User talk:Nick2crosby/Archive 1

Archive 1

July 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the edit you made to Small intestine has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Bryce53 | talk 05:05, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

The recent edit you made to Small intestine constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Tgeairn (talk) 05:08, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

July 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, but at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Bindle, did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted (undone) by ClueBot NG.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Nicholas Crosby

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A tag has been placed on Nicholas Crosby, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Nicholas Crosby

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A tag has been placed on Nicholas Crosby requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. →Στc. 23:52, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011

You have been blocked from editing for a period of Indefinitely for persistent disruptive editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Ironholds (talk) 01:34, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Zip code 03266

Hello, Nick2crosby. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Zip code 03266, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:

1. edit the page
2. remove the text that looks like this: {{proposed deletion/dated...}}
3. save the page

Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, @SmithAndTeam (talk) 01:15, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Zip code 03266

Hello Nick2crosby,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Zip code 03266 for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Mdy66 (talk) 13:58, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Zip code 03266

Hello, Nick2crosby. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Zip code 03266, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:

1. edit the page
2. remove the text that looks like this: {{proposed deletion/dated...}}
3. save the page

Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Ratzd'mishukribo (talk) 15:49, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Explanation (I just saw your request on the talk page, sorry):
It's nothing personal - it's just that there are almost 100,000 Zip Codes, about most of which all that can be said is there location and the area they cover. Thus, they are not notable. I gave a link to a decision on a similar article showing that this is Wikipedia consensus. Ratzd'mishukribo (talk) 16:41, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

October 2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. Constructive contributions are appreciated, but, in this recent edit to Zip code 03266, you removed Articles for deletion notices from articles or removed other people's comments in Articles for deletion debates. This makes it difficult to establish consensus. If you oppose the deletion of an article, please comment at the respective page instead. Thank you. Cst17 (talk) 21:09, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in Articles for deletion pages, as you did with this edit to Zip code 03266. Otherwise, it may be difficult to create consensus. If you oppose the deletion of an article, please comment at the respective page instead. Thank you. IronGargoyle (talk) 21:24, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Removing AfD template

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January 2013

Hello, I'm Vacation9. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made to James Eagan Holmes, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks, Vacation9 03:01, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of United States death row inmates with this edit. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. TBrandley ^{(what's up)} 18:54, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Impersonation

Please do not impersonate editors, as you did on my talk page. Such behavior can lead to a block of your own account; furthermore, you need to be an administrator to block other accounts. I'll also note that the user you impersonated is Ironholds, the admin who blocked and unblocked you. Please do not do this again. Thank you. Acalamari 22:38, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Blocked

Nick, I have indefinitely blocked you...again. You were unblocked last time on the condition that you behave; all I've seen from you recently is evidence that you can't maintain a consistently reasonable standard of decorum. Ironholds (talk) 00:07, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Nick2crosby

User:Nick2crosby, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Nick2crosby and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Nick2crosby during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. —Tom Morris (talk) 01:31, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Tom why have you proposed deletion of my page? I had lived in those states. I was born in China, and I live in NH... I just put the other ones on because I USED to live there...Nick2crosby (talk) 00:20, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Nice Job Sockbuyer2012 (talk) 15:32, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 February 2013

• In the media: Ex-WMF trustee creates "Wikipedia Corporate Index" for PR agency
  

On 13 February 2013, PR Report, the German sister publication of PR Week, published an article announcing that PR agency Fleishman-Hillard was offering a new analysis tool enabling companies to assess their articles in the German-language Wikipedia: the Wikipedia Corporate Index (WCI).

• Recent research: Wikipedia not so novel after all, except to UK university lecturers
  

"Wikipedia and Encyclopedic Production" by Jeff Loveland (a historian of encyclopedias) and Joseph Reagle situates Wikipedia within the context of encyclopedic production historically, arguing that the features that many claim to be unique about Wikipedia actually have roots in encyclopedias of the past.

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• Discussion report: Wikivoyage links; overcategorization
  

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• Featured content: Blue birds be bouncin'
  

Six articles, three lists, and twelve images were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this month.

• WikiProject report: How to measure a WikiProject's workload
  

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• Technology report: Wikidata development to be continued indefinitely
  

Wikimedia Germany (WMDE) this week committed itself to funding the Wikidata development team, ending fears that phase three would be abandoned.

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The Signpost: 04 March 2013

• Op-ed: We must do more to turn readers into editors
  

Recently I was having a casual conversation with a friend, and he mentioned that he spent too many hours a day playing video games. I responded with a comment that I, too, spent way too much time on an activity of my own – Wikipedia. In an attempt to reply with a relevant remark, he offered something along the lines of: "So have you ever written anything?" After a second, I quickly answered yes, but I was still in shock over his question. It seemed to be rooted in a belief on his part that using Wikipedia meant just reading the articles, and that editing was something that someone, hypothetically, might do, but not really more likely than randomly counting to 7,744.

• News and notes: Outing of editor causes firestorm
  

"WP:OUTING", the normally little-noticed policy corner of the English Wikipedia that governs the release of editors' personal information, has suddenly been brought to wider attention after long-term contributor and featured article writer Cla68 was indefinitely blocked last week. This snowballed into several other blocks, a desysopping by ArbCom, and a request for arbitration.

• Featured content: Slow week for featured content
  

Three articles, six lists, and three pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week, including the article on "Laura Secord", who was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 best known for warning the British of an impending American attack.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Television Stations
  

This week, we tuned to WikiProject Television Stations, a project that dates back to March 2004. WikiProject Television Stations primarily focuses on local stations, national networks, television markets, and other topics related to television channels in North America, the Caribbean, and some Pacific countries. The project has a fair bit of work ahead of them with over 4,000 unassessed articles and only one Good Article out of 626 assessed articles, giving the project a relative WikiWork rating of 5.262.

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The Signpost: 11 March 2013

• From the editor: Signpost–Wikizine merger
  

I am pleased to announce that the Signpost and Wikizine have reached an in-principle agreement that will see Wikizine published as a special Signpost section at the beginning of each month.

• News and notes: Finance committee updates
  

During March, three of the Wikimedia Foundation's grantmaking schemes on Meta will reach important crossroads, which will shape how both the editing communities and Wikimedia institutions handle the distribution of donors' money across the movement.

• Featured content: Batman, three birds and a Mercedes
  

Twelve articles, five lists, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week, including an image of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, a front-engine, 2-seat luxury grand tourer automobile developed by Mercedes-AMG.

• Arbitration report: Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns
  

There are three open cases, and a final decision has been given in the Doncram case.

• WikiProject report: Setting a precedent
  

This week, we spent some time with WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court Cases.

• Technology report: Article Feedback reversal
  

The WMF has aborted a plan to deploy version 5 of the Article Feedback tool (AFTv5) rolled out to all English Wikipedia articles.

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The Signpost: 18 March 2013

• News and notes: Resigning arbitrator slams Committee
  

Just two months into his second term as an arbitrator on the English Wikipedia, Coren resigned from the Committee with a blistering attack on his fellow arbitrators. At the heart of a strongly worded statement, posted both on his talk page and the arbitration notice board, was the claim that ArbCom has become politicised to the extent that "it can no longer do the job it was ostensibly elected for".

• WikiProject report: Making music
  

This week, we composed a tribute to WikiProject Composers. The project was created during the final hours of 2004 and finalized in early January 2005. It has grown to encompass over 8,000 pages, including 26 Featured Articles and 23 Good Articles. WikiProject Composers faces a difficult workload, with a relative WikiWork rating of 5.45.

• Interview: Meeting in the middle: Wikipedia and libraries
  

Ask librarians what they think about Wikipedia and you might get some interesting answers. Some will throw up their hands about the laziness of the Google generation and their overdependence on Wikipedia. Some see it as the "competition". And some will tell you it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

• Featured content: Wikipedia stays warm
  

Nine articles, seven lists, eleven images, and one topic were promoted to "featured status" this week on the English Wikipedia.

• Arbitration report: Richard case closes
  

On Thursday, arbitrator Coren resigned, following closely on the heels of Hersfold's resignation on Wednesday. There are two open cases. A final decision has been given in the Richard case.

• Technology report: Visual Editor "on schedule"
  

The WMF's engineering report for January was published this week, giving an overview of all Foundation-sponsored technical operations in that month.

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The Signpost: 25 March 2013

• WikiProject report: The 'Burgh: WikiProject Pittsburgh
  

Our travels have brought us to Pittsburgh, the American city known for steelworks and bridges.

• Featured content: One and a half soursops
  

Seven articles, one list, six pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• Arbitration report: Two open cases
  

This case, brought by Mark Arsten, was opened over a dispute over transgenderism topics that began off-wiki. The evidence phase was scheduled to close March 7, 2013, with a proposed decision due to be posted by March 29.

• News and notes: Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews
  

Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation since December 2007, has announced her plans to leave the position when a successor is recruited. Ranked as one of the most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine, Sue Gardner is widely associated with the rise of the Wikimedia movement as a major custodian of human knowledge and cultural products.

• Technology report: The Visual Editor: Where are we now, and where are we headed?
  

