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The Signpost: 22 April 2013

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

WikiProject report: WikiProject Editor Retention

News and notes: Milan conference a mixed bag

Featured content: Batfish in the Red Sea

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

Technology report: A flurry of deployments

GOCE April 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2013 events newsletter

We finished the April blitz and are preparing to start our May backlog elimination drive.

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Wikify

Hello again! Hope you're doing ok. I'd appreciate your input in this. :) Cheers, FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 18:10, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind...someone was busy wikifying like mad! Ha ha, good on you ;) FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 00:40, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 29 April 2013

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

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

Featured content: Wiki loves video games

WikiProject report: Japanese WikiProject Baseball

Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles

Arbitration report: Sexology closed; two open cases

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

Technology report: New notifications system deployed across Wikipedia

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April 2013 wikification awards!

		The WikiProject Wikify Trophy
		For scoring 1st place on the leaderboard of the April 2013 wikification backlog drive, Wilhelmina Will, you are hereby awarded The WikiProject Wikify Trophy. Congratulations!

		The Diamond Wikification Barnstar
		For wikifying 200 articles, you are also awarded The Diamond Wikification Barnstar. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations & happy editing! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:26, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! :) So a print encyclopedia, a strawberry shortcake, and a sycamore walk into a bar - wait, have you heard this one? (talk) 04:51, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2013 April newsletter

We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with Sven Manguard (submissions) claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place Casliber (submissions) and second place Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.

The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.

A rules clarification: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on 29/30 April, which may be claimed in this round. 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) 16:22, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 06 May 2013

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

Technology report: Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy

Featured content: WikiCup update: full speed ahead!

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

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

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Signifying an award, of some sort

	The Proffered Phalange
	For disseminating a bar joke sans punch line. –Quiddity (talk) 20:52, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(Just to be clear, this is meant to be an oblique reference to your comment here, as well as a bad pullmyfinger reference. Apologies for the joke, and for explaining/killing it ;) –Quiddity (talk) 20:15, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 13 May 2013

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

WikiProject report: Knock Out: WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts

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

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

Arbitration report: Race and politics opened; three open cases

Southern Railway 1643

According to the removal of the deletion notice, I'm confused. Excuse me, but what is NO PROD? Ctempire (talk) 13:11, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The Signpost: 20 May 2013

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

WikiProject report: Classical Greece and Rome

News and notes: Spanish Wikipedia leaps past one million articles

In the media: Qworty incident continues

Featured content: Up in the air

DYK for The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus

Hi Wilhelmina. Sorry about that but Davidiad pointed to a slight error on the DYK hook at Template:Did you know nominations/The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus. Through an oversight I used the plural "papyri" in the hook whereas it was supposed to be singular "papyrus". The hook-supporting reference [7] A Companion to Sophocles at the bottom of page 558 actually mentions "papyrus": The Delphi satyrs use the papyrus to make a soccer ball and begin to play a match. I corrected it already and I am informing you so that you can check the slight modification and comment on it. Thank you for your time. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 12:09, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Wilhelmina. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:05, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Good articles: Recruitment Center (Update #1)

Hello! Now that the recent Request for Comment has been closed, it is time to implement all the proposals that received support. Among those proposals was to conduct a "Recruiter Drive". However, instead of holding a "drive" WikiProject Good articles will be opening a "Recruitment Center". The current task at hand is to develop a system that everyone agrees on in which can be followed when recruiting a potential reviewer. A draft of a possible system can be found here. I (Dom497) am asking you to review this system and leave feedback on the talk page of "Recruiter Central". The current system can always be changed so feedback is important. As of right now, the current goal is to launch a 2 month trial run (beginning in late June/early July) to see if the Recruitment Center will even work.

This message has only been sent to the users who supported the proposal on the RfC page as these are the beginning stages of this "project". Updates will be sent out when needed.--EdwardsBot (talk) 20:50, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The Signpost: 27 May 2013

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

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

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

WikiProject report: WikiProject Geographical Coordinates

Featured content: Life of 2π

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

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

GOCE April Copy Edit of the Month Gold!

