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Bivalvia

Hi, I was wondering if you wanted me to do a so fix it copyedit on Bivalvia, or if you wanted me to post the suggestions I had on the GAN review page. Either way's fine with me. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:34, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. A so fix it copyedit would be very helpful. You will probably have gathered that I am much less experienced in the matter of GA and FA than is Casliber and am learning as I go. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:54, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Oops, so sorry I didn't see your message. I should check my watchlist more thoroughly! I'll probably get to the copyedit tonight, is that ok? Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 20:07, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 April newsletter

Round 2 of this year's WikiCup is over, and so we are down to our final 32, in what could be called our quarter-finals. The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's Grapple X (submissions) remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's Casliber (submissions) was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's Muboshgu (submissions) coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score.

65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. We still have not seen any featured portals or topics this year, but, on the subject of less common content types, a small correction needs to be made to the previous newsletter: File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg, our first featured picture, was the work of both Matthewedwards (submissions) and Grandiose (submissions), the latter of whom has also gone on to score with File:Map of the Battle of Guam, 1944.svg. Bonus points also continue to roll in; this round, Ealdgyth (submissions) earned triple points for her good articles on William the Conqueror and the Middle Ages, Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both earned triple points for their work on Western Jackdaw, now a good article, Dana Boomer (submissions) earned triple points for her work on lettuce and work by Stone (submissions) to ready antimony for good article status earned him triple points. Jarry1250 (submissions) managed to expand Vitus Bering far enough for a did you know, which was also worth triple points. All of these highly important topics featured on 50 or more Wikipedias at the start of the year.

An article on the WikiCup in the Wikimedia Blog, "Improving Wikipedia with friendly competition", was posted at the end of April. This may be of interest to those who are signed up to this newsletter, as well as serving as another way to draw attention to our project. Also, we would again like to thank Jarry1250 (submissions) and Stone (submissions), for continued help behind the scenes. As ever, 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. 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 (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:08, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Villosa arkansasensis

On 1 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Villosa arkansasensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that larvae of the Ouachita creekshell attach themselves to fish hosts as part of their life cycle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Villosa arkansasensis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 08:05, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Limaria fragilis

On 1 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Limaria fragilis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fragile file clam (pictured) uses its tentacles as oars when it swims? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Limaria fragilis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 16:03, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Neocyema

On 2 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Neocyema, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the larval form of the bobtail snipe eel Neocyema erythrosoma was first described more than 60 years before the adult fish was discovered? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 16:06, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Anyperodon

On 4 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anyperodon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that juvenile slender groupers (adult pictured) aggressively mimic harmless red-lined wrasses? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:03, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Halichoeres biocellatus

On 4 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Halichoeres biocellatus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that juvenile slender groupers (adult pictured) aggressively mimic harmless red-lined wrasses? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:04, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Saxifraga aspera

On 5 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saxifraga aspera, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the mossy saxifrage and the rough saxifrage are the only two species in the Trachyphyllum section of the genus Saxifraga to grow in the Alps? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:06, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Saxifraga bryoides

On 5 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saxifraga bryoides, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the mossy saxifrage and the rough saxifrage are the only two species in the Trachyphyllum section of the genus Saxifraga to grow in the Alps? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:06, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

GAN References

Well, it absolutely has to have inline citations. As long as they're all formatted the same general way and point to reliable sources, that's usually pretty ok. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 15:15, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Common toad

Hi Cwmhiraeth! I had another look at the article. Really, most of my comments were of not much use (I don't review well :( , you know), good that you used Sasata's! I think the article is much better now. I believe it will be a GA! Best of luck! --Sainsf <^> (talk) 06:41, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:03, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Bathymodiolus thermophilus

On 7 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bathymodiolus thermophilus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the giant white clam Calyptogena magnifica and the large mussel Bathymodiolus thermophilus are found at hydrothermal vents more than a mile beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 08:04, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Have a look here

Hi again, Cwmhiraeth. I just wished to know if you had time to take a look at Common eland, it is an article I have currently nominated for GA. I see you are in the GOCE, perhaps you can help me with this by reviewing it if you can.--Sainsf _{Talk all words} 09:04, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

I am quite busy at the moment because, apart from the Common toad, I have another large article, Bivalvia, under review and am having to make a lot of changes to it. If nobody has taken on the review of Common eland by the time I have finished working on Bivalvia, I will offer to do the review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:29, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Bear Seamount

On 10 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bear Seamount, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the top of Bear Seamount, an underwater volcano, is covered by sediment and boulders that may have fallen from icebergs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bear Seamount.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:04, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Bivalvia

