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This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2015)

Dishwashing liquid is a detergent used in dishwashing Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Dishwashing liquid Previous selections: Skyline • Natural phenomenon Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:18, 5 January 2015 (UTC) •

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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2015)

The history of Mongolia includes the foundation, expansion, and fragmentation of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: History of Mongolia Previous selections: Dishwashing liquid • Skyline Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:09, 12 January 2015 (UTC) •

FLC request

Hi. Hope you're well. I have another accolades list up for FLC List of accolades received by Dallas Buyers Club. If you have time, could you review it? Cowlibob (talk) 18:26, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

I'll do this ASAP. --Khadar Khani (talk) 22:12, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

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Disambiguation link notification for January 17

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Your GA nomination of 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final 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 Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 11:41, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I notice that you've made quite a few changes to the article in the past day or two. Have you got any more planned, or are you happy for me to review it now? I don't mind waiting for a while if you think you can make some more improvements. Harrias ^talk 18:39, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

I don't know. You may start the review. --Khadar Khani (talk) 19:30, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2015)

An example of prose, a type of writing that simulates the natural flow of language Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Prose Previous selections: History of Mongolia • Dishwashing liquid Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:22, 19 January 2015 (UTC) •

Marvi Memon

Semi-protected it for 3 weeks. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 06:32, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 21 January 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2015)

The opening of the Beethoven Symphony No. 5, a famous symphony. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Symphony Previous selections: Prose • History of Mongolia Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:33, 26 January 2015 (UTC) •

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FL Nomination

I have just reviewed your FL nomination. I was hoping you could take a look at mine. Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Bermuda T20I cricketers/archive1 Blackhole78 ^{talk | contrib} 22:02, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

I'll do this ASAP! --Khadar Khani (talk) 01:04, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2015)

Freeze dried coffee, an example of the application of food science Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Food science Previous selections: Symphony • Prose Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:29, 2 February 2015 (UTC) •

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WikiCup 2015 nomination

Hi there, I thought I should drop you a note to say that unfortunately I've had to remove the recent FL that you added to your submissions page. It doesn't meet the "significant work" requirements as per Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring#General rules as the edits this year appeared to be copyedits. Miyagawa (talk) 18:58, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Nomination for merging of Template:First Families of Pakistan

Template:First Families of Pakistan has been nominated for merging with Template:Political families of Pakistan. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Redtigerxyz ^Talk 20:28, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

DYK for 2006 ICC Champions Trophy Final

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DYK for List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Graeme Swann

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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2015)

Empire Field, stadium made with temporary structures, cheaper than permanent. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Stadium Previous selections: Food science • Symphony Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:16, 9 February 2015 (UTC) •

DYK for List of international cricket centuries by Ian Bell

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Villages of Battagram

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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2015)

A Sicilian ice cream parlour Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Ice cream parlour Previous selections: Stadium • Food science Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:27, 16 February 2015 (UTC) •

DYK for List of international cricket centuries by Ross Taylor

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:03, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2015)

Trailer Trash is a US derogatory term for poor people living in trailers or caravans. It appears that these trailer trash happen to live on a trailer park. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Trailer Trash Previous selections: Ice cream parlour • Stadium Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:55, 23 February 2015 (UTC) •

The Signpost: 25 February 2015

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The Signpost: 25 February 2015

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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of several of Godot13's quality submissions during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:

• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
• AHeneen (submissions) worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
• Rodw (submissions) developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
• And last but not least, Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.