		The Guild of Copy Editors' Award
		Thanks for your submission to the April 2013 Copy Edit of the Month contest, and congratulations! For your work on Ash Lieb, you've earned the Gold. Great job! —Torchiest ^talk_edits 14:22, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

		The Modest Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy editing articles during the Guild of Copy Editors' May 2013 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you for participating! Dianna (talk) 02:53, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

Hello! Now, some of you might be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with, the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".

Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497).

Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.

A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk)

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GOCE May drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors May 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter

We have completed our May backlog elimination drive.

The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review.

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A barnstar for you!

		The Barnstar of Good Humor!
		Hello Wilhelmina Will. You have signed my guestbook! Thank you very much.--Pratyya ^(Hello!) 12:18, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh! Thank you, very much!!! :) Trout me, and then just trout me, till I can get my troutifaction! (talk) 01:40, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 05 June 2013

From the editor: Signpost developments

Featured content: A week of portraits

Discussion report: Return of the Discussion report

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

In the media: China blocks secure version of Wikipedia

WikiProject report: Operation Normandy

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

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WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

Hello! Now, some of you might have already received a similar message a little while ago regarding the Recruitment Centre, so if you have, there is no need to read the rest of this. This message is directed to users who have reviewed over 15 Good article nominations and are not part of WikiProject Good articles (the first message I sent out went to only WikiProject members).

So for those who haven't heard about the Recruitment Centre yet, you may be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around it (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with (at the time this message was sent out, 2 recruiters have volunteered), the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".

Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497).

Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.

A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk)

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Adminship

I noticed that you wanted to be an admin. After seeing most of your work, I believe that you are ready to be an admin. However, by Wikipedia Laws, I have to ask you first. Do you accept? buffbills (talk) 15:33, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I accept. Thank you! Trout me, and then just trout me, till I can get my troutifaction! (talk) 13:02, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For some odd reason, it's not allowing me to. That's strange, as it's never happened before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Buffbills7701 (talk • contribs) 21:10, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just so you know, I support you through and through, but you might get some heat from using "Trout me, and then just trout me, till I can get my troutifaction" in your signature instead of your username. I'd suggest changing your signature back to Wilhelmina Will and keeping it that way, but you don't have to if you don't want to. Regards, The Utahraptor ^Talk/_Contribs 18:58, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 12 June 2013

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

Featured content: Mixing Bowl Interchange

In the media: VisualEditor will "change world history"

Op-ed: The tragedy of Wikipedia's commons

Discussion report: VisualEditor, elections, bots, and more

Traffic report: Who holds the throne?

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

WikiProject report: Processing WikiProject Computing

WikiProject AFC needs your help... again

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive

WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from July 1st, 2013 – July 31st, 2013.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 1000 articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out!

A new version of our AfC helper script is released! It includes many bug fixes, new improvements and features, code cleanup, and more page cleanups. If you want to see a full list of changes, go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script/Development page. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks.

Delivered at 12:59, 19 June 2013 (UTC) by EdwardsBot (talk), on behalf of WikiProject AFC

The Signpost: 19 June 2013

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

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

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An Barnstar for You!

	The AFC Backlog Buster Barnstar
	Congratulations, Wilhelmina Will! You're receiving A brownie (and a patience award :D) because you reviewed 17 articles during the recent AFC Backlog elimination drive! Thank you for you contributions to Wikipedia at-large and helping to keep the backlog down. We hope you continue reviewing submissions and stay in touch at the talk page. Thank you and keep up the good work! Mdann52 (talk) 13:06, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE June Blitz barnstar

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		For copy editing at least one article during the Guild of Copy Editors June 2013 blitz, I hereby award Wilhelmina Will this Minor Barnstar. Thank you very much for participating! Diannaa (talk) 22:59, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! :) Trout me, and then just trout me, till I can get my troutifaction! (talk) 21:00, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE June/July 2013 events

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June 2013 wikification awards!

