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WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

1. Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
2. Hawkeye7 (submissions)
3. Sasata (submissions)
4. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
5. Casliber (submissions)
6. Adam Cuerden (submissions)
7. Miyagawa (submissions)
8. Piotrus (submissions)
9. Ealdgyth (submissions)

All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:

• Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
• Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
• Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
• Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
• Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
• Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
• Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.
• The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
• Finally, the judges are awarding Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.

Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! 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) 01:00, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

October 2013 wikification drive awards!

		The Bronze Wikification Barnstar
		This is to acknowledge and thank you, Wilhelmina Will, for your participation in wikifying a total of 55 articles in October 2013 WikiProject Wikify Drive. We at WikiProject Wikify appreciate your efforts in further helping the project! Thank you and keep up the good work! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:28, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

		The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		Wilhelmina Will, you are hereby awarded the Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar for completing the second most amount of articles during the October 2013 WikiProject Wikify Drive, placing you in second place on the leaderboard. Congratulations! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:28, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Thank you & happy editing! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:28, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) If I said "I'm miffed!", would you come running or go? (talk) 16:00, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

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WikiCup award

In recognition of your participation in the 2013 Wikipedia:WikiCup. J Milburn (talk · contribs) and The ed17 (talk · contribs) 15:29, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! :) If I said "I'm miffed!", would you come running or go? (talk) 17:09, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Ways to improve Elysius chimaera

Hi, I'm Kudpung. Wilhelmina Will, thanks for creating Elysius chimaera!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. This article has no references.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:58, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Ways to improve Elysius carbonarius

Hi, I'm Kudpung. Wilhelmina Will, thanks for creating Elysius carbonarius!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. This article has no references

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Ways to improve Elysius bicolor

Hi, I'm Kudpung. Wilhelmina Will, thanks for creating Elysius bicolor!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please add sources.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:11, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Ways to improve Elysius atrata

Hi, I'm Kudpung. Wilhelmina Will, thanks for creating Elysius atrata!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please add sources

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:13, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Ways to improve Elysius atrobrunnea

Hi, I'm Kudpung. Wilhelmina Will, thanks for creating Elysius atrobrunnea!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please add sources

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:14, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Unsourced creations

Please do not continue to create stubs until those you have created are correctly referenced. As an Ambassador, you should be aware of the need for correct sourcing. Thanks. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:18, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Please address these points, otherwise your Autopatrolled flag may come under review. Thanks. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:24, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

My colleague usually takes care of the referencing. Please leave me alone. If I said "I'm miffed!", would you come running or go? (talk) 01:39, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

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WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive

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Y Done! :) The carton was never meant to hold anything, anyway. (talk) 03:34, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

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Slow down!

Hello Wilhelmina, could you please slow down a little? I cant keep up with this many new articles I need to expand. Another user is now also creating one sentence stubs on moths. If you like to continue making articles on moths, please add synonyms and distribution to make life somewhat easier for me... Ruigeroeland (talk) 11:05, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Oh, sorry Ruigeroeland! I guess I kind of got lost in it there. The thrill of a year's end approaching can do that to you, after all... Well, I'll wait until you're able to get the articles I've made done, and then I'll maybe stick to around thirty per day, if that'd do? The carton was never meant to hold anything, anyway. (talk) 04:37, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi Wilhelmina, thanks for the break! I've managed to clear all the articles on my to-do list. Yeah, thirty a day seems do-able. If you see me getting behind, could you please switch to the fish articles until I catch up? That would be awesome. great work on the Arctidae by the way! Seems this will be the first big Lep family with full coverage if you continue like this..! Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:07, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Ah well, that's the aim after all! :) Cheers! :) The carton was never meant to hold anything, anyway. (talk) 18:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

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Yikes! I'd never have noticed that, otherwise. Thank you, little BracketBot! Consider yourself patted on the head. :) The carton was never meant to hold anything, anyway. (talk) 10:01, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

WP: GOCE December blitz barnstar

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Thank you, very much! :) The carton was never meant to hold anything, anyway. (talk) 00:31, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

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Welcome to the 2014 WikiCup!

