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Hello,
Thank you for your feedback on the Ice Miller law firm page. I apologize for just now getting back to you, as I am a new Wikipedia user and did not see your message. In full disclosure, I am an employee of the Firm. I am interested in seeing the page restored, especially as several other large Indianapolis firms have similar Wikipedia pages. However, I understand I am close to the subject as an employee and would like to seek help on adding some unbiased content.
Per its articles for deletion log, there were concerns of blatant advertising, which is why I initially deleted the awards section. These were all verifiable awards, and can provide external links for them.
I am happy to work together to restore the page or provide additional sources. Let me know what first steps would be.
Tmeehan9 ( talk) 20:15, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello there,
I really appreciate your willingness to take on updating the Ice Miller page! This got moved back on my to-do list, so I'm sorry I missed getting info to you in July.
Great source for basic Firm info for starters (revenue, profits, size, etc.): http://www.americanlawyer.com/law-firm-profiles-result?firmname=Ice+Miller&slreturn=20170711142802
For the history section, I recommend a copy of History of a Hoosier Law Firm - https://www.amazon.com/History-Hoosier-Law-Firm-Providing/dp/B000QM1JM0/. It was written by one of the firm's founding partners. I have access to this book if you cannot find it and need specific citations.
I think it's important to note the firm added a Philadelphia office, bringing total locations to 8 - http://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/43811
Below are corresponding outside sources for the awards listed, with updates to 2017.
·Recognized as Women in Law Empowerment Forum 2016 Gold Standard Firm -
http://wileftribune.com/gold-standard-news/two-additional-firms-receive-wilefs-gold-standard-certification/
·Named to the "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 -
http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/ice-miller-llp/rankings/8233
·31 Ice Miller Attorneys and 7 Practice Groups Ranked by Chambers USA 2017 -
https://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/65407/ice-miller (Departments and lawyers available on the dropdown list on the side of the page)
·70 attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2016 lists in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and 31 were named Rising Stars -
http://profiles.superlawyers.com/indiana/indianapolis/lawfirm/ice-miller-llp/7bded3e8-e46c-45bd-a94c-d14c67a37cef.html
·In 2015, 2016 and 2017, Law 360 recognized Ice Miller as one of the 100 best law firms for women based on the firm's female representation at the partner and non-partner levels, and its total number of female attorneys -
https://www.law360.com/articles/945879/the-best-law-firms-for-female-attorneys &
https://www.law360.com/articles/784729/the-100-best-law-firms-for-female-attorneys &
https://www.law360.com/articles/684237/survey-reveals-best-law-firms-for-female-attorneys
·In 2017, Ice Miller was named one of the "50 Best Law Firms for Women" by Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers -
http://www.workingmother.com/best-law-firms-for-women-2017#page-4
·71 attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2015 lists in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and 28 were named Rising Stars -
http://www.superlawyers.com/about/digital_magazine.html (Each digital magazine on this page has a complete list of ranked lawyers)
·2015 Family Friendly award from the Ohio Women's Bar Association (OWBA)-
http://owba.org/familyfriendlyaward
·76 attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2014 lists in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and 27 were named Rising Stars -
http://www.superlawyers.com/about/digital_magazine.html (Each digital magazine on this page has a complete list of ranked lawyers)
Below are awards I am currently working on sources for because things are archived or require a log in:
·All "Best Lawyers" Data before 2017 (To my knowledge, must have a bestlawyers.com login. I have access and may be able to get some info.)
·Chambers USA data from before 2017 (The website only cites 2017 data,
https://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/65407/ice-miller.)
·Ice Miller was recognized as one of the "2015 Chicago's Top Ranked Law Firms" (by Martindale-Hubbell)
·Selected as a 2014 Top Workplace by The Indianapolis Star - Article called "Central Indiana companies lauded in Top Workplaces 2014 list" in The Indianapolis Star (online copy seems to be archived)
If there is another section you think that makes sense to include so we have additional content outside the awards section, let me know. Really appreciate you doing this!
