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WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results

The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:

• First Place - Cas Liber (submissions)
• Second Place - MPJ-DK (submissions)
• Third Place - Adam Cuerden (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 three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
• Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
• Featured List – Calvin999 (submissions) produced 2 FLs in R2
• Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
• Featured Portal – SSTflyer (submissions) produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
• Featured Topic – Cyclonebiskit (submissions) and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
• Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
• Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
• In The News – Dharmadhyaksha (submissions) and Muboshgu (submissions), each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
• Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:52, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2017 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), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email)

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. We apologize for the delay in sending out this message until after the competition has started. Thank you to Krishna Chaitanya Velaga for aiding in getting this message out. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:40, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for United States Senate election in Florida, 1970

On 4 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United States Senate election in Florida, 1970, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in order to increase his name recognition, Lawton Chiles walked 1,003 miles (1,614 km) across Florida for his United States Senate campaign in 1970? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States Senate election in Florida, 1970. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, United States Senate election in Florida, 1970), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1912 Jamaica hurricane

The article 1912 Jamaica hurricane you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1912 Jamaica hurricane for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CycloneIsaac -- CycloneIsaac (talk) 05:01, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

TFA

Precious again, your Hurricane Kate (1985), the "latest hurricane in history to strike the United States"!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:22, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1931 Belize hurricane

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1931 Belize hurricane you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hurricanehink -- Hurricanehink (talk) 20:14, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, 12george1. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017

On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.

For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):

• First place – $200
• Second & Third place – $50 each
• Category prizes – $25 per category (which will be limited to FA, FL, FP, GA, and DYK for 2017). Winning a category prize does not require making it to the final round.

Note: Monetary prizes are a one-year experiment for 2017 and may or may not be continued in the future. In order to be eligible to receive any of the prizes above, the competing Wikipedia account must have a valid/active email address.

After two years as a WikiCup judge, Figureskatingfan is stepping down. We thank her for her contributions as a WikiCup judge. We are pleased to announce that our newest judge is two-time WikiCup champion Cwmhiraeth.

The judges for the 2017 WikiCup are Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email).

Signups are open now and will remain open until 5 February 2017. You can sign up here.

If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:02, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1912 Atlantic hurricane season

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1912 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yellow Evan -- Yellow Evan (talk) 06:20, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1912 Atlantic hurricane season

The article 1912 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1912 Atlantic hurricane season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yellow Evan -- Yellow Evan (talk) 21:41, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1931 Belize hurricane

The article 1931 Belize hurricane you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1931 Belize hurricane for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hurricanehink -- Hurricanehink (talk) 19:41, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1995 Atlantic hurricane season

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1995 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TropicalAnalystwx13 -- TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 20:40, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1970 Atlantic hurricane season

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1970 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jason Rees -- Jason Rees (talk) 02:20, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1863 Atlantic hurricane season

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1863 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Juliancolton -- Juliancolton (talk) 14:01, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1995 Atlantic hurricane season

The article 1995 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1995 Atlantic hurricane season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TropicalAnalystwx13 -- TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 02:41, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

The WikiCup

You have submitted one GA review for the WikiCup and it is on the borderline between being too short and being acceptable. I will accept it on this occasion because I don't want to discourage you, but in future please be more thorough with your reviews if you want to claim the points in the WikiCup. For example, you could usefully list the GA criteria and indicate that you have assessed the article with regard to each of these. Thank you, Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:23, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1863 Atlantic hurricane season

The article 1863 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1863 Atlantic hurricane season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Juliancolton -- Juliancolton (talk) 21:21, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yellow Evan -- Yellow Evan (talk) 03:41, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida

The article Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yellow Evan -- Yellow Evan (talk) 05:21, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Talkback

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Newspapers.com Account

Hello! This message is to let you know that your account for newspapers.com is now ready to use! Let me know if you have any questions by dropping a message on my User Talk page. Happy editing! --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 18:34, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hurricane Cosme (2013)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hurricane Cosme (2013) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hurricanehink -- Hurricanehink (talk) 04:21, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for 2000 Miami Dolphins season

On 15 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2000 Miami Dolphins season, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Miami Dolphins have not won a playoff game since the 2000 season? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2000 Miami Dolphins season. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 2000 Miami Dolphins season), 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) 22:46, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hurricane Cosme (2013)

The article Hurricane Cosme (2013) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hurricane Cosme (2013) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hurricanehink -- Hurricanehink (talk) 13:21, 16 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 13:51, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of West Palm Beach mayoral election, 1991

Hello! Your submission of West Palm Beach mayoral election, 1991 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 17:12, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for West Palm Beach mayoral election, 1991

On 17 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article West Palm Beach mayoral election, 1991, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1991 mayoral election in West Palm Beach was the city's first direct election for mayor since 1919? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/West Palm Beach mayoral election, 1991. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, West Palm Beach mayoral election, 1991), 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) 00:02, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1970 Atlantic hurricane season

The article 1970 Atlantic hurricane season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1970 Atlantic hurricane season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jason Rees -- Jason Rees (talk) 14:21, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of George Wilson (American football coach)

Hello! Your submission of George Wilson (American football coach) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! WayKurat (talk) 02:59, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for this DYK review

Hello! My apologies for the intrusion. Since this is my 1st DYK procedural, I was wondering if there was anything else to be done from my end? - as I see that on the main DYK page, a Reviewed comment automatically appears (or manually written?) and was wondering if that was to be done either by me or a bot would automatically do so when time comes? Thanks.
TopCipher (talk) 17:30, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Oh, well! This is embarrassing. My bad, those 'Reviewed' comments were from the nominators itself - just figured that out. Please ignore these messages.
TopCipher (talk) 17:41, 30 March 2017 (UTC)