Yay! I'll take a look at that later today when I have a bit of free time. I definitely think it's comprehensive enough for GA, but I also think FA is definitely an attainable goal. Sorry for being such a hardass reviewer. :P Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 12:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK

Could you take a look at Template:Did you know nominations/Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly? Thanks! --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 10:56, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Done :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:34, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Coryphaenoides rupestris

On 11 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Coryphaenoides rupestris, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the roundnose grenadier is projected to be fished to extinction unless actions are taken to conserve it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coryphaenoides rupestris.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Precious

	wildlife
	Thank you for raising our awareness for wildlife, plants and animals that we would overlook, supplying not only great articles but also inventive and imaginative news about them, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:26, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. I enjoy finding out about them too! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:31, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Macrourus berglax

On 12 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Macrourus berglax, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the onion-eye grenadier is often caught unintentionally when the Greenland halibut is being fished? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Macrourus berglax.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:05, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

GOCE May mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

Participation: Out of 49 people signed up for this drive so far, 26 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us!

Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive, largely due to the efforts of Lfstevens and the others on the leaderboard. Thanks to all. We have reduced our target group of articles—January, February, and March 2011—by over half, and it looks like we will achieve that goal. Good progress is being made on the overall backlog as well, with over 500 articles copy-edited during the drive so far. The total backlog currently sits at around 3200 articles.

Hall of Fame: GOCE coordinator Diannaa was awarded a spot in the GOCE Hall of Fame this month! She has copy-edited over 1567 articles during these drives, and surpassed the 1,000,000-word mark on May 5. On to the second million! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg

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DYK for Holothuria spinifera

On 16 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Holothuria spinifera, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that up to 167 small bivalve shells, Entovalva nhatrangensis, have been found living inside the oesophagus of a brown sandfish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria spinifera.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Entovalva nhatrangensis

On 16 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Entovalva nhatrangensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that up to 167 small bivalve shells, Entovalva nhatrangensis, have been found living inside the oesophagus of a brown sandfish? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Kurdistan Wheatear

Good to go, but see my suggestion for a better hook. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 18:25, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Ocotea Lauraceae

Hello, how are you? I have edited in Ocotea I saw that you like biodiversity articles. Can you help me to edit again Ocotea? Palecloudedwhite wipe out the article over and over again. In any case I thank you it very much. Curritocurrito (talk) 11:10, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I had a look at the article and I see what you are referring to. However I do not know which of you is in the right and I don't want to get involved in an edit war. Why don't you leave that article for the time being? There are plenty of other articles longing to be improved! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:34, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Anadara subcrenata

On 20 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anadara subcrenata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the ark clam Anadara subcrenata was involved in an outbreak of Hepatitis A in China in 1988 which killed nine people? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anadara subcrenata.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Carabinieri (talk) 08:03, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kurdistan Wheatear

On 21 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kurdistan Wheatear, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Kurdistan Wheatear is sometimes found in North West India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kurdistan Wheatear.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Evasterias troscheli

On 23 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Evasterias troscheli, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although the starfish Evasterias troscheli shelters juvenile Alaskan king crabs between its arms, it is fed on by the adult crab? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Evasterias troscheli.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

More Bivalves

Thanks for your note! I'd love to take another look; give me a day or two and I'll get to it. Andromeda's going surprisingly well, I didn't expect my first solo FAC to be so drama free! Knock on wood. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 15:28, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Hey, I just read Bivalvia and loved the extra stuff you put in there. I was especially fascinated by the bit on sea silk! Nice job. I'd love to do another thorough review if you think that'd help; either way, please do drop me a line when the FAC starts. It's good to see someone writing on more high-traffic, important articles. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 19:50, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

OK, good luck! Let me know if there's anything I can do. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 12:42, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Asterias forbesi

On 24 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Asterias forbesi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the male Forbes sea star (underside pictured) is sometimes castrated by Orchitophrya stellarum, a parasite which feeds on its gonads? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asterias forbesi.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Orchitophrya stellarum

On 24 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Orchitophrya stellarum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the male Forbes sea star (underside pictured) is sometimes castrated by Orchitophrya stellarum, a parasite which feeds on its gonads? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Chlamys hastata

On 25 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chlamys hastata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the spiny scallop (pictured) camouflages itself with a sponge and can swim away from predatory starfish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chlamys hastata.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 16:03, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Venerupis corrugata

On 26 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venerupis corrugata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the pullet carpet shell is cultivated in "parks" on the seabed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Venerupis corrugata.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Review of Chlamys hastata