Since its inception in May 2011, the Foundation's Visual Editor project has grown to become one of its main focuses. As the project nears its two-year birthday, the Signpost caught up with Visual Editor project manager James Forrester to discuss the progress on the project.

• Recent research: "Ignore all rules" in deletions; anonymity and groupthink; how readers react when shown talk pages
  

A paper presented at last month's CSCW Conference observes that "Mass collaboration systems are often characterized as unstructured organizations lacking rule and order", yet Wikipedia has a well developed body of policies to support it as an organization.

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The Signpost: 01 April 2013

• Special report: Who reads which Wikipedia?
  

The Wikimedia Foundation has released its latest report card for the movement's hundreds of sites. The WMF has published statistics about the sites since 2009, but only recently have these been expanded in scope and depth to provide a rich source of data for investigating the movement and the world it serves. Dutch-born Erik Zachte is the driver of the WMF's statistical output, and he writes that the report card and accompanying traffic statistics comprise "enough tables, bar charts and plots to keep you busy for a while".

• WikiProject report: Special: FAQs
  

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• Featured content: What the ?
  

The Signpost interviewed prolific featured content creator and former Signpost "featured content" report writer Crisco 1492 about ? and Indonesian cinema. ? was the "Today's featured article" for 1 April 2013. 1 April is popularly known as April Fools' Day in many countries.

• News and notes: Grants given for Wikipedia Library, six others; April Fool's Day ructions
  

The first round of individual engagement grants (IEGs) have been awarded, disbursing about $55.6k (€42.7k) to seven applicants.

• Arbitration report: Three open cases
  

A case brought by Lecen involves several articles about former Argentinian president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).

• Technology report: Wikidata phase 2 deployment timetable in doubt
  

Users of ten Wikipedias got access to phase 2 of Wikidata following its first rollout to production wikis.

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The Signpost: 08 April 2013

• Wikizine: WMF scales back feature after outcry
  

Numerous Wikimedia Commons editors have chimed in on the Wikimedia Foundation's deployment of a new feature to its mobile website. Allowing anonymous users to register and upload pictures for use in an article, the feature was placed prominently at the top of Wikipedia articles in multiple languages.

• WikiProject report: Earthshattering WikiProject Earthquakes
  

This week, we felt the world tremble in the presence of WikiProject Earthquakes. The project was started in May 2008 to deal with articles about earthquakes, aftershocks, seismology, seismologists, plate tectonics, and related articles. While the project has seen success building 14 Featured Articles, one A-class Article, and 21 Good Articles, a fairly heavy workload remains, with a relative WikiWork rating of 4.94. WikiProject Earthquakes maintains a portal, a list of open tasks, a popular pages listing, and an article alerts watchlist.

• News and notes: French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
  

Last Friday, the Wikimedia movement awoke to news that one of their number—Rémi Mathis, a French volunteer editor—had been summoned to the offices of the interior intelligence service DCRI and threatened with criminal charges and fines if he did not delete an article on the French Wikipedia about a radio station used by the French military.

• Arbitration report: Subject experts needed for Argentine History
  

The arbitration committee is looking for expertise in Argentina and the Spanish language for a case involving former Argentinean president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).

• Featured content: Wikipedia loves poetry
  

Four articles and two pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• Technology report: Testing week
  

The deployment of phase 2 of Wikidata to the English Wikipedia, originally scheduled for 8 April but delayed due to technical problems, may be rescheduled again as the result of community resistance.

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The Signpost: 15 April 2013

• Op-ed: How do we fix RfA inactivity?
  

The RfA process is widely discussed here on the English Wikipedia and it has been well documented that less and less new Requests for adminship are being filed. There are an abundance of bytes devoted to the discussion and analysis of this situation and plenty of hands have been wrung over the matter. Various RfCs have attempted to find a way to fix the problem. Many proposals have been made offering solutions, some more potentially drastic than others, with the goal of making the changes necessary to kick–start RfA back into regular action. However, Wikipedia operates based on consensus and, to this point, there are have simply been too many disagreeing views for us to reach a consensus on how to increase RfA activity.

• WikiProject report: Unity in Diversity: South Africa
  

This week, we ventured to WikiProject South Africa. The project was started in February 2005 and is home to thirteen pieces of featured material, two A-class articles, and twenty-one good articles.

• News and notes: Another admin reform attempt flops
  

The most recent move to reform the requests for adminship process on the English Wikipedia has failed, after a complex and drawn-out three-step procedure for community input was subject to decreasing participation as time wore on and came up with no clear consensus.

• Featured content: The featured process swings into high gear
  

Four articles, twelve lists, and seven pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

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The Signpost: 22 April 2013

• In the media: Wikipedia inaccurate, says Florence; New Wikipedia app for breaking news
  

An article by John Sweeney published on 22 April 2013 on scnow.com, the website of the Florence, South Carolina Morning News, reported that Florence city officials have taken to monitoring and correcting the Wikipedia article on their city.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Editor Retention
  

This week, we spent some time with a project that develops tools and methods for improving the user experience in the hope that new users will continue editing the encyclopedia. The project was started in July 2012 and has grown to include 124 members. The project's members partner with the Teahouse and the Welcoming Committee to spread WikiLove, welcome new users, encourage civility, and other related activities.

• News and notes: Milan conference a mixed bag
  

The Wikimedia Conference is an annual meeting of the chapters to discuss their status and the organisational development of the Wikimedia movement. For the first time it included groups that wish to be considered for WMF affiliation as thematic organisations and one of the three groups that was recently affiliated as a user group. The conference was also attended by members of the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) Board of Trustees, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC), the WMF Affiliations Committee, and a representative of the Wikivoyage Association.

• Featured content: Batfish in the Red Sea
  

Nine articles, four lists, eight pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" status this week on the English Wikipedia.

• Arbitration report: Sexology case nears closure after stalling over topic ban
  

The Sexology case is nearing completion after arbitrators were unable to agree on a topic ban for one of the participants.

• Technology report: A flurry of deployments
  

On Monday, the English Wikipedia became the 12th wiki to be able to pull data from the central Wikidata.org repository, with other wikis scheduled to receive the update on Wednesday.

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The Signpost: 29 April 2013

• News and notes: Chapter furore over FDC knockbacks; First DC GLAM boot-camp
  

The Funds Dissemination Committee released its recommendations to the WMF board last Sunday. The news that the Hong Kong chapter's application for US$212K had failed was followed by a strongly worded resignation announcement by Deryck Chan on the public Wikimedia-l mailing-list.

• In the media: Wikipedia's sexism; Yuri Gadyukin hoax
  

On 24 April 2013, novelist Amanda Filipacchi published what turned out to be an influential op-ed in the New York Times; illuminating the unusual background of the Yuri Gadyukin hoax.

• Featured content: Wiki loves video games
  

Nine articles, three lists, three pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" this week.

• WikiProject report: Japanese WikiProject Baseball
  

This week, we traveled to the Japanese Wikipedia's WikiProject Baseball for perspectives from a version of Wikipedia that treats WikiProjects as their own unique namespace (プロジェクト:) independent of "Wikipedia:".

• Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles
  

The WP:TOP25 and WP:5000 reports chronicle the most popular Wikipedia articles on a weekly basis.

• Arbitration report: Sexology closed; two open cases
  

The Sexology case closed shortly after publication with no changes.

• Recent research: Sentiment monitoring; UNESCO and systemic bias; and more
  

A report on an online service which was created to conduct real-time monitoring of Wikipedia articles of companies, and more.

• Technology report: New notifications system deployed across Wikipedia
  

This week saw the deployment of the Echo extension, also known as "notifications".

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The Signpost: 06 May 2013

• News and notes: Candidates nominating for Foundation elections; Looking ahead to Wikimania 2014
  

Although not yet in great numbers, candidates are coming forward for Wikimedia Foundation elections, which will be held from 1 to 15 June. The elections will fill vacancies in three categories, the most prominent of which will be the three community-elected seats on the ten-member Board of Trustees (or the first Board meeting after the election results are announced, if sooner). The current two-year terms for these trustee positions ends on 1 September.

• Technology report: Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy
  

The Wikimedia Foundation will be receiving more than $100,000 worth of free developer time courtesy of internet giant Google, it was announced this week. The funds, allocated as part of Google's Summer of Code programme, will support up to 21 student developers through three months of coding time.

• Featured content: WikiCup update: full speed ahead!
  

May sees the beginning of Round 3 of the 2013 WikiCup, with 33 of the original 127 competitors remaining. ... six articles, ten pictures, and two portals were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• In the media: New Wikipedia for Schools edition; Anders Behring Breivik's Wikipedia contributions
  

The SOS Children's Villages news service advised on 3 May 2013 that Wikipedia for Schools 2013 is nearly ready for release. ... On 26 April 2013, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation published an article reviewing Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's edits to the English Wikipedia, where it revealed the name of Breivik's English Wikipedia account.

• WikiProject report: Earn $100 in cash... and a button!
  

This week's English Wikipedia project, WikiProject Biophysics, is home to several experts in their fields and a collaboration with the Biophysical Society. The project is hosting a contest through July 15 with six contributors winning $100 in cash and given the opportunity to attend the 2014 meeting of the Biophysical Society in San Francisco. Other strong entries will be awarded barnstars online and everyone who contributes can receive a physical button mailed out to them.