Hello Wilhelmina Will, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition will begin at midnight tonight (UTC). There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! J Milburn (talk · contribs), The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 17:33, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Wilhelmina Will

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December 2013 + 2013 wikification awards

		The Iron Wikification Barnstar
		For wikifying a total of 11 articles, you are awarded The Iron Wikification Barnstar. Thank you, Wilhelmina Will! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

		The Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		For scoring #8 on the leaderboard during the December 2013 wikification backlog drive, Wilhelmina Will, you are hereby awarded the Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar. Congratulations! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

	Most Excellent Wikification Award
	The Most Excellent Wikification Award is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for participating in every drive held in 2013. Thank you for your efforts and continued participation! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

	Most Excellent Wikification Award
	The Most Excellent Wikification Award is hereby granted to Wilhelmina Will, for appearing on the leaderboard in every Wikiproject Wikify Backlog Elimination drive in 2013, tied with pjoef. Congratulations! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Once again, thank you so much … wishing you a very happy 2014!!! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

You're very welcome! Happy New Year to you, too! :) Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 21:44, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

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I have unreviewed a page you curated

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GA review of Stapes

Hi Wilhelmina Will, thanks for taking up the review of Stapes, and thanks for holding off while I made those few changes. I hope we can work constructively to get it to GA status. I was wondering what the status of the review is? Kind regards, --LT910001 (talk) 04:25, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Rubik's Cube

A Rubik's Cube

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It looks like you are bored! Hopefully this Rubik's Cube will provide a bit of entertainment to solve that problem.

I just couldn't help but notice an entire string of edits in Huggle just now, and figured you could use some distraction (If only for a few seconds) Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 21:58, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Lol, thanks! :) Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 03:57, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Got to admit, seeing this just made me laugh. Why stick to one cube, if you can build an entire fortress of recursive cubes :). Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 23:08, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

What can I say? It's the kid in me - boy was he delicious... Ahem, but yes, that Rubick's cube has provided a lot of entertainment! Thanks again! :D Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 23:18, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

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Hurricane Erick

Hey! I was just dropping this note on your talk page to remind you that you initiated the GA nomination for my submitted article on December 31, quite a while ago. I'd appreciate it if you could get that taken care of. Thanks! TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 23:59, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Ah yes, I'd almost forgotten about all those GAs I'd set to do. Well, I have a few things to take care of first, but hopefully I can get yours and the others done tonight. :) Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 04:44, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

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You're welcome! :) Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 17:27, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

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Not to worry, my totals have all been updated accordingly! :) Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 21:53, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Stapes

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Hello, you have never expanded this page.Hoops gza (talk) 17:17, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Hello, did you want me to do it around now? Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 18:13, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/ChannelAdvisor

Is there a reason that you reviewed Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/ChannelAdvisor manually instead of using the script? When you did so, you didn't do so completely, so the decline template was missing fields. Jackmcbarn (talk) 19:29, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

The manual way makes more sense to me than the script does. How can I do it better in future? Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 22:16, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Set the decliner and declinets parameters. Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:32, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Okey-doke! :) Is it the end already? It felt like we were just getting started! (talk) 22:43, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 January newsletter

The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• 12george1 (submissions) and TropicalAnalystwx13 (submissions) were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981) and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013.
• Sven Manguard (submissions) scored the first ITN points for 2014 North American polar vortex.
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• Igordebraga (submissions) has scored the highest number of bonus points for a single article, for the high-importance Jurassic Park (film).

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Thank you, very much! :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 19:17, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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Aw, why thank you! :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 19:18, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Re: Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hi there, The judges have discussed this and felt that although Talk:HMS Bulldog (H91)/GA1 and Talk:Struthiosaurinae/GA1 were short in actual review content - i.e. an indication of what needed to be changed etc. We generally go by a guideline of 1000 bytes for a review which you clearly meet, but in each case the text confirms that the article pretty much met the GA criteria already. This doesn't mean that they're bad reviews, it is just that we don't recognise them in the cup. Miyagawa (talk) 19:39, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Pretty much. I know it seems pedantic, but my advise would be when doing GARs for the cup - don't fix anything in the article. Instead list literally everything on the review page. I've had reviews during my years in the cup that didn't qualify too. Miyagawa (talk) 19:56, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

For your reviews in the last Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive Better late than never :P --Mdann52talk to me! 13:14, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 18:35, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Monosyntaxis bipunctata

Hi, I'm Missionedit. Wilhelmina Will, thanks for creating Monosyntaxis bipunctata!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please add inline citations. See WP:CITE.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Anastasia (talk) 01:53, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, but another editor I collaborate with takes care of that - he knows more about moths than I do. Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 01:55, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Bit slower

