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— Calvin999 17:37, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
Here, sign it pease yourself, or Arbrust will kick us in the but. Hafspajen ( talk) 16:05, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/the-apparition-of-the-virgin-to-a-franciscan-friar-commended-by-saint-anthony-of-padua/0AFw1TqtzzckCQ https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/boy-with-rumbling-pot/fgEZWALtsuh8qA https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/portrait-of-ellen-axson-wilson-and-her-three-daughters/eAFZ7aPqPuupfw https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/the-japanese-footbridge-and-the-water-lily-pool-giverny/OgHdz4nsHHvhcQ This has an article on simple Wiki, just needs to be imported, with the right kind of attribution. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Footbridge alsoqianlong-emperor https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/the-qianlong-emperor-as-manjusri-the-bodhisattva-of-wisdom/BwGUY_fTviUD7A
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(FREE?)weird) https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/the-attitude-of-lightning-towards-a-lady-mountain/rAGpC7cFNpG7xw odileon
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/la-voile-jaune-the-yellow-sail/UQEuu0rHoS0Z7A https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/muse-on-pegasus/mAGZ99AKVTHnNw https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/conway-castle-north-wales/RgErqDsfRhq-jA https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/neubrandenburg-in-the-morning-mist/CQEgYzG5xVhsyg https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/moonrise-over-the-sea/mwFGGdzKbfGMkg https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/ruin-of-eldena-in-the-giant-mountains/owG90JP0IHg79g https://vote.wikimedia.org/?title=Special:SecurePoll/list/560&offset=20151123014228 https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/interior-with-figures-playing-tric-trac/wQHJOa9C2cArRA https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/jupiter-and-mercury-in-the-house-of-philemon-and-baucis/8AG2eapZA6QPZA hooper https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/cape-cod-evening/ewFLmeFJKhHIWg
article with no pic https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/early-sunday-morning/QgGaRwUSMkCoCA
with bad pic https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/hotel-lobby/JAFVoDm-0Rb8Lw maybe? ev https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/two-on-the-aisle/lwHEmdyuQ5363g
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I mentioned it in passing on the talk page, but in my opinion, Royroydeb's 2 GAs don't show any substantive work in 2016.
Zesh Rehman This one looks like he's added content, but if you actually compare the revisions, it's taking out a couple of things, and just changing the format of the dates in the cites - clearly not worthy of the points.
Darren O'Dea This one, he's just taken out one sentence and formatted a table.
I am sure you have lots to check and I thought these might sneak through because at first glance it looks okay - but they're clearly not, and I thought you'd want to nip it in the bud before he continues on flouting the rules.
Thanks. Neekeem ( talk) 22:37, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
Next time you're there, is there any chance you could get me a high-resolution copy of this image? https://www.flickr.com/photos/25053835@N03/2551826378/ Adam Cuerden ( talk) 11:44, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (NJ-179)-New Jersey-25 Mar 1776 OBV.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on February 21, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-02-21. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 04:12, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
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I hope you enjoyed your visit to Antarctica and I imagine you now have a large number of images of cold places and things. I saw you had written and illustrated an article on the Carbajal Valley (are you going to submit it for DYK?), but there are no articles, as far as I can see, on the mountains on either side of your valley. I was wondering if you would like to consider co-operating on any articles, either existent or new, for which you now have suitable images. Besides writing articles on organisms, I am interested in ecology, national parks, geography etc., especially of places with extreme environments such as deserts, mountains, bogs and ice sheets. Let me know if you would be interested. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 13:44, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
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Hi Godot,
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What will happen if an user's GAN's review complete at the end of the round, but before the start of the next round, and he/she can't get to the next round without those points? 111.250.71.103 ( talk) 08:50, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
On 22 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carbajal Valley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Carbajal Valley (pictured) was carved by a glacier with ice 600–800 metres (2,000–2,600 ft) thick? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carbajal Valley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
Godot13, you pinged me when you did a talk-page post to 333-blue noting that the two GA review submissions were inadequate, and made some recommendations, one of which was to get some mentoring. 333 ignored that suggestion, the same as when I made a similar one a while back.
333-blue's next edit after your post was to open a new GA review, Talk:Hi-Level/GA1, which has just been promoted. While longer, the review was as much a disaster as the earlier ones. This will make three problematic GA reviews in a row, and it's not fair to the people who nominate the articles even if 333 does end up passing them: we don't know whether they are Good Articles because the criteria aren't understood or being applied properly.
I was surprised to see that 333-blue, during the above GA review, went to comment on last month's completed peer review of Hi-Level, and has started a peer review for one of the articles you disallowed GA review credit for, Wikipedia:Peer review/Hyōgo-ku, Kobe/archive1, because 333 wants to promote it to FA. When I looked at the article at the time 333 passed it, my thought was that it was not GA quality and still needed some work.
This is someone who doesn't understand the GA criteria or how they should be applied, and unfortunately the lure of WikiCup points is what got 333 started and probably continues to drive the reviews. I'm very much hoping you and the other judges will bar 333 from this category of participation, given a persistent inability to conduct a proper review. I've banged my head against this particular brick wall already.
Thank you for your consideration. BlueMoonset ( talk) 06:25, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
You also have to understand that once an article has passed GA, it shouldn't need anything else beyond possible updating, vandalism removal, etc, or expansion to go to FA. You're not going to get Wikicup points for fussing at articles that have already passed GAN. White Arabian Filly ( Neigh) 22:18, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
Did you go through the Good Article reviews and remove the unworthy ones? — Calvin999 21:57, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.
Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit ( submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK ( submissions), Hurricanehink ( submissions), 12george1 ( submissions), and Cas Liber ( submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth ( submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn ( submissions) completing nine.
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As you can see, you kind of screwed over Casliber, not mentioning his FA in the end-of-round report, nor giving him points for it. This should probably be fixed. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 13:27, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber ( submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email).-- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:06, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
By the way, I jut fixed the talk archive. It shouldn't make much difference. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 20:00, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
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22:42, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
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Whoops! Must be sure to remove notes to oneself. That was added when I first discovered it, then I contacted you, and forgot to remove it. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 19:14, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:POL-A1a-Bilet Skarbowy-5 Zlotych (1794 First Issue).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 24, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-03-24. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 23:48, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
This help request has been answered. If you need more help, you can , contact the responding user(s) directly on their user talk page, or consider visiting the Teahouse. |
Template:Infobox U.S. national banks is my first attempt at creating a template/infobox page, and I am having some difficulty. Roughly half of the fields are working (see here). Any help would be greatly appreciated.-- Godot13 ( talk) 11:55, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
Template:Infobox U.S. national banks has been nominated for merging with Template:Infobox company. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:36, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) 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 MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK ( talk) 22:41, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
The article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) 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:Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK ( talk) 00:41, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
The article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK ( talk) 04:21, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Godot. I'm just posting to let you know that NASA space-flown Gemini and Apollo medallions – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for April 18. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 23:16, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
No doubt you saw this:
Sca ( talk) 14:24, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
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00:55, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
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On 30 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cecil Brown, a politician and president of Hawaii's largest National Bank, occasionally served as an acting Justice on the Supreme Court of Hawaii? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:13, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
On 30 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article U.S. national banks of Hawaii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cecil Brown, a politician and president of Hawaii's largest National Bank, occasionally served as an acting Justice on the Supreme Court of Hawaii? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:13, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi! I have nominated the subject list for FL. As you had commented on the previous 1954-59 FLC I thought you might be interested in this as well. Hence this note. Please can you find some time out and give your comments here? §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { Talk / Edits} 06:19, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (MA-87.15)-Massachusetts-1 May 1741 OBV.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on April 22, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-04-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 23:58, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
— Calvin999 18:26, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Russian-American Co - 1 Ruble (7559).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on May 11, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-05-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:52, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:ISR-2013-Jerusalem-Holy Sepulchre-dome.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on May 14, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-05-14. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 07:29, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
Thought you might be int'd in this:
Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber ( submissions) and one by Montanabw ( submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 ( submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned ( submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink ( submissions), Cwmhiraeth ( submissions), and MPJ-DK ( submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) and five by Godot13 ( submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E ( submissions) and MPJ-DK ( submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK ( submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) and Cas Liber ( submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-$10-RC-1879-Fr-214.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on May 26, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-05-26. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:26, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
How'd you like to be a multi-trillionaire? – Sca ( talk) 13:42, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
What sort of cruise were you on? Sca ( talk) 23:33, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:UK-2014-Oxford-Corpus Christi College 02.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 11, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:05, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
Congratulations for your picture of the day -- yet another great image! Makes me want to cancel my credit cards and go back to using cash. -- Gwillhickers ( talk) 06:11, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
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Very curious to know whether the national collection, which you so memorably photographed last year, includes high-grade examples of these rarities. I only know of them from following Heritage Auctions by email (you ARE subscribed, I hope!?! It's free) and the memorable examples which have come up for sale through them in recent years. You don't have to be LDS to appreciate them; they are full of hope, aspiration, and (Masonic) charm. Though apparently minted in some quantity, at least in certain years, they were considers relatively "crude" and often suspected of being underweight for their stated denominations. Thus most were melted down a century and a half ago after arriving in the East, where they were sent to buy pioneer provisions. The subject definitely deserves a Wikipedia article. Am I somehow missing that article here? Have the series been overlooked? Have you run across these coins in collections? → Vesuvius Dogg ( talk) 04:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:UK-2014-Oxford-Pembroke College 04.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 19, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-19. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:35, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Godot. I'm just posting to let you know that Historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876 – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 4. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:22, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:LISLE, Marcus C (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 27, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-27. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:54, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (PA-115)-Pennsylvania-18 Jun 1764.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on July 20, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-07-20. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:24, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
Sorry to be a bother, just need a judgement call here. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 05:56, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi! Since you participated in a previous similar FLC, I would like to request you to review the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–89) as well and give your comments here. Thanks! §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { Talk / Edits} 07:14, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:VEN-4-United States of Venezuela (Treasury)-1 peso (1811, First Issue).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 4, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-04. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 23:45, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Dutch Guiana-Suriname-1 Guilder (1801) card money.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 22, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:53, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
...Just to say that I really like the aerial picture you've uploaded of Stirling Castle - nice work! Hchc2009 ( talk) 10:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:INGHAM, Samuel D-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 16, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-16. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:18, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
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Hi there! My mean is not to bother you, but I was wondering if you could find time to comment on my FAC above and even support or oppose to it. Best regards, Cartoon network freak ( talk) 11:56, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for finding a photo of the milkmaid on the original site. Personally I find it too small to allow seeing much detail. However, my main reason for reverting is that the present statue there is not the original either; that's in a local museum. In terms of background, one looks very like the other. If it's authenticity we're after, there's an old coloured print I once came across on the web which shows the scene much nearer the time the statue was put in place. Do you know it? Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 09:13, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
Yes, of course I clicked, and then reclicked to enlarge the image further, but how many of the usual readers will bother? What they will see on the page is a huge, artificial-looking boulder with the statue a mere dot on its surface. Let me emphasise too that the article is about the fable of the milkmaid and therefore her image needs to make an immediate impact. Your remark about putting your photo back appears to me premature and ill-thought out. I'm quite prepared to take the question to arbitration, however. Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 21:34, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
The arbitration offer was for your convenience since you seemed trigger finger itchy to revert. You have still not given any reason for preferring the Russian location, since the statue is no more authentic than the German copy. Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 19:45, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
The composition of the photo is lousy -look at the distracting tree-trunks growing out of the milkmaid's back. The statue is streaky and the features are blurred (nothing to do with focus, just poor workmanship). The 'impact on the reader' - this one anyway - is emetic. Short of arbitration, why don't we put the pics side by side somewhere and see what others think? Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 20:45, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi - Yes, it's somewhat improved, but the partial park at right still unbalances it. I'd either leave the whole park or cut it completely. Regards, -- Janke | Talk 05:30, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew, the Czech koruna images are scheduled for POTD on 10 October 2016. You can see the blurbs at Template:POTD/2016-10-25/1 through Template:POTD/2016-10-25/5 if you want to edit anything. — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:33, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
FYI PS.: Just noticed that this was the 6000th featured picture. Armbrust The Homunculus 17:09, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Bank of Poyais-1 Hard Dollar (1820s) SCAM.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 7, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-07. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:35, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:NET-Margraten-American Cemetery 01.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 11, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 06:42, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
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Could you close this one for me? Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 14:57, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:HAMILTON, Alexander-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on January 11, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-01-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 02:19, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 22:55, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
Please see FCP for discussion on an edit to your photo. Regards & Happy New Year! -- Janke | Talk 08:21, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot13! Happy holidays!
I'm very new to the wikiCup, and I have a couple of (probably stupid) questions about it. I'd appreciate if you could spare a couple of minutes for me:
Thanks in advance, 凰兰时罗 ( talk) 20:27, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
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Here, sign it pease yourself, or Arbrust will kick us in the but. Hafspajen ( talk) 16:05, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
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article with no pic https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/early-sunday-morning/QgGaRwUSMkCoCA
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I mentioned it in passing on the talk page, but in my opinion, Royroydeb's 2 GAs don't show any substantive work in 2016.
Zesh Rehman This one looks like he's added content, but if you actually compare the revisions, it's taking out a couple of things, and just changing the format of the dates in the cites - clearly not worthy of the points.
Darren O'Dea This one, he's just taken out one sentence and formatted a table.
I am sure you have lots to check and I thought these might sneak through because at first glance it looks okay - but they're clearly not, and I thought you'd want to nip it in the bud before he continues on flouting the rules.
Thanks. Neekeem ( talk) 22:37, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
Next time you're there, is there any chance you could get me a high-resolution copy of this image? https://www.flickr.com/photos/25053835@N03/2551826378/ Adam Cuerden ( talk) 11:44, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (NJ-179)-New Jersey-25 Mar 1776 OBV.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on February 21, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-02-21. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 04:12, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
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I hope you enjoyed your visit to Antarctica and I imagine you now have a large number of images of cold places and things. I saw you had written and illustrated an article on the Carbajal Valley (are you going to submit it for DYK?), but there are no articles, as far as I can see, on the mountains on either side of your valley. I was wondering if you would like to consider co-operating on any articles, either existent or new, for which you now have suitable images. Besides writing articles on organisms, I am interested in ecology, national parks, geography etc., especially of places with extreme environments such as deserts, mountains, bogs and ice sheets. Let me know if you would be interested. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 13:44, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (NC-33)-North Carolina-27 Nov 1729 OBV.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 3, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-03-03. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 02:21, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Susan B. Anthony & Alice Stone Blackwell signed NAWSA check.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 8, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-03-08. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:26, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
What will happen if an user's GAN's review complete at the end of the round, but before the start of the next round, and he/she can't get to the next round without those points? 111.250.71.103 ( talk) 08:50, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
On 22 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carbajal Valley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Carbajal Valley (pictured) was carved by a glacier with ice 600–800 metres (2,000–2,600 ft) thick? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carbajal Valley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
Godot13, you pinged me when you did a talk-page post to 333-blue noting that the two GA review submissions were inadequate, and made some recommendations, one of which was to get some mentoring. 333 ignored that suggestion, the same as when I made a similar one a while back.
333-blue's next edit after your post was to open a new GA review, Talk:Hi-Level/GA1, which has just been promoted. While longer, the review was as much a disaster as the earlier ones. This will make three problematic GA reviews in a row, and it's not fair to the people who nominate the articles even if 333 does end up passing them: we don't know whether they are Good Articles because the criteria aren't understood or being applied properly.
I was surprised to see that 333-blue, during the above GA review, went to comment on last month's completed peer review of Hi-Level, and has started a peer review for one of the articles you disallowed GA review credit for, Wikipedia:Peer review/Hyōgo-ku, Kobe/archive1, because 333 wants to promote it to FA. When I looked at the article at the time 333 passed it, my thought was that it was not GA quality and still needed some work.
This is someone who doesn't understand the GA criteria or how they should be applied, and unfortunately the lure of WikiCup points is what got 333 started and probably continues to drive the reviews. I'm very much hoping you and the other judges will bar 333 from this category of participation, given a persistent inability to conduct a proper review. I've banged my head against this particular brick wall already.
Thank you for your consideration. BlueMoonset ( talk) 06:25, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
You also have to understand that once an article has passed GA, it shouldn't need anything else beyond possible updating, vandalism removal, etc, or expansion to go to FA. You're not going to get Wikicup points for fussing at articles that have already passed GAN. White Arabian Filly ( Neigh) 22:18, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
Did you go through the Good Article reviews and remove the unworthy ones? — Calvin999 21:57, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.
Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit ( submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK ( submissions), Hurricanehink ( submissions), 12george1 ( submissions), and Cas Liber ( submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth ( submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn ( submissions) completing nine.
If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email) -- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 02:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
As you can see, you kind of screwed over Casliber, not mentioning his FA in the end-of-round report, nor giving him points for it. This should probably be fixed. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 13:27, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber ( submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email).-- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:06, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
By the way, I jut fixed the talk archive. It shouldn't make much difference. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 20:00, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:Portugal 1729 8 Escudos.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
Armbrust
The Homunculus
22:42, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
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Whoops! Must be sure to remove notes to oneself. That was added when I first discovered it, then I contacted you, and forgot to remove it. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 19:14, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:POL-A1a-Bilet Skarbowy-5 Zlotych (1794 First Issue).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on March 24, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-03-24. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 23:48, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
This help request has been answered. If you need more help, you can , contact the responding user(s) directly on their user talk page, or consider visiting the Teahouse. |
Template:Infobox U.S. national banks is my first attempt at creating a template/infobox page, and I am having some difficulty. Roughly half of the fields are working (see here). Any help would be greatly appreciated.-- Godot13 ( talk) 11:55, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
Template:Infobox U.S. national banks has been nominated for merging with Template:Infobox company. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:36, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) 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 MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK ( talk) 22:41, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
The article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) 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:Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK ( talk) 00:41, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
The article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK ( talk) 04:21, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Godot. I'm just posting to let you know that NASA space-flown Gemini and Apollo medallions – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for April 18. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 23:16, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
No doubt you saw this:
Sca ( talk) 14:24, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
Your
Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for
featured picture status,
File:US-NBN-HI-Honolulu-5550-1882BB-10-1-B.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates.
Armbrust
The Homunculus
00:55, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
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On 30 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cecil Brown, a politician and president of Hawaii's largest National Bank, occasionally served as an acting Justice on the Supreme Court of Hawaii? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:13, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
On 30 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article U.S. national banks of Hawaii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cecil Brown, a politician and president of Hawaii's largest National Bank, occasionally served as an acting Justice on the Supreme Court of Hawaii? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:13, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi! I have nominated the subject list for FL. As you had commented on the previous 1954-59 FLC I thought you might be interested in this as well. Hence this note. Please can you find some time out and give your comments here? §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { Talk / Edits} 06:19, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (MA-87.15)-Massachusetts-1 May 1741 OBV.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on April 22, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-04-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 23:58, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
— Calvin999 18:26, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Russian-American Co - 1 Ruble (7559).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on May 11, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-05-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:52, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:ISR-2013-Jerusalem-Holy Sepulchre-dome.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on May 14, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-05-14. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 07:29, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
Thought you might be int'd in this:
Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber ( submissions) and one by Montanabw ( submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 ( submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned ( submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink ( submissions), Cwmhiraeth ( submissions), and MPJ-DK ( submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) and five by Godot13 ( submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E ( submissions) and MPJ-DK ( submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK ( submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) and Cas Liber ( submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-$10-RC-1879-Fr-214.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on May 26, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-05-26. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:26, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
How'd you like to be a multi-trillionaire? – Sca ( talk) 13:42, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
What sort of cruise were you on? Sca ( talk) 23:33, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:UK-2014-Oxford-Corpus Christi College 02.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 11, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:05, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
Congratulations for your picture of the day -- yet another great image! Makes me want to cancel my credit cards and go back to using cash. -- Gwillhickers ( talk) 06:11, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
Very curious to know whether the national collection, which you so memorably photographed last year, includes high-grade examples of these rarities. I only know of them from following Heritage Auctions by email (you ARE subscribed, I hope!?! It's free) and the memorable examples which have come up for sale through them in recent years. You don't have to be LDS to appreciate them; they are full of hope, aspiration, and (Masonic) charm. Though apparently minted in some quantity, at least in certain years, they were considers relatively "crude" and often suspected of being underweight for their stated denominations. Thus most were melted down a century and a half ago after arriving in the East, where they were sent to buy pioneer provisions. The subject definitely deserves a Wikipedia article. Am I somehow missing that article here? Have the series been overlooked? Have you run across these coins in collections? → Vesuvius Dogg ( talk) 04:32, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:UK-2014-Oxford-Pembroke College 04.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 19, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-19. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:35, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Godot. I'm just posting to let you know that Historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876 – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 4. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:22, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:LISLE, Marcus C (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on June 27, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-06-27. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:54, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:US-Colonial (PA-115)-Pennsylvania-18 Jun 1764.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on July 20, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-07-20. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:24, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
Sorry to be a bother, just need a judgement call here. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 05:56, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi! Since you participated in a previous similar FLC, I would like to request you to review the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–89) as well and give your comments here. Thanks! §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { Talk / Edits} 07:14, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:VEN-4-United States of Venezuela (Treasury)-1 peso (1811, First Issue).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 4, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-04. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 23:45, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Dutch Guiana-Suriname-1 Guilder (1801) card money.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 22, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:53, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
...Just to say that I really like the aerial picture you've uploaded of Stirling Castle - nice work! Hchc2009 ( talk) 10:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:INGHAM, Samuel D-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 16, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-09-16. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:18, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:IND-17-Republik Indonesia-1 Rupiah (1945).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on October 3, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-10-03. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:27, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi there! My mean is not to bother you, but I was wondering if you could find time to comment on my FAC above and even support or oppose to it. Best regards, Cartoon network freak ( talk) 11:56, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for finding a photo of the milkmaid on the original site. Personally I find it too small to allow seeing much detail. However, my main reason for reverting is that the present statue there is not the original either; that's in a local museum. In terms of background, one looks very like the other. If it's authenticity we're after, there's an old coloured print I once came across on the web which shows the scene much nearer the time the statue was put in place. Do you know it? Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 09:13, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
Yes, of course I clicked, and then reclicked to enlarge the image further, but how many of the usual readers will bother? What they will see on the page is a huge, artificial-looking boulder with the statue a mere dot on its surface. Let me emphasise too that the article is about the fable of the milkmaid and therefore her image needs to make an immediate impact. Your remark about putting your photo back appears to me premature and ill-thought out. I'm quite prepared to take the question to arbitration, however. Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 21:34, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
The arbitration offer was for your convenience since you seemed trigger finger itchy to revert. You have still not given any reason for preferring the Russian location, since the statue is no more authentic than the German copy. Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 19:45, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
The composition of the photo is lousy -look at the distracting tree-trunks growing out of the milkmaid's back. The statue is streaky and the features are blurred (nothing to do with focus, just poor workmanship). The 'impact on the reader' - this one anyway - is emetic. Short of arbitration, why don't we put the pics side by side somewhere and see what others think? Mzilikazi1939 ( talk) 20:45, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi - Yes, it's somewhat improved, but the partial park at right still unbalances it. I'd either leave the whole park or cut it completely. Regards, -- Janke | Talk 05:30, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew, the Czech koruna images are scheduled for POTD on 10 October 2016. You can see the blurbs at Template:POTD/2016-10-25/1 through Template:POTD/2016-10-25/5 if you want to edit anything. — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:33, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
FYI PS.: Just noticed that this was the 6000th featured picture. Armbrust The Homunculus 17:09, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Bank of Poyais-1 Hard Dollar (1820s) SCAM.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 7, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-07. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 01:35, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:NET-Margraten-American Cemetery 01.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 11, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 06:42, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
I cannot write a Signpost report about myself. If the Wikicup is meant to be in the Signpost - which it hasn't been for the last two rounds due to the lack of newsletter - the newsletter about the end needs to come out no later than November 15, and, really, if we're being at all practical, by November 7. Hope this isn't rude, just, y'know, better to say when things need to happen by instead of surprising. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 14:39, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
As there was an open question... In previous years, the FL, FA, etc... prizes went to the person who scored the most points in a single round from that content type. That way, the finalists didn't have an overwhelming advantage over competitors eliminated earlier. Let me know if there are any other questions about how things were done in previous years and I'll do my best to help. Josh Milburn ( talk) 13:01, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hi Godot,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Kingdom of England Exchequer note-5 Pounds (1697).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 26, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-26. Thank you for all of your contributions! Crisco 1492 mobile ( talk) 05:37, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Could you close this one for me? Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 14:57, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
Don't be scared to advertise the signups in a few places; if you do a round of messages (talk page of newsletter recipients, a few key talk pages, a Signpost mention) now and another one when the competition starts, you'll hopefully be able to get two big waves of signups, as well as the people who trickle in intermittently. Bizarrely, as I suspect you realise, the WikiCup does rely on having a big signup list, even if lots of people who signup don't actually directly participate. Josh Milburn ( talk) 14:41, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hi Andrew,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:HAMILTON, Alexander-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on January 11, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-01-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 02:19, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 22:55, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
Please see FCP for discussion on an edit to your photo. Regards & Happy New Year! -- Janke | Talk 08:21, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
Hi Godot13! Happy holidays!
I'm very new to the wikiCup, and I have a couple of (probably stupid) questions about it. I'd appreciate if you could spare a couple of minutes for me:
Thanks in advance, 凰兰时罗 ( talk) 20:27, 29 December 2016 (UTC)