I've started this review at Talk:Chlamys hastata/GA1. It may take me a couple of days to complete all the sections, but please feel free to respond underneath the table to the comments I've made so far. Peter coxhead (talk) 15:46, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Core Contest

	Core Contest Equal Third Prize
	I hereby award this Antique Metal Wikitrophy to Cwmhiraeth for work on improving the sugar article in the March 2012 incarnation of the Core Contest! Wikimedia UK will be in touch shortly with details on the £30 voucher... Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:03, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Congrats! Guettarda (talk) 05:08, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Right, now to discuss how to proceed from here...figgered you might wanna add a word or two. Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:07, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Resizing photos

Hi Cwmhiraeth: Can you please stop resizing photos in the pelican article (and anywhere else you're doing so)? If, like me, people have their preferred picture size set in their personal preferences, your edits are overriding those preferences. According to WP:Picture#Thumbnail sizes, sizes aren't to be specified except in very specific (and fairly unusual) circumstances. It says, in part "In general, do not define the size of an image unless there is a good reason to do so: some users have small screens or need to configure their systems to display large text; "forced" large thumbnails can leave little width for text, making reading difficult. In addition, forcing a "larger" image size at say 260px will actually make it smaller for those with a larger size set as preference." Thanks, MeegsC | Talk 12:37, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Resizing the ones in the table to make them fit is fine. Resizing the others in the article, whether you consider them "messy" or not, isn't recommended. The FA process generally frowns upon forced picture sizes. MeegsC | Talk 13:30, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

By the way, if you set the thumbnail size in your user preferences, you'll find that all the pictures in an article will be the same size — unless somebody's forced sizes, of course! :) The exception to that is if any of the pictures are flagged as "upright"; then they'll be narrower than the others. MeegsC | Talk 13:33, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 May newsletter

We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is Cwmhiraeth (submissions), whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader, Grapple X (submissions), is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall. Miyagawa (submissions) leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by Casliber (submissions), our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user, Muboshgu (submissions), claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:28, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Botany GA

WOW. YEA! Thanks for the help and excellent review! 512bits (talk) 14:14, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Present for you on my user page. 512bits (talk) 14:15, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Chlamys rubida

On 2 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chlamys rubida, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that growing on the shell of the Pacific pink scallop helps the sponge Myxilla incrustans avoid being swamped by shifting sediment on the seabed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chlamys rubida.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Hisar (city)

Hello! I saw this article about my city. It was full of wrong information, violating copyright laws by directly copying data from websites and providing information that was not useful. So, I have written it from scratch providing as much relevant information as I can along with citations. Now, the article is complete according to me and I have nominated it for good article and I want you to review it. Please let me know if there is anything missing or anything relevant or anything not following Wikipedia standards so that I can correct it. And if everything is correct, then please review it and approve its nomination. Thanks. Vishal14K Vishal14K 18:43, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

I am currently doing a GA review for Ghana. Your article will have to wait its turn. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:14, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

GOCE May drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up

Participation: Out of 54 people who signed up this drive, 32 copy-edited at least one article. Last drive's superstar, Lfstevens, again stood out, topping the leader board in all three categories and copy-editing over 700 articles. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: We were once again successful in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog—while removing 1166 articles from the queue, the second-most in our history. The total backlog currently sits at around 2600 articles, down from 8323 when we started out just over two years ago.

Coodinator election: The six-month term for our third tranche of Guild coordinators will be expiring at the end of June. We will be accepting nominations for the fourth tranche of coordinators, who will also serve a six-month term. Nominations will open starting on June 5. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg

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DYK for Saccostrea cucullata

On 4 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saccostrea cucullata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the hooded oyster (Saccostrea cucullata) is Born 1778? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saccostrea cucullata.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK QPQ

Your DYK comment about QPQ was interesting and prompted me to reread the eligibility requirements again which I have not done since I last nominated a self-written article in 2010. The page history tells me the QPQ requirement was added in February 2011 and I was not aware of this change otherwise I would certainly have contributed during the nom process and will certainly look at doing so. Thanks for letting me know. ww2censor (talk) 02:14, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I could see from the link you provided that you had several previous DYKs but that none of them was recent so I thought that you might have misunderstood the present requirements. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Indeed that is actually true but I have stated reviews of Template:Did you know nominations/Summer Love (Justin Timberlake song) and Template:Did you know nominations/Aurochs' head issue. Thanks for the reminder. ww2censor (talk) 15:09, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