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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2015)

There are many backup dancers accompanying the dances of the main dancer. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Backup dancer Previous selections: Trailer Trash • Ice cream parlour Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC) •

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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2015)

Turkish cuisine Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Cuisine Previous selections: Backup dancer • Trailer Trash Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:26, 9 March 2015 (UTC) •

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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2015)

An Afghan dinner Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Dinner Previous selections: Cuisine • Backup dancer Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 03:26, 16 March 2015 (UTC) •

DYK nomination of 2002 ICC Champions Trophy

Hello! Your submission of 2002 ICC Champions Trophy 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) 18:35, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 March 2015

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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2015)

A antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in, or represents, opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Antagonist Previous selections: Dinner • Cuisine Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:06, 23 March 2015 (UTC) •

DYK for 2002 ICC Champions Trophy

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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2015)

A man garbage picking through a skip (dumpster) Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Garbage picking Previous selections: Antagonist • Dinner Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC) •

Today's articles for improvement

• Hello Sahara4u:

Please consider participating in this week's vote for TAFI's upcoming Week 17 collaboration. Last week's voting did not receive many participants. Thanks for your consideration. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:33, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost, 1 April 2015

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Today's articles for improvement

• Hello Sahara4u:

This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 18 of 2015. Thanks for participating!

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This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2015)

The wheel is one of the most famous and useful inventions in the history of technology Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: History of technology Previous selections: Garbage picking • Antagonist Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:14, 6 April 2015 (UTC) •

Happy Easter!

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All the best! "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 04:36, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

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Today's articles for improvement

• Hello Sahara4u:

This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 19 of 2015. Thanks for participating!

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2015)

A saxophone is an example of an aerophone. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Aerophone Previous selections: History of technology • Garbage picking Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 01:25, 13 April 2015 (UTC) •

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Your GA nomination of 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final

The article 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 12:41, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2015)

A satellite image demonstrating the Geography of Niger Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Geography of Niger Previous selections: Aerophone • History of technology Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:08, 20 April 2015 (UTC) •

Today's articles for improvement

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Today's articles for improvement

• Hello Sahara4u:

This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 21 of 2015. Thanks for participating!

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Your GA nomination of 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final

The article 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 09:01, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2015)

Hydroelectric dams use hydropower to generate electricity Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Hydropower Previous selections: Geography of Niger • Aerophone Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:08, 27 April 2015 (UTC) •

The Signpost: 29 April 2015

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Today's articles for improvement

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This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 22 of 2015. Thanks for participating!

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2024)

An example of home appliances is this washing machine and clothes dryer combination. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Home appliance Previous selections: Hydropower • Geography of Niger Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Sent by Northamerica1000 using mass messaging on 00:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC) •

WikiCup 2015 May newsletter

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by The Herald (submissions) during the second round.

The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.

Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.

• Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
• LeftAire (submissions) worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:51, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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Left: Czech bramboráček, a bread made of potato dough, being deep fried. Right: The Royal Navy Trafalgar class attack submarine HMS Tireless (S88) sits on the surface of the North Pole, the northern polar ice cap on Earth Hello, Sahara4u. The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Deep frying Polar ice cap Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/2015/21/3 Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/2015/21/4 Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/2015/21/5 Previous selections: Food industry • Home appliance • Hydropower Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 01:35, 18 May 2015 (UTC) •

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As you have previously commented on similar nominations, I wondered if you would be kind enough to take a look at Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year which is now nominated at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year/archive1? Harrias ^talk 11:40, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

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The term Buggy is generally used to refer to any lightweight automobile with off road capabilities and sparse bodywork. Hello, Sahara4u. The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Buggy (automobile) Pepperoni Australian Aboriginal sacred sites Paparazzi Atmosphere Previous selections: Types of chocolate • Deep frying • Food industry Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:18, 1 June 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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Your GA nomination of 2006 ICC Champions Trophy Final

The article 2006 ICC Champions Trophy Final you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:2006 ICC Champions Trophy Final for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 21:21, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2015)

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Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam. Pictured is the Masjid al-Haram during Hajj, 2007. Hello, Sahara4u. The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Holiest sites in Islam Rump steak Job Mario Kart Exhibition Staple food Previous selections: Party • Fat • Nightlife Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 18:00, 6 July 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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Dessert is a typically sweet course that concludes an evening meal. Pictured is a chocolate-strawberry crumble ball. Hello, Sahara4u. The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Dessert Home Taboo Post-production Aerosol spray General aviation Previous selections: Kayaking • Holiest sites in Islam • Party Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: Northamerica1000 (talk) on 04:00, 20 July 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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A Old Colony Mennonite family observing the practice of plain dress Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Plain dress Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Historic house • Soufflé Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:10, 31 August 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

1. Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
2. Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
4. Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
5. West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
6. Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
7. Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
8. Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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This week's article for improvement (week 37, 2015)

Two high divers in mid-air Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: High diving Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Plain dress • Historic house Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:22, 7 September 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 39, 2015)

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Salam, Sahara4u! We are looking for editors to join WikiProject Pakistan Super League, a collaborative group which aims to support the development of Pakistan Super League (PSL) related articles on Wikipedia. We thought you might be interested, and hope that you will join us. By joining us, you can help expand and improve the quality of PSL-related articles. Joining is easy: simply sign your username at our members list! We trust you, Sahara4u/Archive 3, and we know that you have a lot of interest in this area. So why wait? See you soon! Thanks, and happy editing!

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Ice hockey is an example of a team sport. Pictured is an 1893 ice hockey match at Victoria Rink, Montreal. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Team sport Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Costume • Musical composition Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:06, 19 October 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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Models promoting Zombieland at San Diego Comic-con. A zombie comedy is a horror comedy subgenre that involves zombies. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Comedy horror Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Team sport • Costume Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:09, 26 October 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Allegra Versace Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Comedy horror • Team sport Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:22, 2 November 2015 (UTC) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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WikiCup 2015: The results

WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:

• Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
• Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
• West Virginian (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
• Calvin999 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Rationalobserver (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
• Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 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.

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WikiCup Award

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This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2015)

Marie Serneholt at the 48th Guldbagge Awards. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Marie Serneholt Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Allegra Versace • Comedy horror Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:34, 9 November 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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A continuum of goods and services Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Goods and services Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Marie Serneholt • Allegra Versace Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:16, 16 November 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Bot automation at Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement

Greetings WikiProject TAFI members!

Over the past two weeks, there has been extensive discussion on introducing bot automation to assist with maintenance of the Today's Articles for Improvement project. A bot has now been approved for trial and will carry out the weekly duties. The bots first run will occur around 00:00, 22 November 2015 (UTC) (midnight on Sunday).

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This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2015)

Coffee production in Cuba – Robusta coffee beans at a coffee plantation in Viñales valley in Cuba Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Coffee production in Cuba Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Goods and services • Marie Serneholt Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

ArbCom elections are now open!

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This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2015)

The First Geneva Convention (1864) is one of the earliest formulations of international law. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: International law Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Coffee production in Cuba • Goods and services Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2015)

Princess Leia with characteristic hairstyle cosplayed. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Princess Leia Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: International law • Coffee production in Cuba Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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Precious anniversary

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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2015)

The word scandal is used a few times in several bibles like Douay–Rheims Bible. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Scandal Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Princess Leia • International law Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 01:25, 14 December 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2015)

Hors d'oeuvre, also known as an appetizer or starter, is a food item served before the main courses of a meal. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Hors d'oeuvre Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Scandal • Princess Leia Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 21 December 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...

Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.

After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine (User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason (User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew (User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.

We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.

The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.

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This week's article for improvement (week 53, 2015)

File:Kissinger Man of the Year.jpg Henry Kissinger was a Person of the Year when he was chosen as Time Person of the Year in 1972 along with with Richard Nixon. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Person of the Year Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Hors d'oeuvre • Scandal Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:10, 28 December 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2016)

King Mswati III, the monarch of Swaziland, one of the Monarchies in Africa. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Monarchies in Africa Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Person of the Year • Hors d'oeuvre Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 04:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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WikiCup 2016: Game On!

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We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:03, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016: Game On!

