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From the Judges
This years WikiCup started off great! It's only the second full week of competition, and we already have a lot of content promoted. We have some very close pools, such as Pool A and J. We also have some pools who have not been very active yet, but hopefully that will start changing in the coming weeks.
Garden and iMatthew have also opened a new pool, the "Judge's Pool" where we are competing against each other and following the same rules as all of you. This pool however, will never have any effect on the actual competition, but you can still check back often to see how we are doing compared to yourself.
That's it for this newsletter edition, everyone. Any questions or comments are always welcome on the WikiCup talk page, or our user talk pages. Until next time, Garden. and iMatthew // talk // 13:55, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
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Current leaders
In this round of the WikiCup, the top three contestants from each pool will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Catalan (138)
Gary King (86)
Spencer (67)
Pool B
Sceptre (22)
Spittlespat (7)
Greatestrowerever, Malinaccier (6)
Pool C
Candlewicke (60)
Scorpion0422 (24)
Steven Walling (9)
Pool D
NapHit (27)
ThinkBlue (18)
97198 (11)
Pool E
X! (69)
Sasata (10)
LOTRrules (4)
Pool F
Bedford (29)
RyanCross (21)
the_ed17, Howard the Duck (5)
Pool G
Sunderland06 (46)
Skinny87 (16)
What!?Why?Who?, Pedro_João, Ceranthor (2)
Pool H
Juliancolton (133)
Tinucherian (41)
Ottava Rima (28)
Pool I
Durova (144)
Theleftorium (121)
Wrestlinglover (15)
Pool J
Paxse (78)
Climie.ca (67)
Useight (46)
All scores are accurate as of the time the newsletter was sent out.
Please see simple:Wikipedia:Criteria for administratorship. Basically, you have to be an active contributer to the project for several months and you have to be a generally trusted user to the community. — RyanCross (talk) 03:24, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
My User Talk Page
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Hey Ryan, do you still recreate user pages? My user talk page is really drab. I was wondering if you could..."make it hip"...modernize it? If your busy, it's OK. Best. I'm still loving my user page BTW. — Realist2 03:42, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm not as active with redeisgning pages as before, but I'll try to fit some time into it. Give me a while. And that's good that you still like my old design I made for you. :-) — RyanCross (talk) 06:24, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
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Hello again
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Quite frankly, I forgot how to edit Wikipedia... I hope I'm doing this correctly. I just dropped by Wikipedia to see how things were going. I noticed that since I left, you have becomed a very established user. Congrats! I hope to see the mop on your page someday. Basketball110My story/Tell me yours 00:18, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Nice to see you again. :-) Thank you for your kind comments also. — RyanCross (talk) 01:27, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
DYK for Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte
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Hi Ryan, I have created the article Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte and nominated it for dyk today. As usual, I need your help to check it for possible verification. Ganesh Dhamodkar (Talk) 08:15, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
AfD
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Admin coaching
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Hey brother, got a fat favour to ask. Could you, coach, guide, prep me for becoming an admin? Please? I know it takes months and the like, BUT, I am willing to do most anything. Hope you're well. Will Thompson (talk) 03:28, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
No, I don't do admin coaching, 1) because I'm not an administrator for English Wikipedia, and 2) I don't have the experience as one here. If you're looking for a coach, please see WP:ADMINCOACH. You've probably mistaken me for an admin here. I should really make note that I'm not an admin here on English Wikipedia on my user page... — RyanCross (talk) 04:31, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
Barnstar
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That's very kind of you. Thanks Ryan. --Efe (talk) 05:06, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
I will. Thanks again. --Efe (talk) 05:13, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
Wow, you guys are racking up the DYK's fast! Good articles are also coming in quite quickly, and we also have a few new Featured articles. This is coming along great so far; we're glad to see almost everyone working on something.
Also, Thehelpfulone is our newest judge. He will, starting Monday, be helping maintain the WikiCup and help us ensure all runs smoothly. It's hard to gain consensus between two editors, so I guess "majority rules" (with three people) will start to apply while we make our decision. :-P
In this round of the WikiCup, the top three contestants from each pool will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Catalan, Gary King (191)
Spencer (127)
Pool B
Shoemaker's Holiday (112)
Sceptre (34)
Spittlespat (9)
Pool C
Candlewicke (182)
Scorpion0422 (72)
Steven Walling (16)
Pool D
97198 (79)
NapHit (29)
ThinkBlue (25)
Pool E
Sasata (91)
X! (69)
Straight Edge PXK (6)
Pool F
Bedford (55)
RyanCross (31)
the_ed17 (24)
Pool G
Sunderland06 (104)
Ceranthor (34)
Skinny87 (17)
Pool H
Juliancolton (230)
Tinucherian (64)
Ottava Rima (28)
Pool I
Durova (319)
Theleftorium (196)
J Milburn (65)
Pool J
Climie.ca (101)
Paxse (97)
Useight (81)
All scores are accurate as of the time the newsletter was sent out.