GA review of DVT

Thanks for taking it on. FYI I will be traveling until the 19th so my ability to offer replies or fixes will be constrained. Thanks for the initial compliment. Biosthmors (talk) 21:46, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Kilbirnie Castle DYK

Diolch yn fawr i chi. Rosser Gruffydd 19:42, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Mae'n blesir. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:48, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Spotted Sandgrouse

On 8 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spotted Sandgrouse, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Spotted Sandgrouse may travel many kilometres from its feeding ground in order to drink? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spotted Sandgrouse. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:04, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Namaqua Sandgrouse DYK issues

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Common toad

Hi, me Sainsf! Just to notify you that I am taking a final review of the Common toad. The work will be finished soon. It is almost ready, cheers!--Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 06:16, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Namaqua Sandgrouse

On 13 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Namaqua Sandgrouse, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the female Namaqua Sandgrouse (pictured) incubates the eggs during the day and the more conspicuous male takes the night shift? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Namaqua Sandgrouse. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Help Survey

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DYK for Dicathais

On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dicathais, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the white rock shell (empty shell pictured) and the mulberry whelk both feed on other molluscs, but the white rock shell is also a cannibal? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Morula marginalba

On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Morula marginalba, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the white rock shell (empty shell pictured) and the mulberry whelk both feed on other molluscs, but the white rock shell is also a cannibal? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Apostichopus japonicus

On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Apostichopus japonicus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Japanese sea cucumber can aestivate and remain in a dormant state for up to four years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Apostichopus japonicus. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Peer review

Hi, I don't know if you saw my reply on my talk page, but did you mean that I should review the toad article while you review the Dodo article? Sounds good to me, if that's what you meant. FunkMonk (talk) 13:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Double-banded Sandgrouse

On 21 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Double-banded Sandgrouse, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Double-banded Sandgrouse chicks are precocial and can fly within a month of hatching? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Double-banded Sandgrouse. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 00:04, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive

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GA review

Thanks for your patience. I'll be back at it tomorrow, and I think I've addressed most of the concerns you raised by making edits to DVT. Biosthmors (talk) 03:30, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Just in case, I mentioned at the review that I think I've addressed all concerns that have been raised. Thanks again for your efforts so far. Biosthmors (talk) 02:54, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Re:Giant moss

Thank you, I appreciate your thoughts! I intend to revisit both of them. I don't think there's enough material out there/accessible to me for a GA on the moss, but with a little smoothing out, I'm wondering whether the fungus is worth sending to FAC. J Milburn (talk) 09:53, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

FA question

I hope you don't mind Cwmhiraeth that took a few days to think about this. I agree that this is a tough demand, very hard or seemingly impossible to satisfy. However I suppose it is in fact reasonable for FA status, which is the highest possible level of excellence here on Wikipedia. Can you perhaps contact the original editors and ask them for the extra info you need about those refs? Invertzoo (talk) 12:45, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Fantastic! Congratulations on being one of the most hard-working, able and resourceful Wikipedians! Well done on the prize for the Core Contest in particular. And that is great that you spent your prize money on new sources! You are thoroughly admirable and I feel like a lazy lump in comparison! :) Invertzoo (talk) 13:20, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Chiropsalmus quadrumanus

On 27 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chiropsalmus quadrumanus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the venomous box jellyfish (Chiropsalmus quadrumanus) once killed a child within forty minutes of his being stung? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chiropsalmus quadrumanus. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 16:03, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Luidia senegalensis

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Eleutherodactylus planirostris

On 30 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eleutherodactylus planirostris, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that eggs of the greenhouse frog are laid on land and have been found under a flower pot? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eleutherodactylus planirostris. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks from the DYK team. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Scaphiophryne marmorata

On 1 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Scaphiophryne marmorata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that tadpoles of the green burrowing frog need to grow rapidly because the temporary pools in which they develop soon dry up? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Scaphiophryne marmorata. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 00:05, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for your review of my Indian Bean Tree article. Anne (talk) 00:22, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Stypopodium zonale

On 2 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stypopodium zonale, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the brown seaweed Stypopodium zonale contains substances that are cytotoxic to certain human carcinoma cells? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stypopodium zonale. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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WikiCup 2012 June newsletter

Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's igordebraga (submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's Grapple X (submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's Muboshgu (submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 10:50, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tropaeolum tricolor

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tropaeolum polyphyllum

On 3 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tropaeolum polyphyllum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tropaeolum tricolor can survive a drought of 10 months in summer while Tropaeolum polyphyllum can withstand temperatures down to −20 °C (−4 °F)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cerianthus lloydii

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DYK for Leptogorgia hebes

On 8 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leptogorgia hebes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the regal sea fan takes part in mass spawning events which may be triggered by the full moon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leptogorgia hebes. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Anasterias rupicola

On 9 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anasterias rupicola, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the starfish Anasterias rupicola feeds on the limpet Nacella macquariensis, sometimes hunting it in groups? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 08:03, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Nacella macquariensis

On 9 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nacella macquariensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the starfish Anasterias rupicola feeds on the limpet Nacella macquariensis, sometimes hunting it in groups? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 08:03, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Huber page number!