Could you slow down a little again? If you could limit the number of new articles to about 30-40 a day, I would appreciate it. I am having a hard time updating all of them. Espiacially since I try to improve the genus articles as well. Please note that a number of the genera you already covered now again have red links, since the list of species you worked from was not complete. Furthermore: I revived some of the genera that were previously considered synonyms, so these also have red links. It might be useful to go back through the list of genera and check for red links when you feel like it.. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 08:14, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Actually, since I - sort of - crossed the midpoint alphabetically, I intended to do that when I go to make the next article batch. Not to worry, I'll wait till you're done with these, and I won't likely make so many in the next one - I just do that in anticipation of Hump Day; it's a thing. :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 08:20, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Lol. Cheers and keep it up! Ruigeroeland (talk) 08:23, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

You betcha! ;) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 08:33, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Just to let you know: I added another bunch of Amata species. These are all African. There are even more species, but I guess we will have to look into that later. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:41, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

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Hi, thank you for editing Carolina Gynnings article. Could you please put the GOCE tag at the articles talk page so everyone knows that it has been edited by the project. And you should always notify the nominating user that the copyedit has been completed. You were might on your way to do all of that, but still :) Thank you.--BabbaQ (talk) 18:01, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

 Done :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 21:35, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

Thank you very much for copyediting the Plitvice Lakes incident and the Battle of the Miljevci Plateau. I appreciate your efforts and time! Tomobe03 (talk) 19:56, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Oh, how sweet! Thank you! :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 00:49, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

GA review

What's going on with your review of HMS Implacable (R86)?

I'd forgotten about that... I'll get to it later on today. Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 17:40, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

• Five more days and no action. Please give this review priority. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:36, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Some more genera

Hi Wilhelmina, I found some more missing species pages: see the genera Afrospilarctia, Kodiosoma, Cisthene and Logunovium. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 13:36, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 17:40, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

I noticed you had your 'middle of the week'-sprint, probably not necessary to ask, but: would you again wait with making new articles until I finish this batch? This amount might take me the rest of the week to finish..! Cheers Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:17, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

See former message.. :) Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:11, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Aw... okay, I can wait till the current batch's done. :) Doing great so far, by the way! :) As you’ll see, I’ve added some shortening to my sig! (talk) 18:20, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

February GOCE blitz

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Thank you, very much! :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 09:13, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

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March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive

It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

• This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
• Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
• The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
• An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:

1. Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
2. Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
3. WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:

• Hahc21 (submissions), who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
• Prism (submissions), who claimed the first featured list of the competition with Natalia Kills discography.
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Ways to improve Pheia gaudens

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Thank you, very much! :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 17:00, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Your signature

Hey there! I noticed your signature is quite long and to me it appeared disrupt the flow of some talk pages. Perhaps consider shortening it? Thank you! — MusikAnimal ^talk 21:25, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Mistake in one of your talk page messages

Just a note, There was a mistake in one of your talk page messages above, which caused some formatting not to close. I've fixed the formatting so it is now closed and the formatting doesn't take up half your talk page. 50.14.142.33 (talk) 23:06, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) Okay folks, say it with me: 1 for the money, 2 for the - the - okay, just let me read the script again first... (talk) 04:53, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

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Missing species

Hi Wilhelmina, I came across some missing species in the genus Oxacme. FYI: I also cleaned all monotypic genera up to the letter R. Cheers Ruigeroeland (talk) 16:03, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Duly noted! ;) As you’ll see, I’ve added some shortening to my sig! (talk) 21:12, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for HMS Good Hope (1901)

Thank you for the new article Victuallers (talk) 08:03, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! :) As you’ll see, I’ve added some shortening to my sig! (talk) 09:34, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

There is a mop reserved in your name and You're Ready :)

You are an exemplary editor—indeed remarkable. You would be a good administrator in my opinion, and you are qualified! You personify an Administrator without tools, and have gained my support; already!

I really don't have the words to describe the amount of hard work and time you've contributed to Wikipedia over the past years :) I think it's more than Incredible! Though we may not have interacted much before, I've known you for a very long time especially since you were the one who reviewed my very first article on Wikipedia :) I truly believe that you are more than ready and capable of doing the mop work! A solid contributor to many good articles and creating several DYK's which I highly respect. The wonderful work you've done and the dedication you have shown in helping to build an encyclopedia are priceless! Wikipedia needs an admin like you and I look forward to seeing you at RfA soon ;) Best wishes. -TheGeneralUser (talk) 22:32, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Good heavens, what a wonderful message! You've made my day, thank you! :) As you’ll see, I’ve added some shortening to my sig! (talk) 00:36, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for HMS Euryalus (1901)

Well, thank you for the article Victuallers (talk) 16:03, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! :) As you’ll see, I’ve added some shortening to my sig! (talk) 17:12, 17 March 2014 (UTC)