		The WikiProject Wikify Trophy
		For scoring 1st place on the leaderboard in the June 2013 Wikification Drive, Wilhelmina Will, you are hereby awarded The WikiProject Wikify Trophy. Congratulations! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:23, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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		For wikifying a total of 204 articles, you are also awarded The Diamond Wikification Barnstar. Thank you, Wilhelmina Will, and keep up the good work! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:23, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, very much! :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 19:18, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2013 June newsletter

We are down to our final 16: the 2013 semi-finals are upon us. A score of 321 was required to survive round 3, further cementing this as the most competitive WikiCup yet; round 3 was survived in 2012 with 243 points, in 2011 with 76 points and in 2010 with 250 points. The change may in part be to do with the fact that more articles are now awarded bonus points, in addition to more competitive play. Reaching the final has, in the past, required 573 points (2012, a 135% increase on the score needed to reach round 4), 150 points (2011, a 97% increase) and 417 points (2010, a 72% increase). This round has seen over a third of participants claiming points for featured articles (with seven users claiming for multiple featured articles) and most users have also gained bonus points. However, the majority of points continue to come from good articles, followed by did you know articles. In this round, every content type was utilised by at least one user, proving that the WikiCup brings together content contributors from all corners of the project.

Round 3 saw a number of contributions of note. Figureskatingfan (submissions) claimed the first featured topic points in this year's competition for her excellent work on topics related to Maya Angelou, the noted American author and poet. We have also continued to see high-importance articles improved as part of the competition: Ealdgyth (submissions) was awarded a thoroughly well-earned 560 points for her featured article Middle Ages and 102 points for her good article Battle of Hastings. Good articles James Chadwick and Stanislaw Ulam netted Hawkeye7 (submissions) 102 and 72 points respectively, while 72 points were awarded to Piotrus (submissions) for each of Władysław Sikorski and Emilia Plater, both recently promoted to good article status. Collaborative efforts between WikiCup participants have continued, with, for example, Casliber (submissions) and Sasata (submissions) being awarded 180 points each for their featured article on Boletus luridus.

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Re: wikification awards

Hi Wilhelmina Will! Thanks for the barnstars. Best. Way2veers 05:46, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome! :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 07:03, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Forward Unto Dawn. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Bhelatand sijua, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. --Forward Unto Dawn 12:51, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What are you talking about? I never reviewed that page - I wikified it. Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 18:58, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting... I nominated the page for deletion and the article's creator was automatically notified. WP:PAGCUR seems to have notified you as well. That's weird... --Forward Unto Dawn 10:00, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Submission declined for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jagdisha/Praj_Industries

Hi, The article in question was declined because it sounded like an advertisement. I have tried to change the language to make it neutral. Could you please have a look and let me know if I am on the right track?

Introduction: Praj Industries Ltd. is an engineering company [1], providing process engineering and plant manufacturing services for bioethanol, alcohol, brewery, water and wastewater treatment and industrial bio-based products & processes. [2] [3] [4] [5] Praj provides both first and second-generation bioethanol process development and has developed a pilot plant for producing Ethanol from biomass, which could be any form of agricultural waste, such as wheat and paddy waste, or wood chips. This is an alternative mechanism to produce biofuel from sources other than food crops. [6]

Jagdisha (talk) 05:20, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Medopad article rejection

Hi Wilhelmina,

Thanks for reviewing the Medopad article. I've talked to the person who rejected the previous submission and he had only critized the last sentences (with investors and strategic partners), and said if that was fixed the submission should get approved. Also similar companies (tech startups) have articles on Wikipedia that really resemble ads, whereas Medopad's submission has shrunk to a mere 3 sentences which only contain the absolute essentials.

Could you please give me more specific reasons why you rejected the submission so I can fix it?