Tmeehan9 ( talk) 20:41, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
I am using an old user name Rachelle Perlman, because of problems with laptop. My regular user name, when I am home and with no computer problems, is Henia Perlman.
I am new, and I read your interview administrator. I was blocked for not listening, not formating, not citing, disruptive behavior ...
I am an old widow with physical handicapped, and need your help with formating, checking relevancy of content ..., before posting to the talk board, as I accepted proposal one by Rivertorch, to discuss my proposals first with help, before posting them to the Talk page of the article. Option 1 was also supported by consensus, and suit me better, because of my physical handicap.
Please, review messages in my talk page, Holocaust Talk page, and administrators where I was blocked for 31 hours. I decided not to appeal that, for different reasons. Bloomington, Indiana, is a beautiful small city!
I also have aim; screen name: heniaperlman. Looking forward to hear from you. Rachelle Perlman ( talk) 23:19, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi,
I have been reading and learning a lot. Rivertorch wrote that he can help me with general edits.
But, I think that I need a mentor, and I wrote to you after I read the content of your interview, when you had applied to be an administrator.
I thanked Carole Henson, who offered to help, and I told her that I would make my choices. Carole is the person who had submitted a request to block me.
I know that sometimes I don't express myself well, still I would truly appreciate it if you become my mentor. I am eager to learn, but I am a bit/lot slow - when the i-phone (I had the flip one) my son bought me rang, I went to a neighbor to ask how to answer. I am persistent in my endeavor to learn.
Looking forward to hear from you. Have a great day! Henia Perlman ( talk) 15:19, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
I would like to write to RickinBaltimore context that I perceive as not fair for blockage. I decided to do that, because 1) I keep receiving unsollicitated advices, mainly to deal with other articles, which I interpret as "stay away from the Holocaust article." 2. Mathglot wrote to me, after I stated that I won't edit the Holocaust but will post in its Talk page, that if I post in Talk page of Holocaust, I would likely be blocked.
If I am blocked again, I want to show that I didn't challenge the block, because I was just tired. That's why I would like to write to RickinBaltimore, that I didn't deserve the blocking, because of this context: I. Instance one where I posted without citation, and then I wrote to Carole: Thank you Carole for your help! I just reposted before I read the two above messages. Here your message for your kind formatting: In Shanghai, there were about 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe, because they could emigrate there without a visa.[1] [2] After the Wannsee conference, Hitler’s Germany sent SS-Colonel Joseph Meisinger, the “Butcher of Warsaw to Shanghai, Norman Goda The Holocaust: Europe, the World, and the Jews, 1918 – 1945 Pearson, 2013 p. 267. But, the Japanese government ignored the Nazis, and didn’t murder the Jews, Yehuda Bauer, Rethinking the Holocaust 89 who left Shanghai after 1945. http://www.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%206019.pdf 2. Shanghai is not undue weight and sources mention it even in overview Thank you Carole! Henia Perlman (talk) 17:06, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Five minutes later, Carole requests to block me: Henia, I have been offering to format your citations for quite some time. You pushed ahead after the final warning and the messages here on the talk page. As you likely saw on your talk page, I have submitted a request to block your account.–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:11, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
II. Second instance of posting without citation, but in lead, where citation are not needed, as I noticed per the current lead: Here the definition which I think better fit the body of the article, and was used by the US Senate, the ushmm, Elie Wiesel, Niewyk’s The Holocaust, 2003 (quite similar), Merriam-Webster dictionary:
Revision as of 13:46, 22 June 2017 (edit) (undo) (thank) Ealdgyth (talk | contribs)
? I stand by my comments above. :Ealdgyth|Talk]] 15:13, 22 June 2017 ( The lead does not NEED sources. … The definition is described in the section of the article titled "Definition". That's where the sources are. That's where the lead draws its information from for the definition. This is basic Wikipedia 101. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:31, 22 June 2017
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ONUnicorn, I also just found out, that wiki used to have a lead similar to my proposal in 2014 - so my proposal was not fringe (besides that it is the accepted one in the usa, and this context is important in wiki)
I don't want to open ways to block me again, with statements that I was blocked in the past, and I didn't challenge it.
