User talk:Dharmadhyaksha/Archive 2017

You forget to nominate some more pics for deletion

सुमित सिंह (talk) 09:06, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Please self nominate. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 09:09, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

will you please provide the link or information regarding the License tag for uploading files on Wikipedia. I want to know which tag should we use, specially for entirely your own work for future reference. सुमित सिंह (talk) 04:23, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Dharmadhyaksha

(Charles R. Knight, 1922)

Thank you for all you did for this project in 2016, Dharmadhyaksha. May your house be safe, and may you and those having the privilege of your company enjoy good health in a Happy New Year 2017! Kind regards, Cartoon network freak (talk) 22:00, 2 January 2017 (UTC) Pass on! Send this greeting by adding {{subst:User:Sam Sailor/Templates/HappyNewYear}} to user talk pages. Automatic level-2 heading and auto-signing included.

Reserve Bank of India

RBI is very important article related to India but the current article is mess. Lots of other articles are needed to be merged with it. Some of them are listed on talk page. It needs serious cleanup and reorganization. Would you like to do it? Regards,-Nizil (talk) 09:28, 4 January 2017 (UTC) Nizil (talk) 09:28, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for taking up RBI work. I will signup for WikiCup but not sure how much I will score. I mostly work on start abd C-class articles but nowadays mostly not apply for DYK etc. Lets see how it turns out. --Nizil (talk) 07:10, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

ITN recognition for H. S. Mahadeva Prasad

On 8 January 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T♦C 16:41, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Indian Sports

The sports articles about Indian athletes are in a appalling state. Do you have any interest in working on it, maybe a specific sport? Let me know, Thanks. NumerounovedantTalk 08:14, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

@Numerounovedant: Am not keen on sports. But it also depends on which one you are referring to. We have plenty copy-paste stats articles on cricket from ESPN and that's one genre where deletion would help more than creation. For football related article you may ping @ArsenalFan700:. For sporting awards you may try @Vivvt:. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 11:34, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

What's going on here. Probably best time to mention I created Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian sports. Still working on it but it's a start. --ArsenalFan700 (talk) 17:37, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Rifa-e-Aam Club

On 16 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rifa-e-Aam Club, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Rifa-e-Aam Club in Lucknow was open to everybody at a time when British clubs excluded Indians? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rifa-e-Aam Club. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rifa-e-Aam Club), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

SoWhy 12:01, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Where is my Article

I have create an article Hanummanthappa Koppad. It was proposed for speedy deletion due some violation of policy (reference related) by User_talk:MBlaze_Lightning. After that i have removed that content from the page. Now I can not find this article on wikipedia. IT IS DELETED ????? It was under discussion process. The Link redirecting to other article. If its deleted then why not notified to me. WHERE IS DISCUSSION PAGE FOR DELETION NOMINATION. WHAT IS THE PROPER REASON FOR DELETION. Please help me to clear it. सुमित सिंह (talk) 06:13, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

  * * Thanks for correcting me. It was just mistake regarding my wiki sign i have corrected later. All I know now I should take a rest for some time. I am surprised after doing all necessary thing ( best of my knowledge) why my posts are so speedy neglected by others (may be i am doing something wrong).I requested for favor many time so I can learn more and could improve things but instead I only received warnings. Yes I have made mistakes but also resolved them. Well I am not taking it personally because It is all about betterment of Wikipedia (I salute it). Looking forward to get help from expertise. Thanks again. सुमित सिंह (talk) 06:24, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Train-the-Trainer 2017: Invitation to participate

Hello Dharmadhyaksha,
It gives us great pleasure to inform that the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 2017 programme organised by CIS-A2K is going to be held from 20-22 February 2017.

What is TTT?
Train the Trainer or TTT is a residential training program. The program attempts to groom leadership skills among the Indian Wikimedia community members. Earlier TTT have been conducted in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

Who should join?

• Any active Wikimedian contributing to any Indic language Wikimedia project is eligible to apply.
• An editor must have 500+ edits.
• Anyone who have already participated in an earlier iteration of TTT, can not apply.

Please see more about this program and apply to participate or encourage the deserving candidates from your community to do so: CIS-A2K/Events/Train the Trainer Program/2017

The last date of filling the form is 26 January. If you have any question, please leave your message here.
Regards. GSS (talk|c|em) 09:27, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Commons message

I have posted a message on your Commons talk page. Have you seen and reacted to it? Kailash29792 (talk) 08:59, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

@Kailash29792: I believe he just did. NumerounovedantTalk 10:54, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

I too noticed that he had quit being an OTRS volunteer. Kailash29792 (talk) 11:08, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Naqsh Lyallpuri

11 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Naqsh Lyallpuri, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that following the tradition of Urdu poets, Bollywood lyricist Naqsh Lyallpuri took his surname from his birthplace, and his family also adopted it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Naqsh Lyallpuri. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Naqsh Lyallpuri, and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 16:46, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

Retirement

It is sad to see that such a valuable, long-standing, productive editor has retired. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:29, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

ITN recognition for PSLV-C37

On 17 February 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article PSLV-C37, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 05:49, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Gundlupet (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