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The Signpost: 13 May 2013

• News and notes: WMF–community ruckus on Wikimedia mailing list
  

The removal of administrator rights from all volunteers on the Wikimedia Foundation's official website sparked a highly emotional reaction on the Wikimedia-l mailing list—one of the largest off-wiki methods of communication for the Wikimedia movement.

• WikiProject report: Knock Out: WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts
  

This week, we spent some time watching WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts, which was started in August 2005 and has grown to include 12 Good Articles and a Featured List.

• Featured content: A mushroom, a motorway, a Munich gallery, and a map
  

Fourteen articles, three lists, and three pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia, including Boletus luridus, seen above.

• In the media: PR firm accused of editing Wikipedia for government clients; can Wikipedia predict the stock market?
  

An article published on May 10 on Odwyerpr.com written by Greg Hazley documented a "spar" between Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and public relations firm Qorvis partner Matt Lauer, who disputes Wikipedia's guideline discouraging public relations firms from editing articles on their clients.

• Arbitration report: Race and politics opened; three open cases
  

The Race and politics case has been accepted for arbitration, and the evidence phase is now open. Two other cases remain open.

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The Signpost: 20 May 2013

• Foundation elections: Trustee candidates speak about Board structure, China, gender, global south, endowment
  

Nominations closed last Friday for the three community-elected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) ten-member Board of Trustees—the ultimate corporate authority of the worldwide WMF. The Board has influential roles and responsibilities over one of the most powerful global information sources on the Internet.

• WikiProject report: Classical Greece and Rome
  

This week, we traveled to WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome. The project was started in May 2006 and has 37 featured articles.

• News and notes: Spanish Wikipedia leaps past one million articles
  

On 16 May, the Spanish Wikipedia became the seventh Wikipedia to cross the million article Rubicon, a symbolic yet important achievement.

• In the media: Qworty incident continues
  

Salon.com published another article detailing the ongoing incidents with Wikipedia user Qworty, who has identified himself as Robert Clark Young. It documents Qworty's role in the controversy involving Amanda Filipacchi's op-ed, which kindled a debate on Wikipedia sexism as it relates to categories, where Qworty was responsible for a series of revenge edits against Filipacchi in the days after she released her op-ed.

• Featured content: Up in the air
  

Nine articles, six lists, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

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The Signpost: 27 May 2013

• News and notes: First-ever community election for FDC positions
  

Alongside the Signpost's interviews with the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) Board of Trustees candidates, the Signpost asked the candidates for the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) and its Ombudsperson position a series of questions relating to the positions they may be taking on. For the FDC candidates, this will include specific recommendations to the WMF on how to disburse over US$11 million in donors' funds to affiliate organizations, something which appears to have garnered little attention from the editing community at large so far.

• In the media: Pagans complain about Qworty's anti-Pagan editing
  

In the continuing saga of User:Qworty's outing as author Robert Clark Young, several blogs and websites covered the now-banned user's anti-Pagan editing. In an article published on 22 May 2013, TechEye described Qworty's edits as a "reign of terror" and were pleased to find that he had not succeeded in removing several prominent Pagan biographies from the encyclopedia.

• Foundation elections: Candidates talk about the Meta problem, the nation-based chapter model, world languages, and value for money
  

The elections for the three community seats on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees start on 8 June. This second and final part of the interview explores two broad themes: Meta, the site that hosts movement-wide coordination; and offline entities—the chapters and the new thematic organisations and user groups.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Geographical Coordinates
  

This week, we plotted out the demarcations of WikiProject Geographical Coordinates, which aims to create a single standard of handling coordinates in Wikipedia articles.

• Featured content: Life of 2π
  

Twelve articles, four lists, and twelve pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• Recent research: Motivations on the Persian Wikipedia; is science eight times more popular on the Spanish Wikipedia than the English Wikipedia?
  

An article in Library Review offers a much-needed comparison of data from a population of editors outside the English Wikipedia.

• Technology report: Amsterdam hackathon: continuity, change, and stroopwafels
  

Second only to the technical track of Wikimania in terms of numbers, the Berlin Hackathon (2009–2012) provided those with an interest in the software that underpins Wikimedia wikis and supports its editors a place to gather, exchange ideas and learn new skills.

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The Signpost: 05 June 2013

• From the editor: Signpost developments
  

I am excited to announce that a Portuguese-language journal, Correio da Wikipédia has been launched by Vitorvicentevalente. It has just published its third edition, and I encourage readers who speak the language to read and contribute to its already-expansive coverage of the Portuguese Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.

• Featured content: A week of portraits
  

Five articles, four lists, and thirteen images were promoted to "featured" status this week on the English Wikipedia.

• Discussion report: Return of the Discussion report
  

This is mostly a list of requests for comment believed to be active on 4 June 2013 linked from subpages of Wikipedia:RfC or watchlist notices.

• News and notes: "Cease and desist", World Trade Organization says to Wikivoyage; Could WikiLang be the next WMF project?
  

On 31 May, the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy team announced that the Wikivoyage logo would have to be replaced, because it has become the subject of a cease-and-desist letter from the World Trade Organization (WTO).

• In the media: China blocks secure version of Wikipedia
  

An article on TheNextWeb.com says that the Chinese Government has effectively blocked Wikipedia by cutting off access to the HTTP Secure (https) "workaround", almost completely cutting off access to those in China.

• WikiProject report: Operation Normandy
  

This week, we reflect on the anniversary of D-Day by storming the shores of Operation Normandy, a special initiative of WikiProject Military History.

• Technology report: Developers accused of making Toolserver fight 'pointless'
  

Last week, the Signpost reported on a feeling at the Amsterdam hackathon that Toolserver developers were coming round to the idea of migrating to Wikimedia Labs.

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The Signpost: 12 June 2013

• News and notes: How Wikimedia affiliates are spending $8.4 million; PRISM scandal
  

Late last year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) awarded $8.4 million in donors' money to 11 Wikimedia entities, including the Wikimedia Foundation and 10 nationally defined chapters. Under this arrangement, these organisations are required to issue quarterly reports on how far they have progressed towards their declared programmatic and financial goals. The FDC has now announced that all 11 completed and submitted their reports by the 1 April deadline, and have responded to each.

• Featured content: Mixing Bowl Interchange
  

Seven articles, two lists, five pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• In the media: VisualEditor will "change world history"
  

In an article published by the Huffington Post's United Kingdom edition, writer Thomas Church asserts that the new VisualEditor will change history, literally. It says that Wikipedia's mark-up language has been to its advantage, as most people didn't bother trying to learn it

• Op-ed: The tragedy of Wikipedia's commons
  

I've long thought that we should get rid of the Wikimedia Commons as we know it. Commons has evolved into a project with interests that compete with the needs of the primary users of Commons and the reason it was created. It's also understaffed, which results in poor curation, large administrative backlogs, and poor policy development.

• Discussion report: VisualEditor, elections, bots, and more
  

Current discussions on the English Wikipedia.

• Traffic report: Who holds the throne?
  

Last week's most popular article list on the English Wikipedia was dominated by the massively popular TV series Game of Thrones, which claimed six slots in the top 25, including the top three. Its popularity was likely stoked by the most recent episode, The Rains of Castamere. Bollywood continued to increase its share of views as well, aided by the tragic suicide of star Nafisa Khan.

• Arbitration report: Two cases suspended; proposed decision posted in Argentine History
  

Two cases, Race and politics and Tea Party movement have been suspended. Argentine History remains open, and a proposed decision was posted on 12 June.

• WikiProject report: Processing WikiProject Computing
  

This week, we spent some time with WikiProject Computing. Started in October 2003, the project has grown to include 17 featured articles, 11 featured lists, 3 pieces of featured media, and 80 good articles.

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The Signpost: 19 June 2013

• Op-ed: Two responses to the 'Tragedy of Wikipedia's Commons'
  

Following last week's op-ed by Gigs ("The Tragedy of Wikipedia's Commons"), the Signpost is carrying two contrary opinions from MichaelMaggs, a bureaucrat on Wikimedia Commons, and Mattbuck, a British Commons administrator.

• Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles of the last week
  

The season finale of Game of Thrones ensured that the epic high fantasy series would dominate the top 10 again last week; however, it was joined by Maurice Sendak and Man of Steel.

• In the media: South African learners want Wikipedia; Editing of Israel topics
  

Memeburn.com published an article on the yearning of students in South Africa for free knowledge through Wikipedia Zero.

• WikiProject report: The Volunteer State: WikiProject Tennessee
  

This week, we visited WikiProject Tennessee, a project dedicate to the state at the geographic and cultural crossroads of the United States.

• News and notes: Swedish Wikipedia's millionth article leads to protests; WMF elections—where are all the voters?
  

With erysichton elaborata, the Swedish Wikipedia passed the one million article Rubicon this week. While this is a mostly symbolic achievement, serving as a convenient benchmark with which to gain publicity and attention in an increasingly statistical world, the particular method by which the Swedish site has passed the mark has garnered significant attention—and controversy.

• Featured content: Cheaper by the dozen
  

Eleven articles, twelve lists, and eleven pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia this week.