I would appreciate your wisdom and thoughts about the above, because I would like to continue to be involved in wiki, my hobby, and I feel, that with your mentorship, I can be successful.
Thank you. Henia Perlman ( talk) 00:59, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
Henia Perlman ( talk) 13:09, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
My message to HJ MItchell. I will also apprecite your help.
"Henia Perlman is asking for an official full investigation
I am asking for a complete official investigation under the leadership of HJ Mitchell, of Carole Henson, Simon Irondome, Ealdgyth, and other persons who have been interacting with me, and involved in my blocking.
"We always must value the project as a whole more than we value the contributions of any individual editor. ... The best good will is for naught if a basic understanding of the facts, their mainstream interpretation, and their cultural context are lacking."
I applaud the efforts and good will of Ealdgyth to read many books on the Holocaust, and almost single-handed editing the Holocaust article. I tried to collaborate and discuss issues with her. First, she said that the issue of the European Jewish refugees in Shanghai is U/W. Later she added about them, choosing to use an author who wrote one or two books on military of WWII (out of his 100 books), and is definitely not a Holocaust scholar. As per yesterday, despite my mention of it, the wrong name of the author is still in the bibliography. The statement about the European Jewish refugees in Shanghai should be changed, for the sake of the article. I provided Carole Henson at least three very reliable sources. My attempts to help out with with a better structure of the article, citations that Ealdgyth couldn't find (and nobody still didn't asked from me), and adding about the European Jewish refugees in Shanghaihas, are causing disruption. Carole Henson admitted that I have been making progress with technology.
I strongly believe in collaboration in editing. It seems to me that Ealdgyth's edits are reflecting a lack of "a basic understanding of the facts, their mainstream interpretation, and their cultural context."
I strongly believe that a well-sourced and well structured Holocaust article, edited with a good spirit of cooperation, is more valuable than the contributions of one individual editor.
"We always must value the project as a whole more than we value the contributions of any individual editor." I know I am repeating myself. I do like this sentence, because it summarizes quite well the current situation and the real issues.
Carole Henson denied that Ealdgyth has been single-handed editing the Holocaust article, despite the fact that she had made about 40 edits in one day.
I do not dare posting to Talk of the Holocaust article, and provide the missing sources to Ealdgyth, because of veiled threats that I would be blocked forever from wiki. I believe them, since I have seen how some tried to exploit my innocent use of two names to block me for a second time. Now, I am being accused of being selfish, incompetent and rejecting the mentorships offered to me.
As Rivertorch understood quite well, I wanted a mentor who was not involved in my issues.
"Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten."
"I stick around because I want to help make the encyclopaedia even better than it already is." I think a full official investigation is needed. integrity, accountability, and confidence in Wikipedia are important. Thank you. Henia Perlman ( talk) 19:33, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
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I see you had reviewed the page Prabhloch Singh. Now someone nominated it for deletion. Could you kindly review? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThisMr ( talk • contribs) 08:46, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
The person who has nominated it for deletion unfortunately seems to be driven by ego rather than wiki policies. Need your help in all fairness buddy. ThisMr ( talk) 13:22, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
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Hello. I am not sure if you are the one who worked on the history section of the Education in Brazil page, but if you are, I was wondering if you still had the references for it. There are several paragraphs that are not referenced, and I would like to update it. Thank you! Kbell21 ( talk) 15:03, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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Hello,
Thank you for your feedback on the Ice Miller law firm page. I apologize for just now getting back to you, as I am a new Wikipedia user and did not see your message. In full disclosure, I am an employee of the Firm. I am interested in seeing the page restored, especially as several other large Indianapolis firms have similar Wikipedia pages. However, I understand I am close to the subject as an employee and would like to seek help on adding some unbiased content.