On 18 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gundlupet (Vidhan Sabha constituency), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that out of thirteen elections held in the Gundlupet Vidhan Sabha constituency, in the south-Indian state of Karnataka, seven have been won by K. S. Nagarathanamma and five by H. S. Mahadeva Prasad? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gundlupet (Vidhan Sabha constituency)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for H. S. Mahadeva Prasad

On 18 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that out of thirteen elections held in the Gundlupet Vidhan Sabha constituency, in the south-Indian state of Karnataka, seven have been won by K. S. Nagarathanamma and five by H. S. Mahadeva Prasad? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, H. S. Mahadeva Prasad), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for K. S. Nagarathanamma

On 18 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article K. S. Nagarathanamma, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that out of thirteen elections held in the Gundlupet Vidhan Sabha constituency, in the south-Indian state of Karnataka, seven have been won by K. S. Nagarathanamma and five by H. S. Mahadeva Prasad? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, K. S. Nagarathanamma), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Bano Qudsia

On 23 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bano Qudsia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that author Bano Qudsia has been conferred with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) and the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bano Qudsia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bano Qudsia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 12:01, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Deleting Judgeship of Rayagada

I should have given a chance to delete the objectionable parts of the page which was very much informative. Hpsatapathy (talk) 12:46, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

March 2017 WikiCup newsletter

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:

• Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
• Iry-Hor, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article Nyuserre Ini, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
• 1989, another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points.
• Peacemaker67 shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.

The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.

So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Ringan (film) has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Dharmadhyaksha. Ringan (film), an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:02, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Editor's Barnstar

Retired?! I came over here to see if you were a recipient of ETOW; I was considering you for it. And I just realized that you're gone! I know that you've had your fair share of ups and downs, and I am aware about the many conflicts you were involved with. I would just like you to know, if you see this, that you were undoubtedly one of the finest editors that ever edited at WikiProject India, and Wikipedia in general. I am extremely grateful for all the amazing work you have done - a HUGE number of articles would not have been nearly as good as they are today if it wasn't for your diligence. Nothing can ever shadow or undermine the positive things you have done for Wikipedia, especially at India-related articles, and you leaving this site is a great loss. Your quality edits, over the span of many years, are highly valued and greatly appreciated. I would like to personally thank you for all the things you have done for the project, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to work with an editor like you. I hope that this is temporary and that you return someday soon. Until then, you will be missed dearly. Warm regards, — Yash talk stalk 15:04, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ringan (film)

On 19 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ringan (film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2015 film Ringan, set against the backdrop of farmers' suicides in India, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ringan (film). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ringan (film)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:52, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

TFL notification

Hi, Dharmadhyaksha. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–69) – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for April 7. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 22:21, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

May 2017 WikiCup newsletter

The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:

• Cas Liber, led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
• 1989 was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles.
• Peacemaker67 took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
• Other contestants who scored over 400 points were Freikorp, Carbrera, and Czar. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.

Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.

So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Mantrika shakti

You redirected Mantrika shakti to Shakti, but that article doesn't mention Mantrika, let alone the material that was in the article on Mantrika Shakti. It shouldn't be redirected anymore--dchmelik (t|c) 08:31, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Dharmadhyaksha. Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:00, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:List of towns and villages in Raigad district

Hello, Dharmadhyaksha. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "List of towns and villages in Raigad district".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. IM3847 (talk) 15:22, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Samhita (film)

On 20 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Samhita (film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the National Film Awards in various categories have been presented to the films Doghi (Other Social Issues), Vastupurush (Best Feature Film in Marathi), Devrai (Environment Conservation/Preservation), Samhita (Best Music Direction), Astu (Best Dialogue) and Kaasav (Best Feature Film), all by filmmaker duo Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Samhita (film)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk)) 05:21, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Astu

On 20 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Astu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the National Film Awards in various categories have been presented to the films Doghi (Other Social Issues), Vastupurush (Best Feature Film in Marathi), Devrai (Environment Conservation/Preservation), Samhita (Best Music Direction), Astu (Best Dialogue) and Kaasav (Best Feature Film), all by filmmaker duo Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Astu), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk)) 05:21, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2017 July newsletter

The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.

Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! 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. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 05:38, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2017 September newsletter

Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best man (or woman) win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 06:26, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results

The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:

• First Place - Adityavagarwal (submissions)
• Second Place - Vanamonde (submissions)
• Third Place - Cas Liber (submissions)

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:

• Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
• Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
• Featured List – Bloom6132 (submissions) and 1989 (submissions) both produced 2 FLs in R2
• Featured Pictures – SounderBruce (submissions) improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year.
• Featured Topic – MPJ-DK (submissions) has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
• Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
• Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
• In The News – MBlaze Lightning (submissions) had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
• Good Article Review – Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (submissions) completed 31 GARs in R1.

Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.

Regarding the prize vouchers - @Adityavagarwal, Vanamonde93, Casliber, Bloom6132, 1989, and SounderBruce: please send Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:41, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

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So, it is really disappointing seeing that you have retired from Wikipedia... Seeing a prolific editor like you, who well inspires many new editors, retire is really sad. I hope you some day return to wikipedia! Wikicup 2018 is round the corner after all, and would really miss you. Adityavagarwal (talk) 13:31, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

@Adityavagarwal: I am active on Hindi Wikipedia. In fact, if you know Hindi and have time and interest, i will request you to contribute a bit there too.... Any Indic regional Wikipedia for that matter, not just Hindi. Enjoy! §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 17:55, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

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