person, and indeed this was noted by the person who requested the check. In future it would be good if you could list specifically the reason why you're asking for checks, or people might get the impression that confirmation is required even when it's obvious without the use of the checkuser tool.

Thanks. --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 01:32, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. It's been a while, and I feel like I was missing some things. Yeah, that was pretty stupid looking at it =/ Mostly it was a sleeper check more than a confirmation, it is indeed blatantly obvious. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 16:42, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 September newsletter

We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions), Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions) and Australia Sp33dyphil (submissions), all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles (1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.

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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 12:46, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:BidHere logo.svg

⚠
⚠

Thanks for uploading File:BidHere logo.svg. 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 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).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 09:35, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, I'm writing to you, because you made this edit [1]. user:Bizovne was identified as a meatpuppet for Iaaasi for some time now as listed on the Bizovne user page. Bizovne is a meatpuppet and proxy for Iaaasi who was recruited in email and then made edits in Iaaasi's voice and under Iaaasi's direction. See some further info and a list of Iaaasi confirmed socks, IPs, suspected socks here. Hobartimus (talk) 15:01, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

SPI

Why was this SPI request closed? [2] This is not an issue of content dispute, it's an issue of disruptive behavior. Both these users are engaged in making blind reverts to remove of sourced content and replace it with WP:OR [3][4], and helping each other avoid WP:3RR. [5] Note that as soon as one of them reaches #:3RR limit, the other one jumps in. This is clear evidence/ground for a user check/ They're clearly working in concert, either sock-puppets or meat-puppets. What more " evidence " do you require to initiate a check? Kurdo777 (talk) 23:13, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

I can leave it open, but I sure as heck don't think CU is justified. It's disruptive behavior, but not for SPI. They may be working in concert, but their editing habits aren't really that similar. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 00:11, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Protection at Khatri

Hi, I am curious as to why you appear not to have blocked or at least reported User:KhatriNYC3 for their warring at Khatri. Although there was a California IP involved also (and KhatriNYC3 locates to elsewhere in the US per a self-admitted logged-out edit summary), there have been plenty of warnings issued and plenty of explanation given, there is consensus and the user clearly has a COI. They have also singularly failed to address any of the sourcing etc concerns raised, despite promises to do so and, furthermore, they have a history of similar disruptive behaviour to this article under their old user name of User:KhatriNYC. There have been personal attacks and all sorts emanating from that person.

I understand the protection is not an endorsement of what the page currently says, but cannot understand why full protection was required. A semi-PP might have served some purpose but I can pretty much guarantee you that nothing constructive will come out of a week's PP discussion. Is there any chance that this could be reviewed - some of us are actually trying to improve the article further, and we are doing so with constructive discussion on the talk page, while one person and (in the last few hours) a probable meatpuppet are simply refusing to countenance any alteration to a hopelessly unencyclopedic article. - Sitush (talk) 08:34, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

I have replied to your post on the article talk page. Thanks for investigating further. These things are not easy. - Sitush (talk) 23:48, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

24.223.245.212

Hi NativeForeigner. Regarding your block of 24.223.245.212 (talk · contribs), I'm fairly sure that this IP is a sockpuppet of the indef blocked Kingrivera (talk · contribs); compare this and this and I think you'll see what I mean. Do you think a WP:SPI report would be worthwhile? I'm not sure whether anything could be done about it without causing too much collateral damage, but I wanted to bring it to your attention. Jakew (talk) 09:21, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Khatri page...

Hi NativeForeigner,

What consensus was reached on the Khatri page? I did not see any consensus. Kindly please REVERT the page back and lock it, there is a group of Wiki users out there who are trying to defame the Khatri people and their heritage. I appreciate your help in this matter. KhatriNYC3 (talk) 21:41, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Consensus was at the top of the page. Please read the wikipedia guideline on consensus. I will not revert the page back, and lock it. My lock at that point was simply to halt edit warring and did not advocate your revision. I do not see any clear defamation, but admittedly I do not understand the topic that well. Take it to WP:DRN if you in have a complaint to lodge. Regards, NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 23:10, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Please review these blocks

There was a bug in MediaWiki 1.18 that caused blocks made via the API to have talk page access disabled when it should have been enabled. This also affected scripts such as User:Animum/easyblock.js. Please review the following blocks to make sure that you really intended talk page access to be disabled, and reblock if necessary.