Per its articles for deletion log, there were concerns of blatant advertising, which is why I initially deleted the awards section. These were all verifiable awards, and can provide external links for them.
I am happy to work together to restore the page or provide additional sources. Let me know what first steps would be.
Tmeehan9 ( talk) 20:15, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello there,
I really appreciate your willingness to take on updating the Ice Miller page! This got moved back on my to-do list, so I'm sorry I missed getting info to you in July.
Great source for basic Firm info for starters (revenue, profits, size, etc.): http://www.americanlawyer.com/law-firm-profiles-result?firmname=Ice+Miller&slreturn=20170711142802
For the history section, I recommend a copy of History of a Hoosier Law Firm - https://www.amazon.com/History-Hoosier-Law-Firm-Providing/dp/B000QM1JM0/. It was written by one of the firm's founding partners. I have access to this book if you cannot find it and need specific citations.
I think it's important to note the firm added a Philadelphia office, bringing total locations to 8 - http://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/43811
Below are corresponding outside sources for the awards listed, with updates to 2017.
·Recognized as Women in Law Empowerment Forum 2016 Gold Standard Firm -
http://wileftribune.com/gold-standard-news/two-additional-firms-receive-wilefs-gold-standard-certification/
·Named to the "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 -
http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/ice-miller-llp/rankings/8233
·31 Ice Miller Attorneys and 7 Practice Groups Ranked by Chambers USA 2017 -
https://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/65407/ice-miller (Departments and lawyers available on the dropdown list on the side of the page)
·70 attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2016 lists in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and 31 were named Rising Stars -
http://profiles.superlawyers.com/indiana/indianapolis/lawfirm/ice-miller-llp/7bded3e8-e46c-45bd-a94c-d14c67a37cef.html
·In 2015, 2016 and 2017, Law 360 recognized Ice Miller as one of the 100 best law firms for women based on the firm's female representation at the partner and non-partner levels, and its total number of female attorneys -
https://www.law360.com/articles/945879/the-best-law-firms-for-female-attorneys &
https://www.law360.com/articles/784729/the-100-best-law-firms-for-female-attorneys &
https://www.law360.com/articles/684237/survey-reveals-best-law-firms-for-female-attorneys
·In 2017, Ice Miller was named one of the "50 Best Law Firms for Women" by Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers -
http://www.workingmother.com/best-law-firms-for-women-2017#page-4
·71 attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2015 lists in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and 28 were named Rising Stars -
http://www.superlawyers.com/about/digital_magazine.html (Each digital magazine on this page has a complete list of ranked lawyers)
·2015 Family Friendly award from the Ohio Women's Bar Association (OWBA)-
http://owba.org/familyfriendlyaward
·76 attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2014 lists in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and 27 were named Rising Stars -
http://www.superlawyers.com/about/digital_magazine.html (Each digital magazine on this page has a complete list of ranked lawyers)
Below are awards I am currently working on sources for because things are archived or require a log in:
·All "Best Lawyers" Data before 2017 (To my knowledge, must have a bestlawyers.com login. I have access and may be able to get some info.)
·Chambers USA data from before 2017 (The website only cites 2017 data,
https://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/65407/ice-miller.)
·Ice Miller was recognized as one of the "2015 Chicago's Top Ranked Law Firms" (by Martindale-Hubbell)
·Selected as a 2014 Top Workplace by The Indianapolis Star - Article called "Central Indiana companies lauded in Top Workplaces 2014 list" in The Indianapolis Star (online copy seems to be archived)
If there is another section you think that makes sense to include so we have additional content outside the awards section, let me know. Really appreciate you doing this!
Tmeehan9 ( talk) 20:41, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
I am using an old user name Rachelle Perlman, because of problems with laptop. My regular user name, when I am home and with no computer problems, is Henia Perlman.
I am new, and I read your interview administrator. I was blocked for not listening, not formating, not citing, disruptive behavior ...