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Acc Tool
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Hi there. Just wondering as you have the account creator flag would you like to help out on the Account Creating Tool? If you already have an account please ignore this message :P Please get back to me on my talk page if you want to help :) ·Add§hore·Talk/Cont 19:19, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
The tool is located here and a guide to use it is here. The tool is where people that cannot create an account for whatever reason can request an account to be created for them. This them appears in the tool list and a registered account creator can log in and create the account for them. ·Add§hore·Talk/Cont 14:55, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Yep, check in you preferences :) On wiki username. ·Add§hore·Talk/Cont 21:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Actually turns out you cannot change it yourself, Would you like me to change your on-wiki name to "RyanCross"? Your login name should stay the same. Get back to me on my page. ·Add§hore·Talk/Cont 17:21, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
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Thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with 80 support, 2 oppose, and 1 neutral. I appreciate all the comments I received and will endeavor to justify the trust the community has placed in me. R'n'B (call me Russ) 21:16, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
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The content is continuing to pile in, it's great! Nothing significant this issue, but we currently have a straw poll going on regarding the point values of featured pictures, sounds, and lists. Garden., iMatthew // talk, and TheHelpfulOne
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WikiCup At a Glance
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a total of:
In this round of the WikiCup, the top three contestants from each pool will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Catalan (254)
Gary King (215)
Spencer (150)
Pool B
Shoemaker's Holiday (189)
Sceptre (35)
Spittlespat (10)
Pool C
Candlewicke (250)
Scorpion0422 (146)
Steven Walling (29)
Pool D
97198 (89)
ThinkBlue (37)
NapHit (31)
Pool E
Sasata (140)
X! (105)
Straight Edge PXK (9)
Pool F
Bedford (101)
the_ed17 (40)
RyanCross (32)
Pool G
Sunderland06 (107)
Ceranthor (67)
jj137 (50)
Pool H
Juliancolton (355)
Tinucherian (71)
Ottava Rima (28)
Pool I
Durova (462)
Theleftorium (264)
J Milburn (88)
Pool J
Climie.ca (135)
Paxse (134)
Useight (116)
All scores are accurate as of the time the newsletter was sent out.
17:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
DYK for T.I.'s Road To Redemption
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A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Prisoner Ball, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:
The subject doesn't appear to be notable. The only reference is a short description on a site that provides definitions for children's slang, and the material on Wikipedia describes an entirely different game than that source. Googling "prisoner ball" game gets mostly Wikipedia mirrors/forks on the first page, followed by forums and P.E. class guides from school websites. I posted this to the talk page two weeks ago and got no response.
All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.
Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Jomasecutalkcontribs 23:12, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Wow, I created that nearly a year ago. I didn't know what was notable and what wasn't back then, so yeah, I agree with your proposal for deletion. Go ahead with it. — RyanCross (talk) 02:59, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
thank you
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My RFA passed today at 150/48/6. I wanted to thank you for weighing in, and I wanted to let you know I appreciated all of the comments, advice, criticism, and seriously took it all to heart this past week. I'll do my absolute best to not let any of you down with the incredible trust given me today. rootology (C)(T) 08:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, Ryan. :-)
I see that someone has drastically shortened this article. I would just like to suggest that you check whether all the information that was in the article about pitchers has been included in the pitcher article, and the same re catcher. I think you can do that better than me because I think you've edited a lot of baseball articles. Just a suggestion. ☺Coppertwig (talk) 20:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the suggestion. I don't know if I'll do that now, but I'll try. I'm not as active on this project anymore than I used to be. — RyanCross (talk) 22:35, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
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RfA thanks
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Thank you for the trust you placed in me by supporting my RfA (which passed and, apparently, I am now an admin!). I will do my best to continue to act in a way that is consistent with the policies of wikipedia as well with our common desire to build and perfect this repository of human knowledge; and can only hope that you never feel that your trust was misplaced. Thanks again! --Regent's Park (Rose Garden) 23:58, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
We're still going strong. Couple of things though; please note that you must make it known you are in the WikiCup when nominating FAs, FLs, FPos, FPs, and FSs. This is to lower the possibility of bias. We're also changing the way you get to the next round. Now, the top two from each round get through, along with ten wildcards. This means that even if you're not in the top two you can still get into Round 2, so even if you're in the group of death you can still go through. Hopefully this will be fairer for all. We've also unfortunately had our first withdrawal - Truco has left the Cup. Best wishes for him in the future. Garden., iMatthew // talk, and TheHelpfulOne
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WikiCup At a Glance
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a total of:
In this round of the WikiCup, the top two contestants from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Gary King (452)
Catalan (254)
Pool B
Shoemaker's Holiday (233)
La Pianista (61)
Pool C
Candlewicke (400)
Scorpion0422 (249)
Pool D
97198 (148)
NapHit (63)
Pool E
Sasata (233)
X! (210)
Pool F
Bedford (202)
the_ed17 (148)
Pool G
Sunderland06 (142)
Ceranthor (134)
Pool H
Juliancolton (491)
Tinucherian (95)
Pool I
Durova (887)
Theleftorium (458)
Pool J
Mitchazenia (671)
Paxse (291)
Wildcards
Useight (250)
J Milburn (181)
Spencer (177)
Climie.ca (169)
Rambo's Revenge (100)
Tinucherian (95)
WereSpielChequers (77)
Wrestlinglover (67)
Rlevse (65)
10. ThinkBlue (57)
10. Skinny87 (57)
All scores are accurate as of the time the newsletter was sent out.