I got it! It's page 23 in the introduction. My friend in Cape May, New Jersey looked it up for me! Best wishes and thanks for all your hard work, Invertzoo (talk) 12:38, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Congratulations!!!

Well done on your first FA and a great step forward for Project Bivalves!!! Thanks so much for all your hard work! Invertzoo (talk) 13:20, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

		The Bivalve Barnstar
		This spiny Spondylus Barnstar is awarded to you Cwmhiraeth, in recognition of your hard work and patience in raising the bivalve project's main article Bivalvia up to Good Article status, and then all the way up to Featured Article status! Fantastic. Your efforts are very much appreciated! Invertzoo (talk) 21:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind words. It was a learning experience! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Cerianthus lloydii

On 10 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cerianthus lloydii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the sea anemone Cerianthus lloydii lives in a parchment-like tube? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cerianthus lloydii. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 08:02, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Eusmilia

On 14 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eusmilia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the smooth flower coral (pictured) only lives up to its name at night? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eusmilia. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Siderastrea siderea, Siderastrea radians

There are a few issues at Template:Did you know nominations/Siderastrea siderea, Siderastrea radians. Chris857 (talk) 02:59, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

GOCE July 2012 mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us!

Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles.

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DYK for Siderastrea siderea

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Siderastrea radians

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DYK for Labidiaster annulatus

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DYK for Cliona delitrix

On 23 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cliona delitrix, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the aggressive sponge Cliona delitrix grows on massive corals while the encrusting coral, Parazoanthus parasiticus, uses the sponge as a host? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Parazoanthus parasiticus

On 23 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Parazoanthus parasiticus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the aggressive sponge Cliona delitrix grows on massive corals while the encrusting coral, Parazoanthus parasiticus, uses the sponge as a host? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Cream nut

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify: July Newsletter and August Drive

The Wikifier

Your Wikification Newsletter – Volume II, Issue I, July 2012

Front Cover • From the editor • General news

Membership • June drive results

Hi there! I thought you might be interested in WikiProject Wikify's August Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive. We'll be trying to reduce the backlog and we need your help! Hard-working participants in the drive will receive awards for their contributions. If you have a spare moment, please join and wikify an article or tell your friends. Thanks!

Note: The drive starts August 1, and you can sign up anytime!

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GOCE July drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up

Participation: Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. Lfstevens continues to carry most of the weight, having edited 360 articles and over a quarter of a million words already. Thanks to all who have participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, will be available early in August here.

Progress report: We are once again very close to achieving in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog. Only 35 such articles remain at press time. The total backlog currently sits at under 2400 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We are just two articles away from completing all requests made before July 2012 (both are in progress).

Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, you'll be able to submit your best copy-editing work for palaver, praise, and prizes. See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.

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Template:Did you know nominations/Comatulida

Hi there, I have a small problem with the DYK nomination linked above. Could you fix it so the review can continue? Thanks. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:58, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 July newsletter

We're approaching the beginning of 2012's final round. Pool A sees Cwmhiraeth (submissions) as the leader, with 300 points being awarded for the featured article Bivalvia, and Pool B sees Grapple X (submissions) in the lead, with 10 good articles, and over 35 articles eligible for good topic points. Pool A sees Muboshgu (submissions) in second place with a number of articles relating to baseball, while Pool B's Ruby2010 (submissions) follows Grapple X, with a variety of contributions including the high-scoring, high-importance featured article on the 2010 film Pride & Prejudice. Ruby2010, like Grapple X, also claimed a number of good topic points; despite this, not a single point has been claimed for featured topics in the contest so far. The same is true for featured portals.

Currently, the eighth-place competitor (and so the lowest scorer who would reach the final round right now) has scored 332, more than double the 150 needed to reach the final round last year. In 2010, however, 430 was the lowest qualifying score. In this competition, we have generally seen scores closer to those in 2010 than those in 2011. Let's see what kind of benchmark we can set for future competitions! As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 22:21, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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