I am an old widow with physical handicapped, and need your help with formating, checking relevancy of content ..., before posting to the talk board, as I accepted proposal one by Rivertorch, to discuss my proposals first with help, before posting them to the Talk page of the article. Option 1 was also supported by consensus, and suit me better, because of my physical handicap.
Please, review messages in my talk page, Holocaust Talk page, and administrators where I was blocked for 31 hours. I decided not to appeal that, for different reasons. Bloomington, Indiana, is a beautiful small city!
I also have aim; screen name: heniaperlman. Looking forward to hear from you. Rachelle Perlman ( talk) 23:19, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi,
I have been reading and learning a lot. Rivertorch wrote that he can help me with general edits.
But, I think that I need a mentor, and I wrote to you after I read the content of your interview, when you had applied to be an administrator.
I thanked Carole Henson, who offered to help, and I told her that I would make my choices. Carole is the person who had submitted a request to block me.
I know that sometimes I don't express myself well, still I would truly appreciate it if you become my mentor. I am eager to learn, but I am a bit/lot slow - when the i-phone (I had the flip one) my son bought me rang, I went to a neighbor to ask how to answer. I am persistent in my endeavor to learn.
Looking forward to hear from you. Have a great day! Henia Perlman ( talk) 15:19, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
I would like to write to RickinBaltimore context that I perceive as not fair for blockage. I decided to do that, because 1) I keep receiving unsollicitated advices, mainly to deal with other articles, which I interpret as "stay away from the Holocaust article." 2. Mathglot wrote to me, after I stated that I won't edit the Holocaust but will post in its Talk page, that if I post in Talk page of Holocaust, I would likely be blocked.
If I am blocked again, I want to show that I didn't challenge the block, because I was just tired. That's why I would like to write to RickinBaltimore, that I didn't deserve the blocking, because of this context: I. Instance one where I posted without citation, and then I wrote to Carole: Thank you Carole for your help! I just reposted before I read the two above messages. Here your message for your kind formatting: In Shanghai, there were about 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe, because they could emigrate there without a visa.[1] [2] After the Wannsee conference, Hitler’s Germany sent SS-Colonel Joseph Meisinger, the “Butcher of Warsaw to Shanghai, Norman Goda The Holocaust: Europe, the World, and the Jews, 1918 – 1945 Pearson, 2013 p. 267. But, the Japanese government ignored the Nazis, and didn’t murder the Jews, Yehuda Bauer, Rethinking the Holocaust 89 who left Shanghai after 1945. http://www.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%206019.pdf 2. Shanghai is not undue weight and sources mention it even in overview Thank you Carole! Henia Perlman (talk) 17:06, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Five minutes later, Carole requests to block me: Henia, I have been offering to format your citations for quite some time. You pushed ahead after the final warning and the messages here on the talk page. As you likely saw on your talk page, I have submitted a request to block your account.–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:11, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
II. Second instance of posting without citation, but in lead, where citation are not needed, as I noticed per the current lead: Here the definition which I think better fit the body of the article, and was used by the US Senate, the ushmm, Elie Wiesel, Niewyk’s The Holocaust, 2003 (quite similar), Merriam-Webster dictionary:
Revision as of 13:46, 22 June 2017 (edit) (undo) (thank) Ealdgyth (talk | contribs)
? I stand by my comments above. :Ealdgyth|Talk]] 15:13, 22 June 2017 ( The lead does not NEED sources. … The definition is described in the section of the article titled "Definition". That's where the sources are. That's where the lead draws its information from for the definition. This is basic Wikipedia 101. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:31, 22 June 2017
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{
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ONUnicorn, I also just found out, that wiki used to have a lead similar to my proposal in 2014 - so my proposal was not fringe (besides that it is the accepted one in the usa, and this context is important in wiki)
I don't want to open ways to block me again, with statements that I was blocked in the past, and I didn't challenge it.
I would appreciate your wisdom and thoughts about the above, because I would like to continue to be involved in wiki, my hobby, and I feel, that with your mentorship, I can be successful.
