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This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2017)

Agriculture in Saudi Arabia: Agricultural fields in the Wadi As-Sirhan Basin, Saudi Arabia. Taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. Hello, Topcipher. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Agriculture in Saudi Arabia Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Schoolwork • Recipe Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 4 December 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Your GA nomination of Allegiance bias

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Allegiance bias you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of PsychstudentUCLA -- PsychstudentUCLA (talk) 04:02, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Allegiance bias

The article Allegiance bias you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Allegiance bias for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of PsychstudentUCLA -- PsychstudentUCLA (talk) 09:01, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2017)

Cover page of the Wikimedia Deutschland 2015 Impact Report Hello, Topcipher. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Report Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Agriculture in Saudi Arabia • Schoolwork Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 11 December 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Request on 10:07:18, 11 December 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Proulx michel

• Proulx michel (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Jean-Claude Michéa (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

You have rejected my translation of an article about philosopher Jean-Claude Michéa. However, I'm afraid your objections remain extremely cryptic to me, and I would appreciate if you gave me any sort of example.

For instance, you write: "...is a (now retired) teacher..", Here, I have trouble understanding how this can be considered as "informal" and would appreciate if I could be told how else this ought to be stated.

"...author of a number of essays dedicated...", (this infact is a peacock example) Well, here, either, I cannot understand, should I have given the exact number of essays published up to date, for it not to be "peacock"?

"...for his committed positions against the main currents of the Left...", "...according to him, has lost any will to fight against..." I really can't see how these cannot be neutral: I'm not saying those are my positions, but they sure are his. How can that be expressed "academically"?

Thanks for your help Proulx michel (talk) 10:07, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Reviewer Newsletter

Hello Topcipher/Archives/2017, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update:

• The new page backlog is currently at 12713 pages. Please consider reviewing even just a few pages each day! If everyone helps out, it will really put a dent in the backlog.
• Currently the backlog stretches back to March and some pages in the backlog have passed the 90 day Google index point. Please consider reviewing some of them!

Outreach and Invitations:

• If you know other editors with a good understanding of Wikipedia policy, invite them to join NPP by dropping the invitation template on their talk page with: {{subst:NPR invite}}. Adding more qualified reviewers will help with keeping the backlog manageable.

New Year New Page Review Drive

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

General project update:

• ACTRIAL has resulted in a significant increase in the quality of new submissions, with noticeably fewer CSD, PROD, and BLPPROD candidates in the new page feed. However, the majority of the backlog still dates back to before ACTRIAL started, so consider reviewing articles from the middle or back of the backlog.
• The NPP Browser can help you quickly find articles with topics that you prefer to review from within the backlog.
• To keep up with the latest conversation on New Pages Patrol or to ask questions, you can go to Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers and add it to your watchlist.

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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2017)

A mechanic at steam pump in an electric power house, 1920, (from a photo study for the WPA). Hello, Topcipher. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Mechanic Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Report • Agriculture in Saudi Arabia Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 18 December 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2017)

A nutrient is a component in foods that an organism uses to survive and grow. Hello, Topcipher. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Nutrient Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Mechanic • Report Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 25 December 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

New Years new page backlog drive

Hello Topcipher/Archives/2017, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Announcing the NPP New Year Backlog Drive!

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

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

Awards will be given in tiers in two categories:

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

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

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