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Hi! I'm sorry if my input didn't seem constructive or useful to the page on the foundation of The Times. It just seems really wrong to give credit of the foundation of such a proeminent periodic to the wrong man. The History of The Thimes, published in 1971, tome one, explicitely cites John Walter as the foundator of the newspaper. Everywhere else it says the same. I don't understand why this particular page cites Owen Ellias as so.

thanks for your help, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.159.125.58 (talk) 23:06, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

My mistake. Thank you for the contribution. Seattle (talk) 23:07, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

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In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion.   Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice.   Sasata (submissions),   Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and   Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).

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may i say that u r cute??? lol

im tracy u??roguehamster2073 00:03, 2 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roguehamster2073 (talk • contribs)

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Hi, we tried to send you your HighBeam access code but you don't have email enabled. Could you email me at wikiocaasi yahoo.com so I can send you your code? Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi t | c 08:09, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

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The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is   Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

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  •   Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
  •   Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
  •   Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
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  • The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to   The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
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I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Laura Hale revisited, in which edits you made are being discussed. Fram (talk) 13:37, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

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Hello Seattle, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition will begin at midnight tonight (UTC). There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! J Milburn (talk · contribs), The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 17:32, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi- just to let you know that a copy-paste problem meant that your submission page wasn't created correctly. It's fixed now. Thanks! J Milburn (talk) 14:34, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

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Addressed your concerns. Wizardman 18:43, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Dashes fixed too now; thought I did, must've had a brain fart. Wizardman 21:00, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

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  Hello, I think I have never met you and do not remember speaking, but I saw you around, and wanted to say that I also care about Wikipedia and Seattle. There are some other Wikipedia people in the Seattle area if you ever want to meet them. I am in NYC these days but I expect to visit in the summer. Cheers! Blue Rasberry (talk) 21:24, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Yes, I would love to visit Seattle too, and maybe live there for a while after college, it seems like such a nice city. Thank you for the greetings! Seattle (talk) 00:03, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

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Hi, all addressed, can you respond when you can?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:00, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Awaiting your closure..♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:18, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 January newsletter

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The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer   Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.

Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points.

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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

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And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:

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  2.   Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
  3.   WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

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Just to let you know I commented on your FLC, I apologize again if my comment is all over the place it did strike my curiosity. Aureez (Talk) 21:39, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

@Aureez: Replied at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names/archive1

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