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Overdue GAN

Hi, thank you for your reviews at Talk:Cornelio Saavedra/GA1. It's been 15 days since you last commented. If the nominator has not been made aware of the review, could you tell them please; however, if your comments have not purposely been addressed, I suggest your fail the GAN. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 07:31, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

I am not going to fail the review before having looked the article over. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 07:58, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

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February 2012 wikification barnstars!

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		Last on the alphabet but not least on the leaderboard, Wilhelmina Will, i award you this Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar for your 4th place appearance during the February Drive. Keep it up!

		The Gold Wikification Barnstar
		Also, for wikifying 91 articles, wich is not just 0.999..., it's actually a full 1 (otherwise known as the atomic number of hydrogen, the most abundant chemical element ~ and that's quite something) article more that 90, which itself is an awesome number. All in all, 91 is a half-baked number and a weird geometric figure; but most of all it is the number of articles you wikified, and let's not forget that :P ~ Congratulations! benzband (talk) 21:18, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Aw, thank you, very much! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 21:25, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank YOU for such a good job! You may also have noticed that the Feb' Drive goal is at -120%… *chuckles* even the upcoming March Mini Drive (invites coming soon) won't be able to counterbalance that. Cheers, benzband (talk) 21:36, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Yikes! i'm terribly sorry about this, because it's my fault for not putting the info on the Drive page, but the March Mini is only a 15-day drive, from 8 March 2012 (00:00 AM) to 24 March 2012 (00:00 AM) ~ therefore the "Mini" nickname. Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikify#March Mini 2012 ^^ for further information (the two-week was suggested by Nolelover here). I am going to update the Drive page (thanks again for making me realize that omission), and shall be distributing "invitations" to WP:WWF members tomorrow. I would greatly appreciate it if you'd please excuse me on this one and also not log any further until March 8. Best of luck! :) benzband (talk) 22:19, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Of course! I'll even cancel out those two logs I already made, so that the count is fair! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 07:34, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Cheers benzband (talk) 16:50, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

GAN Gordon P. Saville

Hey, let's work on Talk:Gordon P. Saville/GA2 this week or next, okay? Best... Binksternet (talk) 16:37, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Sure thing! After I've wrapped up reviewing Cornelio Saavedra, I'll be right over there! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 01:16, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Nudge! :)

Binksternet (talk) 16:17, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Dah, okay! You talked me into it! In the meantime, you get the honour of being the first user I speak to with my latest signature! :P Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 03:57, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

I've gotten started on Saville's article review. I'll have to alternate between this one and the other GA I'm still reviewing; it's time I got them both finished. To the tune of "Miss You": "I'll be runnin' back and forth, I'll be reviewing Corney and Gord, heavens I'm busy!" :P Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 04:20, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify March Mini Drive

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	For your efforts on moth articles. Keep up the great work! A happy belated Valentine's Day too, sorry I just saw your cookies as I was about to archive! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:20, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Oh, thank you very much! You're welcome for the cookies too, by the way! :D Wilhelmina Will (talk) 00:09, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

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Cornelio Saavedra

Thanks for your recent review of the article about Cornelio Saavedra, your advises were very useful. I have nominated now the article May Revolution, one of the events detailed in Saavedra's biography, at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/May Revolution/archive4. Being an obscure topic for people outside of Argentina, very few people made reviews in the past. As you have read this other article and I hope you now have some basic idea of what had happened, t would be helpful if you could take some time to check this one and provide comments. Cambalachero (talk) 01:51, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

I'd be happy to! In a couple hours if all goes well, I'll be right over! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 02:14, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Help Needed

Inspired by your page, I have taken the first step in clearing the Great Wiki Backlog. Just alloted GeoCoordinates to some pages on Delhi. But the category is not reflecting those changes and the articles are still there. Please advise. User:AkshaySeth20 (talk)AkshaySeth20 (talk) 10:54, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

I'm delighted that you're inspired to help with the drive! As for those articles, I believe the problem may be that while you've added the coordinates, you've not removed the tag which stated that they were missing. Take for instance, the article Tomb of Balban. In this edit, after yours, I removed the tag - they are usually placed near the bottom of the page, in the realm of the categories, as this one was. The article should no longer be listed in the category for Delhi articles needing coordinates. Hope that helps! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 12:00, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a Lot ! You rock !! :) User:AkshaySeth20 (talk) AkshaySeth20 (talk) 17:15, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you, very much! If you ever need a hand, just drop me a line! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 00:39, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