• Discussion report: Citations, non-free content, and a MediaWiki meeting
  

A list of current discussions on the English Wikipedia.

• Technology report: May engineering report published
  

The WMF's engineering report for May was published recently on the Wikimedia blog and on the MediaWiki wiki ("friendly" summary version), giving an overview of all Foundation-sponsored technical operations in that month.

• Arbitration report: The Farmbrough amendment request—automation and arbitration enforcement
  

Richard Farmbrough was set to have his day in court, but as events transpired, this was not to be so. On 25 March 2013, an accusation was made against Farmbrough at Arbitration Enforcement (AE), claiming that he violated the terms of an automated edit restriction. Within hours, Farmbrough had filed his own request with the arbitration committee, citing the newly filed AE request and claiming that the motion was being used "in an absurd way" in the filing of enforcement requests: "I have not made any edits that a sane person would consider automation."

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This is your only warning

Nick, there's really no way to assess whether you've actually matured other than to unblock and hope that you prove me right. The fact that you've immediately gone back to your blocking administrator's talk page to start throwing unhelpful comments from the peanut gallery and immediately piss them off two years after they blocked you is literally the exact opposite of what I was hoping to see. You're right, you should be leaving Ironholds alone and focusing on proving you can be a constructive editor. Sometimes it's best to keep your "emotions" to yourself. As WP:NPA says, Comment on content, not on the contributor. Whether or not you can see it your comments there are nothing short of inappropriate and this is the only warning you will receive. I'm perfectly willing to let you have a chance to reintegrate into the community as a constructive editor and I have faith that you'll be able to do so, but surely you can understand that you're under scrutiny and on thin ice right now. Any more questionable incidents and your block will be reinstated. Swarm ^{we ♥ our hive} 16:28, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Minor edits

The definition of a minor edit may have changed while you've been away. The current definition is at WP:MINOR. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:54, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 April 2015

• Special report: Sony emails reveal corporate practices and undisclosed advocacy editing
  

A Signpost investigation of the released data has revealed Sony's corporate practices regarding Wikipedia and uncovered what appears to be undisclosed advocacy editing of Wikipedia by Sony employees and possibly by others.

• In the media: UK political editing; hoaxes; net neutrality
  

Wikipedia appears to have been drawn into the drama of the upcoming, hotly contested UK general election.

• News and notes: Call for candidates as the movement approaches the Wikimedia Board elections
  

The Affiliates Committee this week announced the organization of a community referral for comment, currently open on the meta-wiki, to address upcoming changes to the way that the Affiliations Committee will review movement-affiliated user-groups in the future.

• In focus: 2015 Wikimedia Foundation election preparations underway
  

2015 will see through the biennial community election for the three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made.

• Featured content: Vanguard on guard
  

Six featured articles and fifteen featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Traffic report: A harvest of couch potatoes
  

Couch potatoes rule this week, as 9 of the top 10 slots were taken by either movies, TV, or sports.

• Gallery: The bitter end
  

The Gallery is an occasional Signpost feature highlighting quality images and articles from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons based on a particular theme.

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The Signpost: 29 April 2015

• Wikimania: Choice of small village for Wikimania 2016 ruffles feathers
  

Esino Lario is set to host Wikimania 2016, but volunteers and others have raised a host of concerns that raise serious questions about the town's suitability for hosting such a large conference.

• News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments evaluation sees diminishing returns and increasing cost
  

The evaluations reveal that in the last three years, WLM has possibly fallen victim to its own success and seen diminishing returns.

• In the media: Scottish MEP blocked for edit warring; ranking articles by importance
  

David Coburn, a Member of the European Parliament for the Scotland region for the UK Independence Party, was blocked from editing Wikipedia on April 6.

• Featured content: Another day, another dollar
  

Ten featured articles, nine featured lists, and twenty-eight featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide
  

Though the continued predominance of movies, TV, and sports noted in last week's report largely continues, three additional topics joined the Top 10 this week.

• Recent research: Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy
  

Reader demand for some topics (e.g. LGBT topics or pages about countries) is poorly satisfied, whereas there is over-abundance of quality on topics of comparatively little interest, such as military history.

• Technology report: VisualEditor and MediaWiki updates
  

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The Signpost: 06 May 2015

• News and notes: "Inspire" grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced
  

The Wikimedia Foundation this week announced the winning grantees in March's "Inspire" grant-making campaign.

• Featured content: The amorous android and the horsebreeder; WikiCup round two concludes
  

Seven articles, three lists, and ten pictures were promoted to "featured" status this week. The second round of the WikiCup has ended.

• In the media: Guggenheim image donation; Wiki campaign gets advertising award
  

artnet and The Next Web report (May 6) that the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is releasing a hundred images of works in its collection under Creative Commons licences in conjunction with a May 19 editathon.

• Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues
  

Elections have begun for five community members of the Funds Dissemination Committee, the Foundation's volunteer body for judging and recommending millions of dollars worth of annual grants to affiliates in the movement. The election lasts just eight days, from Sunday 3 May until 23:59 UTC on Sunday 10 May, so at the time of publication, voters will need to act promptly.

• Traffic report: The grim ship reality
  

Like colliding ocean liners, rousing entertainment and harsh reality merged ungainly in this week's top 10 list. The much heralded pay-per-view pummeling of Manny Pacquiao by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. dominated the list's top slots, giving this list one of its highest total view counts in months.

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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Abecedare 2

That was not a very helpful comment. Please be aware that it seems that quite a number of editors here think you aren't being a net positive to the project, and causing waves at an RfA is a sure way to attract attention when you probably don't need that. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 01:14, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

1. Sorry sir! Nick2crosby (talk) 01:26, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Nick2crosby I noticed you also added the same oppose on an RFA that had been closed. Considering you're just coming off an indefinite block, you're going to need to tread lightly because even small actions that can be construed as disruption could result in a further indefinite and preventative block. Mkdw^talk 02:48, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

No need to sir me--I'm really just giving you a heads-up. Carry on, Drmies (talk) 17:03, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Closed RfAs

Please do not edit Requests for Administratorship that have already been closed. That is disruptive and only makes you look bad. Thank you. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 06:06, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is User:Nick2crosby's immatureness. Thank you. NeilN ^{talk to me} 19:55, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Userpage

The edit count tool shows that you have 220 edits to your name when I checked. Which makes me wonder about some of the userboxes on your userpage. Might I suggest removing them? Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:22, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

• I've deleted the Userboxes that is irrelevant to me. Nick2crosby (talk) 01:40, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
  • I'm glad you took care of that. Since you are still relatively new, if you have anything I can help you with, please contact me. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 04:19, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Newfound Regional High School

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Your GA nomination of Newfound Regional High School

The article Newfound Regional High School you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Newfound Regional High School for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SuperHamster -- SuperHamster (talk) 04:21, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi Nick - as Legobot stated, I've completed the review here. Unfortunately, I've failed the article. However, I'm very impressed with how far the article has come since you created it just a few days ago. I've left some suggestions, and I look forward to seeing how you continue to improve the article. If you feel it's ready for a nomination again in the future, you're free to re-nominate it then. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:22, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

USS New Hampshire

Hi Nick, thanks for taking on the review for the article. I don't know if you noticed, but it looks like you were logged out when you created the review subpage - if you'd like to have the revision deleted so your IP isn't visible, let me know. Parsecboy (talk) 11:48, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Yes, if you could do that for me; that'd be great. Nick2crosby (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Ok, I've hidden your IP address on the review page. Let me know if you have any questions during the review. Thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 09:24, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 May 2015

• Foundation elections: Board candidates share their views with the Signpost
  

Three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation—will be decided by Wikimedians in the election to be held 17–31 May.

• News and notes: Swedish Wikimedia chapter organizes simultaneous Wikidata contests
  

This week has been a busy one for the Wikidata project, with nearly simultaneous Wikidata contests, both organized by Wikimedia Sweden, now underway.

• Traffic report: Round Two
  

Casual viewers may think I've posted the same list twice. But no, readers just happen to be really interested in May 2's Big Fight. In fact, last week was just the weigh-in and the trash talk. This week, the numbers actually increased.

• In the media: Grant Shapps story continues
  

Grant Shapps, who was the co-chairman of the UK's Conservative Party until this week, has been accused of maliciously editing the Wikipedia biographies of his party's rivals.

• Op-ed: What made Wikipedia lose its reputation?
  

There is a public misconception of Wikipedia: that any anonymous editor can edit Wikipedia at any time, and cannot be tracked or identified.

• Featured content: Four first-time featured article writers lead the way
  

Eight articles, one list, and five pictures were promoted to featured status on the English Wikipedia in a slow week.

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A barnstar for you, from you!

		The Special Barnstar
		You're so hardworking and stunning. Keep up the great work! 71.255.159.22 (talk) 16:02, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Corrected section header, as it is obvious you gave this to yourself. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:28, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Yea, I was testing how it'd look. You can delete it if you want.