Best regards and thanks in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.16.224.130 (talk) 14:51, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Wilehmina

Hello, I need a favor form you. Please, contact me at my talk page as soon as you get this message. Thanks!( Miss Bono^[zootalk] 13:13, 29 July 2013 (UTC))[reply]

I'm here. What's up? Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 01:48, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. It's nice from you. I know this is doesn't have to do much with Wikipedia, but I'll ask anyways! :) I saw in your userboxes...(amazing your paintings btw) that you write fanfictions et al.. I have written 2 novels by now, thrillers but now I am stuck in a fanfiction and I was wondering if you could give me some advices. What are the main aspects that must be taken into account when I am going to write a fanfiction? Thanks in advance. :) Miss Bono^[zootalk] 12:11, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, would you like to sign my guestbook? User:Miss Bono/Guestbook Miss Bono^[zootalk] 16:58, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the late reply; things have been keeping me, I'm afraid. Well, when it comes to writing fanfiction, I find one of the most important aspects is the believability of the story. That is to say, you can be as surreal as you want when it comes to the plotline - I happen to have a penchant for surrealism and "AU" as they call it, myself - but you have to think about what you're making the characters you're using do, and you've got to make sure that it's basically in character. I always stop every couple of paragraphs and read over what I've got so far, and quiz myself, "Could I really see (such-and-such character) doing/saying something like this, in this situation?" I've often found it helps to profile a character first. Say you were writing something about Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", specifically concerning the character Esmeralda. It would help to critically examine her character - how she looks, her facial expressions and reactions to different events in the film - films, actually, since there were two - what she says and her style of communication; basically jot down everything you can about her. This goes for any character in any story or program that you're writing fanfiction about. It can take a while and a lot of nitpicking, but it's worth it in the end.

I hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask if you have further questions! :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 18:24, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Thank you so much. I am writting about my favourite band and threee additional characters. I do have a problem with dates, and the fact that I don't want to alter them so much, but when it comes to the present time... they'd seem very old, and if I start the story in a previous year I might misssome important things, like the birth of a child in the real life. I am worried about that. Again, thank you so much for your help! Miss Bono^[zootalk] 18:30, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 18:39, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What do you do with the dates' stuffs? Miss Bono^[zootalk] 18:41, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm... well, I've never actually composed anything in the way of fanfiction based on real life, so I'm not sure. If you wanted to keep the lifestories accurate save for the specific dates, you could simply "shift everything through time" to the relative point you see fit. Say, using your example, one of them had a child in 1990, for instance, at the age of 25. If you wanted to make them 25 in the year 2005, however, then just pretend in the story that the child was born that year as well. When it comes to alternate universe fanfiction, the beauty part is you get to be very creative! HtH. :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 18:46, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You are very awesome. Thank you. Can ask you for help at some point? Miss Bono^[zootalk] 18:49, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing! :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 18:51, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your sign!! :) Miss Bono^[zootalk] 11:57, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2013 July newsletter

We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by Piotrus (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

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GOCE August blitz barnstar

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy editing articles totalling over 15,000 words during the GOCE August 2013 Blitz. Your efforts are appreciated. Thanks! Diannaa (talk) 22:55, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 23:56, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Asura - Afrasura

Hello, Wilhemina I just see, that you are making Asura genus pages at the moment. Please note, that some (African) species of that genus have recently been classified under Afrasura (the species list on that page is quite up to date).

Best regards user:Tonton Bernardo

Not to worry; User:Ruigeroeland and I work together on the matter. :) Cheers! Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 15:52, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar from SoHaM

		The Autograph Book Barnstar
		This barnstar hereby acknowledges and appreciates the fact that you signed my Autograph Book, Thanks. ---$oHƎM ❊ আড্ডা 07:31, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for signing the autograph book! $oHƎM❊আড্ডা 07:31, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to tell you the other day that your guestbook looks awesome too! $oHƎM❊আড্ডা 14:17, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE Blitz wrap-up and September 2013 drive invitation

Guild of Copy Editors August Blitz wrap-up

Participation: Out of sixteen people who signed up for this blitz, nine copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 26 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the September drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest and Torchiest, Baffle gab1978 and Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor and The Utahraptor.

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Arctidae

Hello Wilhelmina, could you please wait with making new Arctidae articles? LepIndex is currently unavailable (a couple of days now) and I cannot expand them. I have quite a backlog already... Ruigeroeland (talk) 07:29, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh... okay then. Just let me know when LI comes back! :) Can you decipher this acronymical code? CYDTAC (Hint: It's really easy!) (talk) 15:44, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the pause! The site it back up and I checked all the articles I still had in the backlog. Thanks again! Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:07, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hooray!!! :) Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 10:45, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Its down again! Could you please pause again...? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 07:13, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(Sigh) Alright. What's with that site? Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 07:16, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure, I think they need a new server.. :) Ruigeroeland (talk) 07:17, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A fish for you

	WikiProject Fishes Award
	Thanks for all of your contributions to the WikiProject fishes!!! Ensignricky (talk) 00:48, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh! Thank you, very much! :) Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 00:50, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2013 August newsletter

This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:

Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Piotrus (submissions), Figureskatingfan (submissions), ThaddeusB (submissions), Dana boomer (submissions), Status (submissions), Ed! (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: 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. 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! 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) 06:18, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 August 2013

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August 2013 wikification barnstars!

		The WikiProject Wikify Trophy
		For scoring the 1st place on the leaderboard during the August 2013 wikification backlog drive, Wilhelmina Will, you are hereby awarded The WikiProject Wikify Trophy. Congratulations! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 17:18, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

		The Diamond Wikification Barnstar
		For wikifying a total of 218 articles, you are also awarded The Diamond Wikification Barnstar. Thank you, Wilhelmina Will! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 17:18, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

All the best & happy editing!!! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 17:18, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, so very much! :D Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 00:34, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A cookie for you!

Just passing through, thought I'd say "Hi!" Captain Infinity (talk) 20:03, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Captain Infinity! I must say, it's been a while. :) Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 21:29, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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News and notes: Privacy policy debate gears up

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Gelechiidae

Hi Wilhelmina.. Man, you keep me busy! You made a lot of articles today.. Could I ask you a favour? Many of these articles are species from the Gelechiidae family. I am working on the European species, but found a good resource in the past. It includes synonyms, distribution and host plants for all Asian species of one of the subfamilies. Would you be interested in using this to create the species mentioned in this in this source? It is located at [1]. If you could please use the category Dichomeridinae and include all synonyms, distribution and host plants, as well as a ref to the source that would be awesome.. See for instance: Dendrophilia tetragama. If youre not into it, no biggie.. But I though this might be up your ally.. Furthermore, if you use this source as a reference, you are guaranteed not to make articles on synonyms.. Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 11:21, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing! :) Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 22:16, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for taking time to copy edit 2011 Latin American Table Tennis Cup. Thanks a lot, Osplace 03:21, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, you're very welcome! :) Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 03:25, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Frederick Russell Burnham FAC

Hey, I saw that you are a part of the American Old West group. I nominated an article to FAC that I think would be of interest to you. Below is a real quick summary:

Frederick Russell Burnham -- Born on a Sioux Indian reservation in Minnesota in 1861, he moved to the American Southwest and learned scouting from some of the last of the old cowboys and frontiersmen. After the American frontier closed, Burnham moved to Africa, became Chief of Scouts and a major in British Army, taught scouting to Robert Baden-Powell (founder of the Scouting movement), and was decorated for his heroism by King Edward VII without ever giving up his U.S. citizenship.

I hope you you enjoy the article and we could really use your comments. Please take a look at Burnham's FAC and post a your comments. The article now has four supporters and one opposed. The one person who opposed the FAC refuses to provide any actionable items that we can work on and she also refuses to remove her opposed. If you have any suggestions for improving the article, please post your ideas to Burnham's FAC and I will be happy to get to work on your comments promptly. Thanks! Ctatkinson (talk) 21:22, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Arctiidae