20:37, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
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User Page Design Center
Latest comment: 15 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion
The "Trading Spaces" seems to be inactive; backlog's a year old or so. What's the status? Resident Mario (talk) 00:23, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
I used to be active there. In fact, I used to be active on this Wikipedia, but I'm slowly drifting away from it... the design center is not really running anymore, but it's still there... — RyanCross (talk) 08:35, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
I could help clear backlog; half of the users had their last edit long ago. Resident Mario (talk) 20:26, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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Hi there, I noticed that none of the links generated by the template are working. I don't know if that's a problem with THOMAS, if they changed things, or the template. Would you be able to check it out? ~PescoSo say•we all 17:14, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
UPDATE: I think I meant to write this to another editor. :/ But if you CAN help, that'd be great! ~PescoSo say•we all 17:17, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I don't think I can help you there. — RyanCross (talk) 07:32, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
There's not really much to say this week, everyone is still doing well. There was a discussion on shortening the length of round one, but the idea is dead in the water. Thanks for contributing! GARDEN, iMatthew // talk, and TheHelpfulOne
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WikiCup At a Glance
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a total of:
In this round of the WikiCup, the top two contestants from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Gary King (673)
Catalan (254)
Pool B
Shoemaker's Holiday (308)
La Pianista (62)
Pool C
Scorpion0422 (483)
Candlewicke (451)
Pool D
97198 (210)
NapHit (97)
Pool E
Sasata (262)
X! (210)
Pool F
Bedford (275)
the_ed17 (161)
Pool G
Sunderland06 (144)
Ceranthor (136)
Pool H
Juliancolton (559)
Tinucherian (100)
Pool I
Durova (1135)
Theleftorium (656)
Pool J
Mitchazenia (777)
Paxse (371)
Wildcards
Useight (325)
Spencer (215)
Climie.ca (203)
J Milburn (202)
Rambo's Revenge (110)
Rlevse (93)
WereSpielChequers (82)
Dendodge (74)
ThinkBlue (72)
Wrestlinglover (72)
All scores are accurate as of 22:40, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
There's not really much to say this week, everyone is still doing well. There was a discussion on shortening the length of round one, but the idea is dead in the water. Thanks for contributing! GARDEN, iMatthew // talk, and TheHelpfulOne
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WikiCup At a Glance
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a total of:
In this round of the WikiCup, the top two contestants from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Gary King (673)
Catalan (254)
Pool B
Shoemaker's Holiday (308)
La Pianista (62)
Pool C
Scorpion0422 (483)
Candlewicke (451)
Pool D
97198 (210)
NapHit (97)
Pool E
Sasata (262)
X! (210)
Pool F
Bedford (275)
the_ed17 (161)
Pool G
Sunderland06 (144)
Ceranthor (136)
Pool H
Juliancolton (559)
Tinucherian (100)
Pool I
Durova (1135)
Theleftorium (656)
Pool J
Mitchazenia (777)
Paxse (371)
Wildcards
Useight (325)
Spencer (215)
Climie.ca (203)
J Milburn (202)
Rambo's Revenge (110)
Rlevse (93)
WereSpielChequers (82)
Dendodge (74)
ThinkBlue (72)
Wrestlinglover (72)
All scores are accurate as of 22:40, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
23:24, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia Signpost — February 16, 2009
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Thank You!
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Thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with 61 support, 3 oppose, and 1 neutral
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Thanks for your support in my RfA, which closed with 83 ayes to the right, one no to left and five abstaining users! Sabre (talk) 21:18, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
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Also, if you have the chance, could you go to that wiki and block Awesomedogisawesome? Thanks! (Although maybe somebody already blocked him, but do check) Versus22talk 05:40, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Blocked. And thank you for the First Edit Day banner. :-) — RyanCross (talk) 05:45, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
You're welcome! :) Versus22talk 05:47, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Done ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 15:09, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