Do you just enjoy lying, or do you think it serves some purpose to lie all the time? For example, the userbox you have that claims you survived the Sandy Hook shooting. You claim to live in New Hampshire, you've had an account for four years, and yet you claim you were in a school for kindergarten through fourth grade in Conecticut in December 2012. Why, why would you do that? Why do you use your IP to blank pages and vandalize articles? You seem like you actually want to help here, so I am left wondering why you would also engage in behavior that deliberately damages Wikipedia and why you are often dishonest. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:31, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 May 2015

• From the editor: Your voice is needed: strategic voting in the WMF election
  

The Wikimedia Foundation's bi-annual Board of Trustees election is open for voting. Of the ten seats on the board, three are elected representatives of the global Wikimedia community—you.

• In focus: The awful truth about Wikimedia's article counts
  

The article counts of many Wikimedia wikis suddenly changed on 29 March 2015: as the Signpost reported at the time, sixty-five wikis fell below milestones tracked at the Wikimedia News Meta page, and three increased to new milestones.

• Traffic report: Inner Core
  

The list is topped this week by Danish scientist Inge Lehmann, thanks to a Google Doodle celebrating her 127th birthday. Lehmann discovered in 1936 that the Earth has a solid inner core. It is sometimes surprising to realize how recently such basic scientific knowledge of the Earth, which we now take for granted, was discovered.

• News and notes: A dark side of comedy: the Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind John Oliver's fowl jokes
  

Wikipedia editors logging in on May 19 found themselves walking into an unexpected amount of anti-vandal work to keep the site in line with its extensive biographies of living persons policy. A plethora of Wikipedia articles related to the United States House Committee on Appropriations, and the fifty-one representatives serving on it, have been hit by a raft of anonymous editors making often vulgar edits referencing "chicken fucker," or more creative combinations: "sexual conduct", "sexual congress", "fornicator", "intimate relations", or "trysts with chickens."

• Featured content: Puppets, fungi, and waterfalls
  

Three articles, seven lists, and seven pictures were featured on the English Wikipedia.

• In the media: Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize
  

Jimmy Wales and five others accepted the 2015 Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University on May 17. The prize comes with US$1 million, ten percent of which goes to doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships.

• WikiProject report: Cell-ebrating Molecular Biology
  

This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology, which has come a long way since our last interview in 2008. Like most projects, it has a long member list, but only a small subset of that group regularly contributes. With 28 featured articles and 58 top-importance start class ones, the project has clearly had some success, but has a ways to go. We talked to three regular project contributors.

• Arbitration report: Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases
  

The Arbitration Committee has an unusually large case load at present. Although perhaps not on a par with the high-profile, multi-party cases seen towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year, with five open cases the arbitrators are likely to be kept busy for the next several weeks.

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Your GA nomination of New Hampshire

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Your GA nomination of New Hampshire

The article New Hampshire you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:New Hampshire for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 16:21, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Some (more) friendly advice

Might I suggest that you spend a little more time building content in articles before nominating them at GAN? God knows the nominations page is backed up already. The GA criteria are not an impossibly high bar, but they still need a lot more work to meet that you have put in to ay of the articles you have edited. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:31, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Hugo Barra

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Please comment on Talk:Death of Freddie Gray

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Please comment on Talk:M. T. Carney

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Please comment on Talk:Matt Williams (Internet entrepreneur)

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Please comment on Talk:Nikola Tesla

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Please comment on Talk:Ian Watkins (Lostprophets)

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Your GA nomination of Nikola Tesla

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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers

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Superfluous tagging

Hi. Thank you for joining the Schools Project. Many school articles are written by students and are very often in need of cleanup. However, the idea behind joining Wikipedia projects is to actually do the cleaning up rather than just tagging the obvious. For more information please read {{WP:WPSCH]] and all its sub pages and if you need any help don't hesitate to ask me - I am the project coordinator. Happy editing! --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:02, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

I do not see myself making "superfluous" tagging. I tag pages for a reason... either they need validation, clearer citations, or the links has been expired. It may seem like they were superfluous edits but they weren't. I kindly appreciate your help in this WikiProject. I do not want you to appear that I am jumping down your throat. It's just I think I make constructive edits. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask me! Nick2crosby (talk) 14:53, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Ariana Grande

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Grammar edits, esp within quotes

Hi Nick -

I undid some of your edits to Oprah Winfrey and just wanted to explain why. Some of your edits took correct grammar and turned it into incorrect grammar, but the biggest issue was that some of the grammar edits were made to direct quotes or to names of Wikipedia files. We don't want to change the wording of direct quotes, even if that wording isn't perfect. When we change the grammar in a file name inside a WP article, it will make the image disappear in the article because WP doesn't recognize the file name you're referring to.

I think that you can probably contribute more productively in non-grammar areas, but I wanted to put these two simple things on your radar in case you do want to continue editing grammar, punctuation and wording. Thanks! EricEnfermero (Talk) 05:44, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Lee Harvey Oswald

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The Signpost: 03 June 2015

• News and notes: Three new community-elected trustees announced, incumbents out
  

The Wikimedia Foundation's volunteer election committee has announced the election results for the three vacant seats on the Board of Trustees. Dariusz Jemielnak, James Heilman, and Denny Vrandečić are set to take up their two-year terms on the Board. They will replace the three incumbents, all of whom stood this time unsuccessfully: Phoebe Ayers, Samuel Klein, and María Sefidari.

• Blog: How Wikipedia covered Caitlyn Jenner’s transition
  

Caitlyn Jenner—the American hero of the 1976 Olympics, a film actor, and prominent member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians—may now be the most famous openly transgender person in the world.

• Discussion report: The deprecation of Persondata; RfA – A broken process; Complaints from users on Swedish Wikipedia
  

Since the dawn of Wikipedia, or at least since 22 December 2005, the template named Persondata has existed.

• Featured content: It's not over till the fat man sings
  

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• Technology report: Things are getting SPDYier
  

Over the past few weeks, developers have been working on improving Wikimedia's performance when users connect to it using SPDY.

• Special report: Towards "Health Information for All": Medical content on Wikipedia received 6.5 billion page views in 2013
  

Wikipedia appears to be the single most used website for health information globally, exceeding traffic observed at the NIH, WebMD, WHO et al..

• In the media: Anonymous Australian editing targets football player, shooting victim
  

More UK government vandalism; legend has it; minding the gender gap

• Traffic report: A rather ordinary week
  

The traffic report is nothing unusual this week, with a Google Doodle for astronaut Sally Ride topping the list, the accidental death of famous mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. at #2, and the normal fare of recent popular American movies and television.

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The Signpost: 10 June 2015

• News and notes: Chapter financial trends analyzed, news in brief
  

This week saw the publication of the Chapter-wide Financial Trends Report 2013, a now-completed research project that examines the finances and outlays of the 36 movement-affiliated chapters.

• Traffic report: Two households, both alike in dignity
  

"Happy families are all alike," Leo Tolstoy said, "but unhappy families are unhappy after their own fashion."

• In the media: Arbitration case attracts media coverage; Wikipedia in Israel
  

UK media covers Wikipedia Arbitration case; Lila Tretikov visits Israel.

• Featured content: Just the bear facts, ma'am
  

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• Technology report: Wikimedia sites are going HTTPS only
  

Today it was announced that Wikimedia sites are going to become HTTPS only, finishing up 10 year effort of rolling out HTTPS.

• Blog: Making Wikipedia’s medical articles accessible in Chinese
  

The Medical Translation Project, an ambitious attempt to improve and translate Wikipedia’s medical content from English into other languages, began in 2012.

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The Signpost: 17 June 2015

• In the media: Wikipedia wins Asturias Prize; printing out Wikipedia; HTTPS switch
  

The Princess of Asturias Foundation announced that Wikipedia would be the recipient of the 2015 Princess of Asturias award in the category of International Cooperation.

• Arbitration report: An election has consequences
  

The Arbitration Committee delivered its final decision in a case that reached the attention of the UK national press.

• In focus: Three weeks to save freedom of panorama in Europe
  

This would end a long-standing tradition in many countries that the skyline and the public scene should belong to everybody.

• Op-ed: Making a difference in Wikipedia, one GA at a time
  

We need to be ever-diligent in ensuring that articles remain of high quality.

• Technology report: HTTPS-only rollout completed; proposal to enable VisualEditor for new accounts
  

The rollout of HTTPS only has now been completed across all Wikimedia wikis.

• Interview: A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars
  

We interviewed an Australian veteran who deployed to the region as a peacekeeper and now writes articles on the region's history to help him understand what he encountered there.

• News and notes: Labs outage kills tools, self; news in brief
  

A more than usually severe outage Wikimedia Labs occurred after a massive database corruption implosion on June 17.

• Featured content: Great Dane hits 150
  

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• Discussion report: A quick way of becoming an admin
  

Author's note: This might be a violation of WP:BEANS; read at your own risk.

• WikiProject report: Western Australia speaks – we are back
  

It wouldn't be the WikiProject report if we didn't feature an Australian topic once in a while, so this week we're looking at the left side.

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The Signpost: 24 June 2015

• From the editor: The Signpost tagging initiative
  

Over more than a decade of weekly publication, The Signpost has accumulated an incredibly lengthy and detailed record about the issues, controversies, successes, and failures of the English Wikipedia community and the movement at large.

• Op-ed: Content Translation beta is coming to the English Wikipedia
  

The Wikimedia Foundation's Language Engineering team plans to introduce Content Translation—a tool that makes it easier to translate Wikipedia articles into different languages—as a beta feature on the English Wikipedia.

• Special report: Small impact of the large Google Translation Project on Telugu Wikipedia
  

During 2009–2011 Google ran the Google Translation Project (GTP), a program utilising paid translators to translate most popular English Wikipedia articles to various Indian language Wikipedias.

• Featured content: One eye when begun, two when it's done
  

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• Recent research: How Wikipedia built governance capability; readability of plastic surgery articles
  

One paper looks at the topic of Wikipedia governance in the context of online social production.

• Technology report: 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus and Multimedia roadmap announced
  

This past week saw the kick-off of the 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus of improving our content platform.

• News and notes: Board of Trustees propose bylaw amendments
  

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• In the media: Turkish Wikipedia censorship; "Can Wikipedia survive?"; PR editing
  

The Hürriyet Daily News reports that the Turkish Wikipedia has posted banners on the top of the encyclopedia to warn users that a number of articles are being blocked by the Turkish government.

• Blog: 7,473 volumes at 700 pages each: meet Print Wikipedia
  

After six years of work, a residency in the Canadian Rockies, endless debugging, and more than a little help from my friends, I have made Print Wikipedia.

• Arbitration report: Politics by other means: The American politics 2 arbitration
  

Clausewitz' pithy summary of warfare as "politics by other means" seems to be the motto of some Wikipedia editors.

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - June 2015 Welcome to the GA Cup! In less than 72 hours, the competition will begin! Before you all start reviewing nominations and reassessments we want to make sure you understand the following: This is a friendly competition so we don't want any cheating/breaking of the rules. However, if you do believe someone is going against the rules, notify the judges. All the rules are listed here. If you are a new editor or new to reviewing Good article nominations, it is imperative that you read the 4 essays/guides listed under FAQ #4. If you do not understand something, ask a judge for clarification ASAP! The competition is not entirely about who can review the most nominations. Per the "Scoring" page, there is different criteria in which you can earn more points. Theoretically, you could review 10 nominations and have 80 points but another user could have reviewed 5 nominations and have 100 points. Yes, we want you to review as many nominations as you can as this will greatly increase the number of points you earn, but you must also keep in mind that every single review will be looked over by a judge. If we find that you are "rubber-stamping" (in other words, the review is not complete but you still passed/failed the article) you may be disqualified without warning. The same applies with reassessments. If you just say that the article should be delisted or kept with no explanation, points will not be awarded. Remember, to submit Good article reviews and reassessments on your submissions page (Some of you have not created your submissions page yet. Only reviews/reassessments submitted on your submissions page can earn points. If you participated in the 2014-2015 GA Cup, you still need to re-create your submissions page.). Detailed instructions on how to submit reviews and reassessments can be found under the "Submissions" page. Ask a judge if you need clarification. Also, rather than creating a long list on what to remember, make sure you have read the "Scoring", "Submissions", and "FAQ" pages. Now some of you are probably wondering how on earth the rounds will work. The rounds will work in a similar fashion as the previous competition, with the exception of the first round. Round 1 will have everyone compete in one big pool. Depending on the final number of participants after sign-ups close, a to-be-determined number of participants will move on (highest scorers will move on) to Round 2. We guarantee that the top 15 will move on (this number may change), so make sure you aim for those top positions! Moving on to Round 2, participants will be split into pools. The pools will be determined by a computer program that places participants by random. More details regarding Round 2 will be sent out at the end of Round 1. It is important to note that the GA Cup will run on UTC time, so make sure you know what time that is for where you live! On that note, the GA Cup will start on July 1 at 0:00:01 UTC; Round 1 will end on July 29 at 23:59:59 UTC; Round 2 will commence on August 1 at 0:00:01 UTC. All reviews must be started after or on the start time of the round. If you qualify for Round 2 but do not complete a review before the end of Round 1, the review can be carried over to Round 2; however that review will not count for Round 1. Prior to the start of the the second round, participants who qualify to move on will be notified. Finally, if you know anyone else that might be interesting in participating, let them know! Sign-ups close on July 15 so there is still plenty of time to join in on the action! If you have any further questions, contact one of the judges or leave a message here. After sign-ups close, check the Pools page as we will post the exact number of participants that will move on to the next round. Because this number will be determined past the halfway mark of Round 1, we encourage you to aim to be in the top 15 as the top 15 at the end of the round are guaranteed to move on. Cheers from 3family6, Dom497, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 01 July 2015

• News and notes: Training the Trainers; VP of Engineering leaves WMF
  

This week The Center for Internet and Society published a promotional blog post highlighting the heritage of the center's creation of the Train the Trainer program.

• In the media: EU freedom of panorama; Nehru outrage; BBC apology
  

A week now remains until the vote, expected on 9 July, when the European Parliament will express either its approval, disapproval, or lack of opinion on the question of freedom of panorama in the European Union.

• WikiProject report: Able to make a stand
  

Here to share their wisdom are Dodger67, Penny Richards, LilyKitty, and Mirokado of WikiProject Disability

• Featured content: Viva V.E.R.D.I.
  

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• Traffic report: We're Baaaaack
  

For the week of June 21 to 27, 2015, the 10 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the most viewed pages.

• Technology report: Technical updates and improvements
  

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community.

• Blog: These Texans are on a quest to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of their state’s revolution
  

Like many editors of the world's largest encyclopedia, Karanacs was browsing the site's articles and found that they were of relatively poor quality—and that the traditional narrative she'd learned was not necessarily accurate.

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The Signpost: 08 July 2015

• Editorial: So you want to get your message out. Where do you turn?
  

It seems like a good time to discuss the various communications channels available to community members.

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation annual plan released, news in brief
  

Lila Tretikov this week posted an email to the wikimedia-l mailing list announcing the final publication of the Wikimedia Foundation's 2015 annual plan.

• In the media: Wikimania warning; Wikipedia "mystery" easily solved
  

The mayor of Esino Lario warns that Wikimedia 2016 is "at risk of disappearing".

• Traffic report: The Empire lobs back
  

It's July 4 weekend and on this list that means only one thing: Wimbledon. Sure, the American Independence Day gets noticed too, but it can't hold a candle to that staggeringly British sporting event.

• Featured content: Pyrénées, Playmates, parliament and a prison...
  

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• Technology report: Tech news in brief
  

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The Signpost: 15 July 2015

• Op-ed: On paid editing and advocacy: when the Bright Line fails to shine, and what we can do about it
  

"How long will this take?" This is one of the first questions new clients ask. They come to us because the Wikipedia entry about the company at which they work is wrong, incomplete, or even just outdated. The answer varies ...

• Traffic report: Belles of the ball
  

However coy they may be about it in public, Americans love to win. And when they do, they make no secret of it.

• WikiProject report: What happens when a country is no longer a country?
  

We return this week with an interview with a historical project that's still fairly active, WikiProject Former countries.

• In the media: Shapps requests WMUK data; professor's plagiarism demotion
  

In The Register, Andrew Orlowski reports that three weeks ago, Grant Shapps filed a request with Wikimedia UK (WMUK) under the Data Protection Act 1998 "for all data relating to him".

• Blog: Wikimedia Foundation releases third transparency report
  

The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the release of our latest transparency report.

• News and notes: The Wikimedia Conference and Wikimania
  

Wikimania 2015 is underway in Mexico City, and one of its sessions—a scheduled follow-up to the annual Wikimedia Conference that was held in Berlin in May—is good reason to provide a retrospective of that Conference.

• Featured content: When angels and daemons interrupt the vicious and intemperate
  

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• Technology report: Tech news in brief
  

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The Signpost: 22 July 2015

• From the editor: Change the world
  

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• News and notes: Wikimanía 2016; Lightbreather ArbCom case
  

Wikimania features remarks from some leading players from the Wikimedia Foundation as well as the free knowledge movement.

• Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015 report, part 1, the plenaries
  

WMF's Executive Director, Lila Tretikov, gave the opening plenary address.

• In the media: Novelists annotate Wikipedia; Wales promotes TPO; Working for free
  

Three novelists "have found a way to control the Wikipedia narrative" by using the annotation website Genius to annotate their own Wikipedia articles.

• Traffic report: The Nerds, They Are A-Changin'
  

Summary:When I was a kid, being a nerd meant wanting to go to Pluto.

• WikiProject report: Some more politics
  

WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom

• Featured content: The sleep of reason produces monsters
  

Three featured articles, two featured lists, and 29 featured pictures were promoted this week.

• Gallery: "One small step..."
  

46 years ago this week, humanity set foot on the Moon.

• Technology report: Tech news in brief
  

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The Signpost: 29 July 2015

• News and notes: BARC de-adminship proposal; Wikimania recordings debate
  

An RFC proposes to create a "Bureaucrats' Admin Review Committee" (BARC) composed of bureaucrats empowered to remove adminship rights.

• Op-ed: My life as an autistic Wikipedian
  

Two years ago, I discovered that I was on the autism spectrum.

• Recent research: Wikipedia and collective intelligence; how Wikipedia is tweeted
  

An article argues that Wikipedia displays some key characteristics of a collective intelligence process.

• In the media: Is Wikipedia a battleground in the culture wars?
  

"Editors representing rival political tribes [are] frequently attempting to impose their respective narratives as the official version of one or another cultural controversy."

• Featured content: Even mammoths get the Blues
  

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• Traffic report: Namaste again, Reddit
  

For the first time since this list began, India-related topics have claimed both the top two slots.

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2015 GA Cup - Round 2

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 2 Greetings, GA Cup competitors! Wednesday saw the end of Round 1. The Rambling Man, who was eliminated during the first round in our last competition, earned an impressive 513 points, reviewed twice as many articles (26) as any other competitor. It was a tight race for second for first-time competitors BenLinus1214 and Tomandjerry211, who finished second and third with 243 and 224 points, respectively. Close behind was Wugapodes, who earned 205 points. The change in our points system had an impact on scoring. It was easier to earn higher points, although the key to success didn't change from last time, which was choosing articles with older nomination dates. For example, most of the articles The Rambling Man reviewed were worth 18 points in the nomination date category, and he benefited from it. BenLinus1214 reviewed the longest article, A Simple Plan (at 26,536 characters, or 4,477 words), the 1994 film starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bridget Fonda and directed by Sam Raimi, and earned all possible 5 points in that category. After feedback from our participants, the judges slightly changed the rule about review length this time out. Shorter reviews are now allowed, as long as reviewers give nominators an opportunity to address their feedback. Shorter reviews are subject to the judges' discretion; the judges will continue their diligence as we continue the competition. Despite having fewer contestants at the beginning of Round 1 than last time, 132 articles were reviewed, far more than the 117 articles that were reviewed in Round 1 of the inaugural GA Cup. All of us involved should be very proud of what we've accomplished thus far. The judges are certain that Round 2 will be just as successful. 16 contestants have moved onto Round 2 and have been randomly placed in 4 groups of 4, with the top 2 in each pool progressing to Round 3, as well as the top participant ("9th place") of all remaining competitors. Round 2 has already begun and will end on August 29 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 2 and the pools can be found here. Good luck and remember to have fun! Cheers from Dom497, Figureskatingfan, 3family6 and Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 05 August 2015

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The Signpost: 02 September 2015

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 3

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 3 Greetings, all! We hope that everyone had a nice summer. Saturday saw the end of Round 2. Things went relatively smoothly this month. The top 2 from 4 pools, plus the top participant (the wildcard, or "9th place") of all remaining competitors, moved onto Round 3. We had one withdrawal early in Round 2, so he was replaced by the next-highest scorer from Round 1. Round 2's highest scorer was Pool D's Tomandjerry211, who earned an impressive 366 points; he also reviewed the most articles (19). Close behind was Zwerg Nase, also in Pool D, at 297 points and 16 articles. The wildcard slot went to Good888. Congrats to all! Round 3 will have 9 competitors in 3 pools. The key to moving forward was reviewing articles with the longest nomination dates, as it has been in every round up to now. For example, 2 competitors only needed to review 2 articles each to win in their pools, and each article were either from the pink nomination box (20 points) or had languished in the queue for over 5 months (18 points). The GA Cup continues to be a success in many ways, even with fewer competitors this time. For some reason, the competitors in the 2015 GA Cup have reviewed fewer articles in Round 2, which has made the judges scratch their head in confusion. We've speculated many reasons for that: the summer months and vacations, our competitors are saving their strength for the final rounds, or they all live in the Pacific Northwest and the heavy wildfire smoke has affected their thinking. Whatever the reason, Round 2 competitors reviewed almost 100 articles, which is a significant impact in the task of reviewing articles for GA status. We've considered that the lower participation this competition is due to timing, so we intend to discuss the best time frame for future GA Cups. For Round 3, participants have been placed randomly in 3 pools of 3 contestants each; the top editor in each pool will progress, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users. Round 3 will start on September 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on September 28 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Good luck to the remaining contestants, and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6 and Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 09 September 2015

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The Signpost: 16 September 2015

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 4 GA Cup competitors and observers: Happy Fall! Get ready, we're about to move into the finals of the second-ever GA Cup! Monday saw the end of Round 3. Out of the 8 contestants in the semi-finals, 5 have moved to the finals. The semi-finals were competitive. Our semi-finalists reviewed a total of 61 articles, or a grand total of 1,151 points. If you were to lump the top winners from each of the three pools together, it'd be a close horse race; they were within 35 points of each other, which can only mean that the finals will be an exciting race. Tomandjerry211, our top scorer in Round 2, again earned the most points in the semi-finals, with 288 points and 16 articles reviewed. Johanna came in second overall, with 251 points and 13 articles reviewed; Sturmvogel 66 came in third overall, with 221 points and 16 articles. Rounding out our wildcard slots are Zwerg Nase and The Rambling Man. These contestants were very strategic in how they reviewed articles. Like every other round in the history of the GA Cup, success depended upon reviewing oldest-nominated articles. For example, Johanna reviewed 5 articles that were worth the highest possible points. Congrats to all our finalists, and good luck! Stay tuned to this space for more information about the 2nd GA Cup, including overall statistics and how this competition has affected Wikipedia. We regret to inform you that Dom497, one of our original judges and co-creator of the GA Cup, has stepped down as a judge. Dom, a longtime member of WP:WikiProject Good articles, is responsible for the look of the GA Cup and has been instrumental in its upkeep. We wish him the best as he starts his university education, and are certain that he'll make an impact there as he has in Wikipedia. The finals started on October 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and will end on Ocober 29 at 23:59:59 UTC with a winner being crowned. Information about the Final can be found here. Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6 and Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 30 September 2015

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The Signpost: 07 October 2015

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WT****!!!, re Feedback Request Service

I've just opened my first RFC, and the instructions were clear and excellent, including a post at the Neutral Point of View Noticeboard, up to the Feedback Request page, which was less pleasant. There's a link to the Legobot w/ no indication on either page how to use the bot to scare up "feedbackers." There's also no suggestion on how many 'feedbackers' it's permissible/advisable/police/appropriate/Wikipedian, etc etc etc. Could you explain how the use the bot, if you know how, or make a recommendation on an appropriate number of requests? Any info much appreciated. Thanx and Regards. Tapered (talk) 22:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Tapered: An appropriate amount varies based on person-to-person. If you're very busy, then you should do like 1,2,3,etc, but if you're not busy - set it so you can do as many as you want, Nick2crosby (talk) 23:49, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm not seeking to comment. I'm looking for comments. Does filing an RFC automatically notify the Feedback Request Service? If not, how do I use the Bot? The page doesn't make it clear (to me) at all! If I can't figure out how to use the Bot, how many requests is considered decent? I do understand the need to be random if I make requests without the bot. Regards Tapered (talk) 00:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 14 April 2016

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The Signpost: 24 April 2016

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The Signpost: 2 May 2016

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2016 GA Cup-Round 3

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3 Hello, GA Cup competitors! Thursday saw the end of Round 2. Sainsf once again took out Round 2 with an amazing score of 996 (a higher score then he received in Round 1!). In second place, MPJ-DK earned an astounding 541 points, and in third place, Carbrera received 419 points. In Round 2, 142 reviews were completed! At the beginning of April, there were 486 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 1, there were 384. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [1]; at the end of Round 2, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months.[2] It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in Round 3 so we can keep lowering the backlog as much as possible. To qualify for the third round, contestants had to earn the two highest scores in each of the four pools in Round 2; plus, one wildcard. We had an unusual occurrence happen in Round 2: because only one contestant submitted reviews in one pool, we selected the contestant with the next highest score to move forward to Round 3. (There will be a rule change for future competitions in case something like this happens again.) For Round 3, users were placed in 3 random pools of 3. To qualify for the Final of the 3rd Annual GA Cup, the top user in each pool will progress, and there will also be one wildcard. This means that the participant who comes in 4th place (all pools combined) will also move on. Round 3 will start on May 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on May 29 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 17 May 2016

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• Op-ed: Swiss chapter in turmoil
  

Paid-editing controversy

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• Featured content: Two weeks for the prize of one
  

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The Signpost: 28 May 2016

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3 Hello, GA Cup competitors! Tuesday saw the end of Round 3. Sainsf, for the third time, won with a sizable 487 points and a shocking 29 articles reviewed. In second, MPJ-DK had 168 points and 7 reviewed articles. In second place, MPJ-DK earned 168 points with just 7 articles, and in third place, Carbrera received 137 points with just 9 articles. Our two wildcard slots went to J Milburn with 122 points and Sturmvogel 66 with 101 points. In Round 3, 65 reviews were completed! At the beginning of the GA Cup, there were 595 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 3, there were 394. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of the GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [3]; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months [4]—nothing before 2016. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Finals for the GA Cup so that are successes continue. To qualify for the Finals, contestants had to earn the highest scores in each of the three pools in Round 3; plus, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users in all of the pools. For the Finals, users were placed in one pool of the remaining five users. To win the GA Cup, you must have the most points. The Finals started on June 1 at 0:00:01 UTC' and end on June 30 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about the Finals and the pools can be found here. A clarification: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We wish all the contestants the best of luck! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 05 June 2016

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The Signpost: 15 June 2016

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2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up

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The Signpost: 04 July 2016

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. We apologize for the delay in sending out this message until after the competition has started. Thank you to Krishna Chaitanya Velaga for aiding in getting this message out. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 4 November 2016

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Victoria Coleman to fill long-vacant CTO role; Trustee Kelly Battles joins Quora executive team; last week for community input on Creative Commons 4.0 license

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The Signpost: 4 November 2016

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Election prompts media to explore themes important to Wikipedians, including news literacy, privacy, and data security

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• Special report: Taking stock of the Good Article backlog
  

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• Op-ed: Fundraising data should be more transparent
  

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4th Annual GA Cup - Round 1

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, GA Cup competitors! November 28, 2016 was supposed to mark the end of the first round. However, we needed 16 competitors to move on, and currently only 10 have completed articles. Thus, the judges have come together to let the participants decide what we shall do. Please complete this quick survey to let us know whether you would like a holiday break. There will be two options for what we will do next in terms of Round 2 depending on the results of this poll. If the survey indicates that the competitors want a break, we will have a 2nd round after the break ends with just the 10 competitors who have reviewed articles, starting in January (with a specific date TBA). If the survey does not indicate that participants want a break, we will extend Round 1 until the end of December. We apologize for sending out this newsletter late. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase! To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 22 December 2016

• Year in review: Looking back on 2016
  

Roundup of the year's news from the Wikimedia world, featuring Wikipedia's 15th anniversary and organizational disarray at the Wikimedia Foundation

• News and notes: Strategic planning update; English ArbCom election results
  

WMF reflects, to some degree, on its past approaches to strategic planning

• Special report: German ArbCom implodes
  

The German Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee loses more than half its members amid political feud

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Even a well executed outreach event can yield disappointing results

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Wikipedia women in the news, and media reacts to 2016 ad banner campaign

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Twenty-three articles, ten lists and twenty-one pictures were promoted

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• Traffic report: Post-election traffic blues
  

Four weeks of popular article analysis

• Blog: Wiki Loves Monuments contest winners announced
  

Winning photos in world's largest photography contest reveal a world of monuments—and the volunteers who love them

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4th GA Cup - Round 2

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, GA Cup competitors! December 29th marked the end of the first round, after it was extended from its previously scheduled conclusion at the end of November. Because of the smaller pool of contestants this year, it was decided to keep sign-ups open throughout the month of December. This extension proved to be very helpful as we saw that more users signed up and completed many reviews. Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an impressive 402 points, followed by Cartoon network freak with a close 338 points. Shearonink who signed up after our extension was in third with 170 points. We had a rule clarification in Round 1 which was that many articles were being passed with blatant copyright violations and plagarism occurring in the articles. Thus, the judges have concluded that if an article is passed even if it has a copyright violation/plagarism, we will not provide points for that article as it wouldn't be considered a "complete review" under the scoring rules. In the end, 94 articles were reviewed by 14 users who will all advance to Round 2. The judges had planned on having 16 contestants advance but since only 14 did, we are changing the pools in this round. We will be having 2 pools of 3 and 2 pools of 4 in Round 2, with the top 2 in each pool advancing to Round 3 as well as the top participant ("9th place") of all remaining competitors. Round 2 will begin on January 1 at 00:00:00 UTC and will end on January 29 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 2 and the pools can be found here. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase! To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 17 January 2017

• From the editor: Next steps for the Signpost
  

Building toward better recruitment and retention

• News and notes: Surge in RFA promotions—a sign of lasting change?
  

A close look at the history of approving administrators on English Wikipedia, and a roundup of news

• Interview: What is it like to edit Wikipedia when you're blind?
  

The wiki environment can appear deceptively uniform, but it masks strikingly different editorial experiences

• In the media: Year-end roundups, Wikipedia's 16th birthday, and more
  

The latest media reports

• Featured content: One year ends, and another begins
  

Twelve articles, thirteen lists and twelve pictures were promoted

• Arbitration report: Concluding 2016 and covering 2017's first two cases
  

Various minor developments

• Traffic report: Out with the old, in with the new
  

If you're reading this, you escaped 2016 alive

• Technology report: Tech present, past, and future
  

Data sets now available on Commons, wishes to be worked on in 2017, and a recap of the Wikimedia Developer Summit

• Recent research: Female Wikipedians aren't more likely to edit women biographies; Black Lives Matter in Wikipedia
  

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4th GA Cup - Round 3

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3 Hello, GA Cup competitors! Sunday saw the end of Round 2. Shearonink took out Round 2 with an amazing score of 499. In second place, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an astounding 236 points, and in third place, Cartoon network freak received 136 points. Originally, we had plans for one wild card for 9th place, however it appears that both Chris troutman and J Milburn were tied for 9th place. Therefore, we have decided to have both advance to Round 3. In Round 2, 91 reviews were completed! At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 7 months; at the end of Round 2, the longest wait had decreased to a little over 6 months. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in Round 3 so we can keep decreasing the backlog. To qualify for the third round, contestants had to earn the two highest scores in each of the four pools in Round 2; plus, one wildcard. For Round 3, users were placed in 3 random pools of 3. To qualify for the Final of the 3rd Annual GA Cup, the top user in each pool will progress, and there will also be one wildcard. This means that the participant who comes in 4th place (all pools combined) will also move on. Round 3 has already started and will end on February 26 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Also, we'd like to announce the departure of judge Zwerg Nase. We thank him for all his hardwork and hope to see him back in the future. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 6 February 2017

• Arbitration report: WMF Legal and ArbCom weigh in on tension between disclosure requirements and user privacy
  

The two statements prompt extensive community discussion; plus, our updates on recent ArbCom decisions

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Undisclosed paid editing by a financial broker mired in scandal spans years, impacting Wikipedia's editors and readers

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Foundation's latest foray into political waters, and grants funding structured data and anti-harassment measures, met with enthusiasm and concern

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Several developments in the $2.5 million strategic planning process explored, and a team within the software production department is sidelined

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Our second interview with the productive WikiProject Birds crew

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Wikipedia's response to Trump inauguration and a fruitful, public "edit war" lead our media updates

• Technology report: Better PDFs, backup plans, and birthday wishes
  

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• Traffic report: Cool It Now
  

Three weeks of the most popular Wikipedia articles

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Twenty-eight articles, seven lists, two topics and four pictures were promoted

• Forum: Productive collaboration around coordinated protest marches; Media and political personalities comment on Wikipedia at its 16th birthday celebration
  

Women's marches on seven continents attracted strong Wikipedia engagement; Media luminaries and a presidential candidate joined WMF boss Katherine Maher at a New York gathering

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The Signpost: 27 February 2017

• From the editors: Results from our poll on subscription and delivery, and a new RSS feed
  

The Signpost's poll suggests we should take a cautious approach to the Newsletter Extension, under development; and our RSS feed is functional once again

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This month's edition focuses on research about the role of Wikipedia in education

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Is the Daily Mail fake news and your media roundup

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An overview of English Wikipedia's peer review process

• Op-ed: Wikipedia has cancer
  

Increased WMF spending every year is not sustainable

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Fifteen articles, two lists, and six pictures were promoted

• Traffic report: Love, football, and politics
  

They may not mix in life, but they do in popularity

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4th GA Cup - The Final

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Final Hello, GA Cup competitors! Sunday, February 26 saw the end of Round 3. Shearonink finished in first with 616 points, which is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! In second place, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an impressive 152 points, followed by Sturmvogel_66 in third with 111 points. Chris troutman and Kees08 each received a wild-card and were able to advance to the Final Round. There was a major error on the part of the judges, and initially, 8 users were advanced instead of 5. This has been corrected, and we sincerely apologize for this confusion. In Round 3, 71 reviews were completed! At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 7 months; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait is still holding steady at a little over 6 months, the same as for the previous round. By the end of all three Rounds, the total number of nominations increased slightly - this suggests that users are more willing to nominate, knowing that their articles will be reviewed. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Final so we can keep tackling the backlog. In the Final Round, the user with the highest score will be the winner. The Final has already started and will end on March 31st at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Finals and the pools can be found here. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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4th GA Cup - Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Wrap Up Hello, GA Cup competitors! Saturday, April 1 concluded the 2016-2017 GA Cup. 64 reviews were completed by our finalists. Although the backlog increased by 42 over the reviewing period instead of declining, the increase suggests that the contest is encouraging editors to nominate articles for review. Congratulations to Shearonink, who is the winner of the Cup, finishing with 672 points! Once again, just as in last round, this is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! It was a close race for second place between Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, who achieved 164 points, and Sturmvogel_66, who earned 150. Though Sturmvogel_66 reviewed one more article than Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga managed to earn 14 points more due to reviewing older articles. Our two wildcard competitors, Kees08 and Chris troutman, came in fourth and fifth, respectively. There were some bumps in the competition this time: The sign-up deadline and the first round were both extended due to fewer competitors signing up then was planned for. And there were delays in tallying points and getting out the newsletter. The judges apologize for this latter difficulty. Lastly, mid-way through the competition we bid farewell to Zwerg Nase, who stepped down from their position as judge due to other commitments. Information about the Final can be found here. Thank you to all of our competitors, and congrats to our winners! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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The Signpost: 9 June 2017

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