Hi Wilhelmina, great work on the articles! Since I need to add refs and distribution to all, and you made so made yesterday, could I ask you to wait with the next batch until I am done with these? I wont have much time to edit Wikipedia this weekend and there will be an enormous backlog if you keep making them in this tempo.. :) Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:05, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I was just clearing up my moth schedule for the rest of the month; I wasn't trying to make a habit out of making this many in one sitting. I just have fifteen more to go before it's done, and then that'll be it till October, so I hope that's alright. :) Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 19:13, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There. That's the last 15 arctiids I projected the accomplishment of for this month. I have a self-appointed obligation to finish the articles on eel species, and this will give me more time to finish that up by the end of the month; that's why I was mass-moth-making these past couple of days. I might come back and work a bit on the Gelechiid moths after the eels are done, seeing as the source you provided me with allows me to quickly fill those ones up myself, and a lot of the species lists for that family seem to be incomplete. Cheers! :) Editing with a pen leads to a lot of things unsaid. (talk) 04:03, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, another 15 are no problem, but I feared you might keep up this tempo over the weekend.. :) Good luck on the eels and thanks for the help with the Gelechiid moths, it is much appreciated! Ruigeroeland (talk) 16:03, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 September 2013

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News and notes: Last call for Wiki Loves Monuments; Community–WMF tension over VisualEditor

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October 2013 AFC Backlog elimination drive

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive

WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from October 1st, 2013 – October 31st, 2013.

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October 2013 Wikification Drive

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WikiCup 2013 September newsletter

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

The did you know (DYK) eligibility criteria have recently changed, meaning that newly passed good articles are accepted as "new" for did you know purposes. However, in the interests of not changing the WikiCup rules mid-competition, please note that only articles eligible for DYK under the old system (that is, newly created articles or 5x expansions) will be eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do, however, have time to discuss how this new system will work for next year's competition; a discussion will be opened in due course. On that note, thoughts are welcome on changes you'd like to see for next year. What worked? What didn't work? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of? All Wikipedians, new or old, are also warmly invited to sign up for the 2014 WikiCup.

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GOCE September drive barnstar

		The Modest Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy edits totalling over 4000 words as part of the GOCE September 2013 copy edit drive. Thanks for participating! Diannaa (talk) 03:30, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, very much! :) If I said "I'm miffed!", would you come running or go? (talk) 05:02, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Wrong category

Hi Wilhelmina, I just noticed you use the category Arctiini for all your new stubs. This is wrong in most cases however.. Could you either use the correct category for your new pages, or use the main category (Arctiidae)? I am not going back to correct this for all articles, since I do not have time to do this at the moment. If you would be willing to do that, that would be great. If not, we will have to pick this up later.. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 11:18, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that. I got a bunch more in today's batch miscategorized as well, but I corrected the formula then went back and fixed those ones. How many articles am I going to have to do this for; just the ones in Cosmosoma or those in the entire list of genera up to that point? Also, if it goes beyond that one genus, how will I know which ones are Actiini and which ones have to be changed? Do all of the Arctiini genera mention in their pages that they are in this classification, or will I need a reference for some? If I said "I'm miffed!", would you come running or go? (talk) 08:09, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Some genera will be part of the Artinii tribe, but most will not be. The only way to know is to find a source. I think most genera are listed on wikispecies so you might find out there. I think it would be a good idea to make a category for each genus and link this category to the family (Arctiidae). This is only a little more work and will make it easier to move all species and genera to their correct Subfamily and Tribe categories. See for instance the article Moyencharia winteri, this is placed in the genus category Moyencharia, this one is placed in the subfamily cat, etc. Ruigeroeland (talk) 08:48, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Wilhelmina, could I ask you to slow the creation again until I have time to catch up? I anticipate I wont have too much time this weekend..! Thanks and keep up the good work! Ruigeroeland (talk) 17:39, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Wilhelmina, as you probably have noticed, the species list for Eilema is quite a mess. Would you mind making the species listed on Afro Moths first, before making articles for the remaining species? This will at least get rid of a bunch of synonyms. The list for the genus can be found at [2]. Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 16:33, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing! :) If I said "I'm miffed!", would you come running or go? (talk) 22:16, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 07:48, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013

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Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Wikipedia Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...

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News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY

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