We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

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This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2016)

Depictions of various deities on the entrance tower of Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore, dedicated to the Hindu goddess of rain; Mariamman. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Deity Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Monarchies in Africa • Person of the Year Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2016)

New England clam chowder Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Chowder Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Deity • Monarchies in Africa Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 18 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2016)

An izakaya drinking establishment in Gotanda, Tokyo Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Izakaya Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Chowder • Deity Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 25 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 27 January 2016

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• News and notes: Geshuri steps down from the Board

• In the media: Media coverage of the Arnnon Geshuri no-confidence vote

• Recent research: Bursty edits; how politics beat religion but then lost to sports; notability as a glass ceiling

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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2016)

The slaughtered swine (1652) by Barent Fabricius, a depiction of a killed animal Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Killing of animals Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Izakaya • Chowder Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 1 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2016)

Delivery trucks in San Salvador, El Salvador Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Delivery (commerce) Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Killing of animals • Izakaya Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 02:00, 8 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 03 February 2016

• From the editors: Help wanted

• Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the Signpost

• In focus: The Knight Foundation grant: a timeline and an email to the board

• Op-ed: So, what’s a knowledge engine anyway?

• News and notes: Harassment survey 2015; Luis Villa to leave WMF; knowledge engine background

• Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration

• Traffic report: Bowled

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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2016)

An iceberg, which is relatively cold. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Cold Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Delivery (commerce) • Killing of animals Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 15 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 10 February 2016

• Special report: New internal documents raise questions about the origins of the Knowledge Engine

• In focus: An in-depth look at the special report's newly revealed documents

• News and notes: Another WMF departure

• In the media: Jeb Bush swings at Wikipedia and connects

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• Traffic report: A river of revilement

• Blog: Wikimedia Foundation removes The Diary of Anne Frank due to copyright law requirements

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The Signpost: 17 February 2016

• Special report: Search and destroy: the Knowledge Engine and the undoing of Lila Tretikov

• Op-ed: Shit I cannot believe we had to fucking write this month

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• Traffic report: Super Bowling

• Technology report: Tech news in brief

• Blog: Antonin Scalia and the editor tracking his legacy

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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2016)

Several of the commonly known molecules. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Molecule Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Cold • Delivery (commerce) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 22 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 24 February 2016

• Special report: WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears

• Op-ed: Backward the Foundation

• Traffic report: Of Dead Pools and Dead Judges

• Blog: Wiki Loves Africa brings the continent’s fashion to the world

• Arbitration report: Arbitration motion regarding CheckUser & Oversight inactivity

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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2016)

Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Music of Africa Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Molecule • Cold Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 29 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of Adam Cuerden’s several quality restorations during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit (submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), and Cas Liber (submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden (submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn (submissions) completing nine.

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WikiCup 2016 March newsletter (update)

Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber (submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2016)

Eugene Delacroix - Liberty Leading the People Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: People Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Music of Africa • Molecule Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 7 March 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 02 March 2016

• News and notes: Tretikov resigns, WMF in transition

• Featured content: This week's featured content

• Traffic report: Brawling

• Recent research: Wikipedia and paid labour; Swedish gender gap; how verifiable is "verifiable"?

• Blog: Wikimedia Foundation details requests to alter or remove content in new transparency report

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The Signpost: 09 March 2016

• News and notes: Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted

• In the media: Wikipedian is break-out star of International Women's Day; dinosaur art; Wikipedia's new iOS app and its fight for market share

• Op-ed: A modest proposal for Wikimedia’s future

• Featured content: Five articles, four lists, a topic, and five images were promoted this week.

• Technology report: Wikimedia wikis will temporarily go into read-only mode on several occasions in the coming weeks

• WikiCup report: First round of the WikiCup finishes

• Blog: The new alchemy: turning online harassment into Wikipedia articles on women scientists

• Systemic bias: Revenge of "I can’t believe we didn’t have an article on ..."

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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2016)

A typical Swedish school lunch. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Lunch Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: People • Music of Africa Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 14 March 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 16 March 2016

• News and notes: Wikipedia Zero: Orange mobile partnership in Africa ends; the evolution of privacy loss in Wikipedia

• In the media: Wales at SXSW; lawsuit over Wikipedia PR editing

• Op-ed: Hard work needed to address Wikimedia’s leadership challenges

• Discussion report: Is an interim WMF executive director inherently notable?

• Featured content: This week's featured content

• Technology report: Watchlists, watchlists, watchlists!

