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And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.
Our top scorers in round 1 were:
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
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What does [1]mean.Last king depends on the scholar? Doug Weller talk 21:13, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
Nice work on Ramesses VI; strange choice though, considering both your usual, much earlier edit coverage and the size of this ruler. May I ask you why him? Khruner ( talk) 15:06, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
By any chance do you have "Abusir IX: The Pyramid Complex of Raneferef, I: The Archaeology." by Miroslav Verner et al. published 2006. I figure it would be a great source if I could get it. In Australia the only library that holds it is in Victoria and I'm in Queensland. Perhaps better represented by taking a drive from Paris to a library in Naples. I could also try buying it in Genoa (or Sydney, Australia). Mr rnddude ( talk) 13:22, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
Please wait until tomorrow to nominate Catherine Lynch for deletion because it is currently on the front page in the DYK section. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 09:56, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
I've closed this as speedy keep per WP:SKCRIT#6, as it was currently on the main page. If you want to to nominate it for deletion, you can do so when it is not on the main page. For what it is worth, the discussion looked to be heading for a keep or no consensus outcome. It might be best to wait for Iridescent to explain why he thought it was notable before nominating it again. TonyBallioni ( talk) 16:17, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
( edit conflict) Iry-Hor: TonyBallioni is pointing out that you overlooked a rule, and that's why he speedy closed it. Nothing is ever lost on Wikipedia (well, deleted and oversighted material is lost except to editors with special privileges) and you or anyone else can start a second deletion discussion after it's off the main page. However, I came here to point out that you never did Iridescent the courtesy of notifying them that you'd nominated the article for deletion. Not only is that rude (you were even posting on their talk page without mentioning the AfD), but not notifying the creator—and other substantial editors of the article, who sometimes contributed more to it than did the person who started it—means the discussion is likely not to include the editors who are most familiar with the topic and the sources, and that means it may miss important aspects. Next time you start an AfD, please drop notification templates on people's talk pages. Don't assume they are constantly hanging over their watchlists; some of us have thousands of articles on our watchlists. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:32, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
You might want to give it break. I fully understand your frustration with policy poor votes, however the constant replies aren't going to result in anybody changing their minds. AfD's such as these tend to be ruled by personal opinions and not strong policy readings. You won't be able to draw out reasoned discussions in this manner. People dig in to their positions, or completely ignore you, when they've made a decision. I know, I've seen some really bad AfD's which devolve into arguments amounting to "this is an example of Wikipedia's bias against x". There is zero exaggeration in that statement. Whatever policy argument you may have, has already been presented by numerous other people on the !delete side of the argument. Same for the !keep side. In essence, people have read the comments and didn't care. They had made their mind up before then. At some point I'm going to post a !vote, and it'll be in the format of "argument for" followed by "rebuttal". I do that often for derailed AfDs. That will be two or three days from now because at this moment, and with the article being DYKed, I do not anticipate anything useful from such a comment. It's better when things wind down for the time being. You're just going to have to cop the ridiculous from both sides. I anticipate a no consensus ruling at the end of the AfD run. No consensus defaults to keep. Mr rnddude ( talk) 15:43, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
Thank you kindly! It's much appreciated. I will continue to work on Cleopatra and the new sub-articles I've created, as all three of them are now GA candidates! Regards, Pericles of Athens Talk 08:37, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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Yea, I'm not an expert on Egyptology either; it would just be a shame that the list has very few minor gods/goddesses. There were some gods' name with question marks that I didn't put in the list. However, I will double check on the internet, thanks. Maybe for the gods/goddesses that are uncertain, I'll put a text that says "needs additional citations for verification" and we can keep it there? Kspecific2011 ( talk) 09:50, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Hey, it's nice to see you. I created my first article on Tayt, Egyptian goddess of weaving, clothing, and mummification. I'm new to this, can you help me? The paragraphs I wrote are on an image of a piece of paper. How do I get rid of the paper? Can you help the page become better, thanks. Kspecific2011 ( talk) 17:15, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
Hey, I made all the sections in list of Egyptian deities collapsible. You can hide/show it now. Was that a good idea? Kspecific2011 ( talk) 06:44, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
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The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:
So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 ( talk), Sturmvogel 66 ( talk), Vanamonde ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 06:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi iry-Hor, would you be interested in resuming the collaboration on Champollion to take it to FAC ? ·maunus · snunɐɯ· 06:49, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Rameses VI article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 20, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 20, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:18, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 ( talk), Sturmvogel 66 ( talk), Cwmhiraeth ( talk), Vanamonde ( talk) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
I working on republishing your blog post about the two editors who work on Egyptian topics for the July edition of the Signpost. It is long (for the Signpost) and I am working on editing it for brevity. I won't be changing your quotations. As I do so, feel free to jump right in to replace what I removed or to clarify what I have made more muddy. Thanks for what you do! You can see the draft here, Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ( talk) 12:54, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you for today's Ramesses VI, one of the last kings of the New Kingdom period. Ramesses faced strife and unrests early in his reign and Egypt definitively lost the last remnants of its former empire in Canaan in the meantime. Egypt's economy was seriously declining if not collapsing at the time, the high-priest of Amun essentially established a second center of power in Upper-Egypt controlling the country's finances, and Ramesses dedicated most of his efforts to usurping his predecessor's monuments. As a ruler he said that he "covered all the land with great monuments in his name" yet is now seen by Egyptologists as "a king who wished to pose as a great pharaoh in an age of unrest and decline". Ramesses' tomb (which he had usurped form his nephew!) was pillaged less than 20 years later when chaos had finally engulfed the country, his mummy heavily damaged in the process"! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:32, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
I just wanted to give you a message of general thanks for your work on ancient Egypt. I knew from your userpage that you're a physicist, but after reading your interview recently I'm even more impressed. You explained some of your thinking in the interview, but I still don't know why a French-speaking 1851 research fellow spends so much time on the English Wikipedia writing about ancient Egypt—but I'm very grateful that you do. Your work on individual pharaohs is really impressive, and Isis passed FAC recently thanks in part to your help. I look forward to working with you again when you have the time, whenever that may be. A. Parrot ( talk) 19:52, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
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During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
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Regarding your edit summary "I noticed that the page "Seventh and eighth dynasties" exists and is a redirect to 8th Dynasty. We need to clean this up , or at least mention that both dynasties are merged in some Egyptological research)". (1 Oct 2018)
Hello
I am Mostafa Abdelraouf. I came across your work on Ancient Egypt while working on my project to visualize the history of ancient Egypt, I have a private prototype that I would like to share with you and get your feedback on. Unfortunately, I cannot put a link to it here as it will be picked up by Search engines and the project is far from ready. I am not sure how/where to share this link with you but I can be reached at mostafa@alfehrest.org. Looking forward to hearing from you. -- Dr drsh ( talk) 04:19, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
How are you doing Iry-Hor? I noticed you've been doing some work on Userkaf recently. Is it going to be up for GA sometime soon? I've been working on Unas' pyramid. You once said that the article was about as ruined as the pyramid itself. I don't think that's entirely fair to the pyramid, I mean, the pyramid was completed at some stage. The article was more akin to a box of legos that had just be half emptied onto the floor and artistically entitled "ruins". I was wondering though, if you had time, if you'd take a quick glance at it. I've covered just about everything I could think to, but I'm just wondering if there's something I might have missed – ignore the lede, I'm fully aware that the article doesn't have a lede. I'll write that when I'm just about done with the article. Thanks in advance, Mr rnddude ( talk) 05:42, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Events on Wenis' causeway include ... and representations ... of starving desert peoples, which perhaps constitutes evidence of the kind of famine conditions that were to affect the whole country four centuries laterfrom Grimal 1992, p. 123. Mr rnddude ( talk) 16:20, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
[t]he end of the third millenium BC was characterized by the onset of a Sahelian climate, particularly in Eastern Africa. The resultant shortage of food in Egypt was exacerbated by the decline in the central administration...yada yada yada (p. 139). That would be four centuries using his dates. I think using replacing "4 centuries" with F.I.P is the best solution here.
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And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.
Our top scorers in round 1 were:
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 ( talk), Sturmvogel 66 ( talk), Cwmhiraeth ( talk) and Vanamonde ( talk) 15:27, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
What does [1]mean.Last king depends on the scholar? Doug Weller talk 21:13, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
Nice work on Ramesses VI; strange choice though, considering both your usual, much earlier edit coverage and the size of this ruler. May I ask you why him? Khruner ( talk) 15:06, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
By any chance do you have "Abusir IX: The Pyramid Complex of Raneferef, I: The Archaeology." by Miroslav Verner et al. published 2006. I figure it would be a great source if I could get it. In Australia the only library that holds it is in Victoria and I'm in Queensland. Perhaps better represented by taking a drive from Paris to a library in Naples. I could also try buying it in Genoa (or Sydney, Australia). Mr rnddude ( talk) 13:22, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
Please wait until tomorrow to nominate Catherine Lynch for deletion because it is currently on the front page in the DYK section. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 09:56, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
I've closed this as speedy keep per WP:SKCRIT#6, as it was currently on the main page. If you want to to nominate it for deletion, you can do so when it is not on the main page. For what it is worth, the discussion looked to be heading for a keep or no consensus outcome. It might be best to wait for Iridescent to explain why he thought it was notable before nominating it again. TonyBallioni ( talk) 16:17, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
( edit conflict) Iry-Hor: TonyBallioni is pointing out that you overlooked a rule, and that's why he speedy closed it. Nothing is ever lost on Wikipedia (well, deleted and oversighted material is lost except to editors with special privileges) and you or anyone else can start a second deletion discussion after it's off the main page. However, I came here to point out that you never did Iridescent the courtesy of notifying them that you'd nominated the article for deletion. Not only is that rude (you were even posting on their talk page without mentioning the AfD), but not notifying the creator—and other substantial editors of the article, who sometimes contributed more to it than did the person who started it—means the discussion is likely not to include the editors who are most familiar with the topic and the sources, and that means it may miss important aspects. Next time you start an AfD, please drop notification templates on people's talk pages. Don't assume they are constantly hanging over their watchlists; some of us have thousands of articles on our watchlists. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:32, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
You might want to give it break. I fully understand your frustration with policy poor votes, however the constant replies aren't going to result in anybody changing their minds. AfD's such as these tend to be ruled by personal opinions and not strong policy readings. You won't be able to draw out reasoned discussions in this manner. People dig in to their positions, or completely ignore you, when they've made a decision. I know, I've seen some really bad AfD's which devolve into arguments amounting to "this is an example of Wikipedia's bias against x". There is zero exaggeration in that statement. Whatever policy argument you may have, has already been presented by numerous other people on the !delete side of the argument. Same for the !keep side. In essence, people have read the comments and didn't care. They had made their mind up before then. At some point I'm going to post a !vote, and it'll be in the format of "argument for" followed by "rebuttal". I do that often for derailed AfDs. That will be two or three days from now because at this moment, and with the article being DYKed, I do not anticipate anything useful from such a comment. It's better when things wind down for the time being. You're just going to have to cop the ridiculous from both sides. I anticipate a no consensus ruling at the end of the AfD run. No consensus defaults to keep. Mr rnddude ( talk) 15:43, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
Thank you kindly! It's much appreciated. I will continue to work on Cleopatra and the new sub-articles I've created, as all three of them are now GA candidates! Regards, Pericles of Athens Talk 08:37, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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Yea, I'm not an expert on Egyptology either; it would just be a shame that the list has very few minor gods/goddesses. There were some gods' name with question marks that I didn't put in the list. However, I will double check on the internet, thanks. Maybe for the gods/goddesses that are uncertain, I'll put a text that says "needs additional citations for verification" and we can keep it there? Kspecific2011 ( talk) 09:50, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Hey, it's nice to see you. I created my first article on Tayt, Egyptian goddess of weaving, clothing, and mummification. I'm new to this, can you help me? The paragraphs I wrote are on an image of a piece of paper. How do I get rid of the paper? Can you help the page become better, thanks. Kspecific2011 ( talk) 17:15, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
Hey, I made all the sections in list of Egyptian deities collapsible. You can hide/show it now. Was that a good idea? Kspecific2011 ( talk) 06:44, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Neferirkare Kakai article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 21, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 21, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:29, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:
So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 ( talk), Sturmvogel 66 ( talk), Vanamonde ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 06:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi iry-Hor, would you be interested in resuming the collaboration on Champollion to take it to FAC ? ·maunus · snunɐɯ· 06:49, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Rameses VI article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 20, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 20, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:18, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 ( talk), Sturmvogel 66 ( talk), Cwmhiraeth ( talk), Vanamonde ( talk) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
I working on republishing your blog post about the two editors who work on Egyptian topics for the July edition of the Signpost. It is long (for the Signpost) and I am working on editing it for brevity. I won't be changing your quotations. As I do so, feel free to jump right in to replace what I removed or to clarify what I have made more muddy. Thanks for what you do! You can see the draft here, Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ( talk) 12:54, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
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-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:57, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for today's Ramesses VI, one of the last kings of the New Kingdom period. Ramesses faced strife and unrests early in his reign and Egypt definitively lost the last remnants of its former empire in Canaan in the meantime. Egypt's economy was seriously declining if not collapsing at the time, the high-priest of Amun essentially established a second center of power in Upper-Egypt controlling the country's finances, and Ramesses dedicated most of his efforts to usurping his predecessor's monuments. As a ruler he said that he "covered all the land with great monuments in his name" yet is now seen by Egyptologists as "a king who wished to pose as a great pharaoh in an age of unrest and decline". Ramesses' tomb (which he had usurped form his nephew!) was pillaged less than 20 years later when chaos had finally engulfed the country, his mummy heavily damaged in the process"! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:32, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
I just wanted to give you a message of general thanks for your work on ancient Egypt. I knew from your userpage that you're a physicist, but after reading your interview recently I'm even more impressed. You explained some of your thinking in the interview, but I still don't know why a French-speaking 1851 research fellow spends so much time on the English Wikipedia writing about ancient Egypt—but I'm very grateful that you do. Your work on individual pharaohs is really impressive, and Isis passed FAC recently thanks in part to your help. I look forward to working with you again when you have the time, whenever that may be. A. Parrot ( talk) 19:52, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
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The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:
During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
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Regarding your edit summary "I noticed that the page "Seventh and eighth dynasties" exists and is a redirect to 8th Dynasty. We need to clean this up , or at least mention that both dynasties are merged in some Egyptological research)". (1 Oct 2018)
Hello
I am Mostafa Abdelraouf. I came across your work on Ancient Egypt while working on my project to visualize the history of ancient Egypt, I have a private prototype that I would like to share with you and get your feedback on. Unfortunately, I cannot put a link to it here as it will be picked up by Search engines and the project is far from ready. I am not sure how/where to share this link with you but I can be reached at mostafa@alfehrest.org. Looking forward to hearing from you. -- Dr drsh ( talk) 04:19, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
How are you doing Iry-Hor? I noticed you've been doing some work on Userkaf recently. Is it going to be up for GA sometime soon? I've been working on Unas' pyramid. You once said that the article was about as ruined as the pyramid itself. I don't think that's entirely fair to the pyramid, I mean, the pyramid was completed at some stage. The article was more akin to a box of legos that had just be half emptied onto the floor and artistically entitled "ruins". I was wondering though, if you had time, if you'd take a quick glance at it. I've covered just about everything I could think to, but I'm just wondering if there's something I might have missed – ignore the lede, I'm fully aware that the article doesn't have a lede. I'll write that when I'm just about done with the article. Thanks in advance, Mr rnddude ( talk) 05:42, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Events on Wenis' causeway include ... and representations ... of starving desert peoples, which perhaps constitutes evidence of the kind of famine conditions that were to affect the whole country four centuries laterfrom Grimal 1992, p. 123. Mr rnddude ( talk) 16:20, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
[t]he end of the third millenium BC was characterized by the onset of a Sahelian climate, particularly in Eastern Africa. The resultant shortage of food in Egypt was exacerbated by the decline in the central administration...yada yada yada (p. 139). That would be four centuries using his dates. I think using replacing "4 centuries" with F.I.P is the best solution here.
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