  1. 71.146.8.5 (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-11T05:04:59Z, expires 2011-10-18T05:04:59Z: [[WP:Block#Evasion of blocks|Block evasion]]
  2. 122.167.117.124 (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-09T00:38:01Z, expires 2011-11-06T00:38:01Z: Suspected [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|sock puppet]] of [[User:Realhistorybuff|Realhistorybuff]]
  3. Treeelf85 (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-06T22:38:39Z, expires infinity: Suspected [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|sock puppet]] of [[User:Gabeast15|Gabeast15]]
  4. I poo on u (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-10T22:56:13Z, expires infinity: {{uw-uhblock}}
  5. GrtAtlMedia (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-10T22:59:35Z, expires infinity: [[WP:Advertising|Advertising]]
  6. Adelmang (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-11T04:01:07Z, expires infinity: [[WP:Advertising|Advertising]]
  7. Moaxl-Rex (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-11T04:13:12Z, expires infinity: [[WP:Vandalism|Vandalism]]-only account
  8. HoezBeTrippin (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-11T04:21:53Z, expires infinity: Should have been indefinite the whole time. This will teach me to go so quickly
  9. C151resort (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-11T04:23:48Z, expires infinity: {{uw-softerblock}}
  10. GP&DP (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-11T04:24:15Z, expires infinity: {{uw-vaublock}}
  11. Abchackersabc (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-11T04:26:21Z, expires infinity: [[WP:Disruptive editing|Disruptive editing]]
  12. Santoshileatherworks (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-12T05:56:44Z, expires infinity: {{uw-softerblock}}
  13. CreativeFluff (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-13T03:39:55Z, expires infinity: {{uw-softerblock}}
  14. DickChin (talk · block log · block user) by NativeForeigner at 2011-10-13T03:42:40Z, expires infinity: [[WP:Vandalism|Vandalism]]-only account

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to post at User talk:Anomie#Allowusertalk issue. Thanks! Anomie⚔ 02:08, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

KhatriNYC3 3RRNB notice, per your request

Per your request at Talk:Khatri of a few days ago, please see Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:KhatriNYC3_reported_by_User:Sitush_.28Result:_.29. - Sitush (talk) 14:47, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXVII, September 2011

To receive this newsletter on your talk page, join the project or sign up here. If you are a member who does not want delivery, please go to this page. EdwardsBot (talk) 02:34, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 October newsletter

The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009) and Sturmvogel_66 (2010). The final standings were as follows:

  1. Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions)
  2. Australia Sp33dyphil (submissions)
  3. Greece Yellow Evan (submissions)
  4. Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions)
  5. Ohio Wizardman (submissions)
  6. Scotland Casliber (submissions)
  7. Canada Resolute (submissions)
  8. Russia PresN (submissions)

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.

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 00:45, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Salman Aditya...

Hi NativeForeigner,

Can we discuss the page of Salman Aditya. It was deleted sometime ago because there is none reliable source. But now I can provide more reliable sources, here we go : why i think the article should not be deleted ?

there are many reason such as, Salman Aditya is quite famous in Indonesia, It have many reliable references, It got Achievement.


http://band-indie.com/salman-aditya.html

http://mixgalaxyrecords.com/releases/mixg013/

http://inmyroom.us/salmanaditya/

http://www.salamatahari.com/2011/11/life-is-just-game.html

http://www.hebdoblog.com/2010/07/17/salman-aditya-la-musique-electro-experimentale-8bits/

http://deathrockstar.info/salman-aditya/

http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/06/04/mp3-mixtape-friday-mixtape-cvi/

http://musicbrainz.org/artist/8ad699fa-3e15-4ff2-8280-2011f21b98d0.html

Achievement

  • Place 1 (First) in Indonesian music scene most download single 2010

http://deathrockstar.info/drs-2010-mp3-download-collection-roundup/

Tommyvarcetti (Tommyvarcetti (talk) 11:35, 19 November 2011 (UTC))

2011 WikiCup participation

Awarded to NativeForeigner, who reached round 2 in the 2011 WikiCup.

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 20:51, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXVIII, October 2011

To receive this newsletter on your talk page, join the project or sign up here. If you are a member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. EdwardsBot (talk) 08:32, 28 November 2011 (UTC)


RFA thank you

Thank you for your support at my recent successful RFA. Being now the new fellow in the fraternity of administrators, I will do my best to live up to the confidence shown in me by others, will move slowly and carefully when using the mop, will seek input from others before any action of which I might be unsure, and will try not to break anything beyond repair. Best, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Fir0002 400

Template:Fir0002 400 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:55, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXIX, November 2011

Full front page of The Bugle
Your Military History Newsletter

The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Ian Rose (talk) and Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:54, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

2012 WikiCup

Hi! As you've previously expressed interest in the competition, I'm just letting you know that the 2012 WikiCup is due to start in less than 24 hours. Signups are open, and will remain so for a few weeks after the beginning of the competition. The competition itself will follow basically the same format as last year, with a few small tweaks to point costs to reflect the opinions of the community. If you're interested in taking part, you're more than welcome, and if you know anyone who might be, please let them know too- the more the merrier! To join, simply add your name to Wikipedia:WikiCup/2012 signups, and we will be in touch. Please feel free to direct any questions to me, or leave a note on the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! You are receiving this note as you are listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Please feel free to add or remove yourself. EdwardsBot (talk) 01:24, 31 December 2011 (UTC)