• Traffic report: Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States

• Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #119: The Foundation and the departure of Lila Tretikov

• Blog: It “revolutionized the way German-speaking people inform themselves about the world”: Fifteen years of the German Wikipedia

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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2016)

Critic by Lajos Tihanyi. Oil on canvas, c.1916. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Critic Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Lunch • People Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 21 March 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 23 March 2016

• Interview: Exclusive: interview with interim ED Katherine Maher

• News and notes: Lila Tretikov a Young Global Leader; Wikipediocracy blog post sparks indefinite blocks

• In the media: Angolan file sharers cause trouble for Wikipedia Zero; the 3D printer edit war; a culture based on change and turmoil

• Traffic report: Be weary on the Ides of March

• Editorial: "God damn it, you've got to be kind."

• Featured content: Watch out! A slave trader, a live mascot and a crested serpent awaits!

• Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel article 3 case amended

• Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #120: Status of Wikimania 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2016)

The Gates of Hell sculpture by Auguste Rodin, an example depicting the concept of the gates of hell Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Gates of hell Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Critic • Lunch Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 28 March 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 1 April 2016

• News and notes: Trump/Wales 2016

• In the media: Saskatoon police delete Wikipedia content about police brutality

• WikiProject report: Why should the Devil have all the good music? An interview with WikiProject Christian music

• Traffic report: Donald v Daredevil

• Featured content: A slow, slow week

• Technology report: Browse Wikipedia in safety? Use Telnet!

• Recent research: "Employing Wikipedia for good not evil" in education; using eyetracking to find out how readers read articles

• Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #121: How April Fools went down

• Blog: Growing hashtags: Expanding outreach on Wikipedia

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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2016)

A pecan pie Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Pecan pie Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Gates of hell • Critic Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 4 April 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2016)

Various foods in a delicatessen in Rome, Italy Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Delicatessen Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Pecan pie • Gates of hell Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 11 April 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 14 April 2016

• Op-ed: Should prison inmates be permitted to edit Wikipedia?

• News and notes: Denny Vrandečić resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board

• In the media: Wikimedia Sweden loses copyright case; Tex Watson; AI assistants; David Jolly biography

• Featured content: This week's featured content

• Traffic report: A welcome return to pop culture and death

• Arbitration report: The first case of 2016—Wikicology

• Gallery: A history lesson

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2016)

Debt is the amount of money that is owed or due. Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Debt Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Delicatessen • Pecan pie Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 18 April 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 24 April 2016

• News and notes: Lunar project; steering group formed to search for next executive director

• Op-ed: Knowledge Engine and the Wales–Heilman emails

• Special report: Update on EranBot, our new copyright violation detection bot

• Traffic report: Two for the price of one

• Featured content: The double-sized edition

• Arbitration report: Amendments made to the Race and intelligence case

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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2016)

Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Fame (Irene Cara song) Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Debt • Delicatessen Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 25 April 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2016)

Steak à la carte Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: À la carte Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Fame (Irene Cara song) • Debt Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 02:07, 2 May 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The Signpost: 2 May 2016

• News and notes: Wikimedia Switzerland's board and paid-editing firm; passing of Ed Dravecky

• In the media: Wikipedia Zero piracy in Bangladesh; bureaucracy; chilling effects; too few cooks; translation gaps

• Traffic report: Purple

• Featured content: The best ... from the past two weeks

• Arbitration report: Two editors unbanned; Wikicology case enters workshop phase; Gamaliel restricted from Gamergate at his own request

• Recent research: The eight roles of Wikipedians; do edit histories expose social relations among editors?

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WikiCup 2016 May newsletter

FP of Christ Church Cathedral, Falkland Islands by Godot13

Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber (submissions) and one by Montanabw (submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 (submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned (submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink (submissions), Cwmhiraeth (submissions), and MPJ-DK (submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden (submissions) and five by Godot13 (submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E (submissions) and MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.

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This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2016)

Gustaf Skarsgård Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Gustaf Skarsgård Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: À la carte • Fame (Irene Cara song) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 9 May 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2016)

Gustaf Skarsgård Hello, Sahara4u. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Gustaf Skarsgård Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: À la carte • Fame (Irene Cara song) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:39, 9 May 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •