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WikiCup 2011 September newsletter

We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by Principality of Sealand Miyagawa (submissions), Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions) and Australia Sp33dyphil (submissions), all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles (1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.

If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 12:37, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify's October Newsletter



Your Wikification Newsletter – Volume I, Issue IV, October 2011


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Request

Hi. Do you still remember me? Can you please fix dashes on "Irreplaceable", "Naughty Girl (Beyoncé Knowles song)", "Déjà Vu (Beyoncé Knowles song)", "Ring the Alarm", "Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé Knowles song)", "Run the World (Girls)", "Best Thing I Never Had"? ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 10:21, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Oh my goodness. How do you do it so quickly? Thank you very much. Will you be able to do it on all Beyonce's songs and albums? ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 10:27, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
hey, it's quite easy. You just need to install the script User:GregU/dashes.js, see here for instruction.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's me 10:30, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Okay. I will try. Are there any other similar programs, like ones which can detect wrong formatting of references, etc? ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 10:32, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Yes, there are only two tools I know: User:Ohconfucius/script/Sources and AWB if you use Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/General fixes. Hope it was helpful.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's me 10:42, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Is it right? ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 10:43, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
I think yes, but you need to bypass your cache first.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's me 10:48, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Can you please explain? Sorry if i am bothering you. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 10:50, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
There is a note above vector skin: "Note: After saving, you have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes. Internet Explorer: hold down the Ctrl key and click the Refresh or Reload button. Firefox: hold down the Shift key while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl-Shift-R). Google Chrome and Safari users can just click the Reload button. For details and instructions about other browsers, see Wikipedia:Bypass your cache."--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's me 10:52, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Okay. Thanks. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 10:55, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 3 October 2011

Hi,

I suspect that there might have been a spot of cross-editing on Eshan Sharma, as I had declined the deletion, just as you moved the tags to the top LOL! Anyway, I've removed them as there is some notability asserted. I personally don't think it would survive AFD, but it has enough assertion to pass CSD. Stephen! Coming... 11:56, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

haha, yes =D. I found it on Raul's talkpage =)! I wanted to help the ip, lol.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's me 12:00, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 October 2011

I've put the review on hold for 14 days. I feel there are aspects of Redding's life and career that are missing, so some research is needed. Also, the article could do with a copy edit and the lead needs attention. I'll help out where and when I can. I have almost finished working through the batch of GANs I took on, so I will find some spare time shortly. Regards SilkTork ✔Tea time 16:14, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Otis reading

Nope, outside WP I've never actually even read anything about him. Any particular reason? TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 21:28, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

I don't, but I'd suggest you ask here, here, & here. You're bound to find somebody. At the very least, you'll attract attention of interested people. TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 22:24, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Hey

Hey, whay thit you unrevert my edit? 178.22.68.155 (talk) 18:59, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Excuse me, mister

I was not vandalizing the articles because I was in bad faith. I was good faith, just the demon posesd me and I cloudn't resist the urg to do it. I am truly sorry and I love Wikipedia and I love your efforts.

Sincerly, Jamil 178.22.68.155 (talk) 19:05, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Cool story, bro.--♫GoP♫TCN 19:11, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Your finding the Cyrillic spelling of her name has proven a godsend. Many, many thanks. I've just given myself a headache going through sources and translating Cyrillic Russian to find out a bit more about the actress,[1] and what I am finding is that there is some older coverage about her work, and the more recent coverage of her death is beginning to include decent information about her past. More to do, yes... and I am hoping for help from editors far more able than I in translating. I cannnot speak for why the editors at the Russian Wikipedia decided to speedy it and were not more proactive in improving, as the few editors discussing it deletion were concerned with an error about her being an American, the overall lack of soucring in it WP:UGLY version, and a different standard for WP:ACTOR and theater than we use here.[2] Their own verison of WP:PEOPLE bears a similarity to ours,[3] but only just. It's interesting to read how they determine notability there. However, and in looking to our own en.Wikipedia guidelines, I'm having some luck and the article is beginning to look like a better stub. I might even suggest the Russians consider moving the English verison to their pages. Any opinion on how I might best proceed? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 07:58, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 October 2011

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