Thank you. Henia Perlman ( talk) 00:59, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
Henia Perlman ( talk) 13:09, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
My message to HJ MItchell. I will also apprecite your help.
"Henia Perlman is asking for an official full investigation
I am asking for a complete official investigation under the leadership of HJ Mitchell, of Carole Henson, Simon Irondome, Ealdgyth, and other persons who have been interacting with me, and involved in my blocking.
"We always must value the project as a whole more than we value the contributions of any individual editor. ... The best good will is for naught if a basic understanding of the facts, their mainstream interpretation, and their cultural context are lacking."
I applaud the efforts and good will of Ealdgyth to read many books on the Holocaust, and almost single-handed editing the Holocaust article. I tried to collaborate and discuss issues with her. First, she said that the issue of the European Jewish refugees in Shanghai is U/W. Later she added about them, choosing to use an author who wrote one or two books on military of WWII (out of his 100 books), and is definitely not a Holocaust scholar. As per yesterday, despite my mention of it, the wrong name of the author is still in the bibliography. The statement about the European Jewish refugees in Shanghai should be changed, for the sake of the article. I provided Carole Henson at least three very reliable sources. My attempts to help out with with a better structure of the article, citations that Ealdgyth couldn't find (and nobody still didn't asked from me), and adding about the European Jewish refugees in Shanghaihas, are causing disruption. Carole Henson admitted that I have been making progress with technology.
I strongly believe in collaboration in editing. It seems to me that Ealdgyth's edits are reflecting a lack of "a basic understanding of the facts, their mainstream interpretation, and their cultural context."
I strongly believe that a well-sourced and well structured Holocaust article, edited with a good spirit of cooperation, is more valuable than the contributions of one individual editor.
"We always must value the project as a whole more than we value the contributions of any individual editor." I know I am repeating myself. I do like this sentence, because it summarizes quite well the current situation and the real issues.
Carole Henson denied that Ealdgyth has been single-handed editing the Holocaust article, despite the fact that she had made about 40 edits in one day.
I do not dare posting to Talk of the Holocaust article, and provide the missing sources to Ealdgyth, because of veiled threats that I would be blocked forever from wiki. I believe them, since I have seen how some tried to exploit my innocent use of two names to block me for a second time. Now, I am being accused of being selfish, incompetent and rejecting the mentorships offered to me.
As Rivertorch understood quite well, I wanted a mentor who was not involved in my issues.
"Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten."
"I stick around because I want to help make the encyclopaedia even better than it already is." I think a full official investigation is needed. integrity, accountability, and confidence in Wikipedia are important. Thank you. Henia Perlman ( talk) 19:33, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.
Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.
As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).
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Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.
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The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:
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Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.
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I see you had reviewed the page Prabhloch Singh. Now someone nominated it for deletion. Could you kindly review? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThisMr ( talk • contribs) 08:46, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
The person who has nominated it for deletion unfortunately seems to be driven by ego rather than wiki policies. Need your help in all fairness buddy. ThisMr ( talk) 13:22, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
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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.
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Hello. I am not sure if you are the one who worked on the history section of the Education in Brazil page, but if you are, I was wondering if you still had the references for it. There are several paragraphs that are not referenced, and I would like to update it. Thank you! Kbell21 ( talk) 15:03, 29 March 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)
Just going through the list of admins from last year, and wanted to let you know that you are missed :) TonyBallioni ( talk) 06:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
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-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:08, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Hello ONUnicorn, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel: there are currently 2900 unreviewed articles, and 4000 unreviewed redirects.
Announcing the Backlog Elimination Drive!
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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)
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Hello ONUnicorn, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!
Overall the June backlog drive was a success, reducing the last 3,000 or so to below 500. However, as expected, 90% of the patrolling was done by less than 10% of reviewers.
Since the drive closed, the backlog has begun to rise sharply again and is back up to nearly 1,400 already. Please help reduce this total and keep it from raising further by reviewing some articles each day.
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