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After looking at my message there, you might be interested in User_talk:Magioladitis#Template:Wikify. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 12:38, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Please Advise

Hi Wilhelmina Will !
No sources and references have been given for this article on an local Indian politician - Ram Kumar Walia. The NPOV seem to be suspect. Please advise. User:AkshaySeth20 (talk)AkshaySeth20 (talk) 12:13, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello again, AkshaySeth20! Well now, about this article and its tags. The article does appear to have references, though it is preferred if inline citations or Harvard-referencing style is used to connect the information presented in the article to the source from which it is derived (see the guide on citing sources for more). However, what the tag is saying is that the two sources linked in the article are to websites in association with the subject of the article; in other words, primary sources. Primary sources are generally concrete verification of whatever information they present, but an article which is completely or mostly dependant on them is considered an issue for the following reasons:

• Neutrality and purpose of the article: Secondary and tertiary sources, or third-party sources as they are commonly called, are a desired feature for all articles in Wikipedia, because they are published by people and organizations which are not in close, if any, affiliation with the subject. This provides a better chance for neutrality, and leaves less reason to suspect that the article is what we call a vanity page.
• Notability of the subject: The more covered a subject is by reputable third-party sources, e.g. newspapers and magazines (or media in general), books, universities, essays and their ilk, the more likely it is to be a subject worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Any topic can have official websites dedicated to it, but far fewer topics are mentioned extensively in websites and other formats not in connection with them. I have no doubt that a member of the Indian National Congress qualifies as a notable subject, but third-party sources are still preferred. The link I provided about the citing of first-party sources will give a more in-depth description.

I should also refer you to this page, on what sorts of sources are considered reputable; this is a whole other dimension to the puzzle, but is equally important. The primary sources can still be used in the article, of course; a popular method of incorporating such sources is under a section labeled "External links", for listing sites which may provide extra information or give a different insight on the topic. As for the neutrality of this article as it stands, I can't see anything immediately wrong with it; most likely the tag about its point of view was added there together with the primary source tag out of concern for the lack of tertiary references. I hope this helps! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 10:11, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

March Mini Wikification Awards!

		The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		The Grater Working Wikifier's Barnstar is given to Wilhelmina Will for 4th-place appearance on the March Mini 2012 leaderboard. Good job!

		The Gold Wikification Barnstar
		The Gold Wikification Barnstar is also given to Wilhelmina Will, for wikifying 65 articles during the March Mini Drive. Keep it up! benzband (talk) 14:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 10:36, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

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Talk:Gordon P. Saville/GA2

Just a reminder that you've had this article under review for 39 days, and its been two weeks since you last posted anything on the review page. Is there any chance you can get back to it soon, and complete at least a full first pass at the review? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:46, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

I have not left the review unattended. I have not posted anything because up until today I had not completed my review of the article's content. I am almost done, and I would appreciate it if I were not coaxed into rushing through it faster than my daily schedules will allow me. Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 01:09, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

GOCE March barnstars

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy editing articles totalling over 8,000 words during the GOCE March copy edit drive. Your contributions are appreciated! Dianna (talk) 01:25, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copyediting the most articles (11) during the first day of the Guild of Copy Editors' March copy edit drive. Well done! – Dianna (talk) 01:25, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 01:39, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

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Redirects

Hello Wilhelmina, I am currently working on some small families and noticed you created redirects for species to genus pages (i.e. Issikiocrania japonicella), but you didn't actually describe the species on the genus page. Could I ask you not to do this? The link will turn blue in country lists, while there are really isnt an article about the species. I am going to add the species info now, so it will be fixed in this case. Would you happen to know if you did this more often? If so, could you tell me which redirects you made, so I can try and add info on the species? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 13:43, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I can't recall any other instances like that, at least not recent ones. But Ruigeroeland, that article did mention the species, under a heading in list format. I redirected it because it looked like a monotypic genus. I'll certainly avoid doing that in the future, and if I can resurrect any recollections of other monotypic redirects I made, without more in-depth mention, I'll see about correcting them. Thanks for the notification! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 00:12, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

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		You are among the top 5% of most active Wikipedians this past month! 66.87.7.19 (talk) 15:47, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Really? Aw, thanks! I haven't blushed this much since my favourite male rock star kissed me on the hand! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 23:31, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

GOCE March drive wrap-up

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Thanks! (Happy Easter 2012)

Peter Carl Fabergé (1846–1920), Peter the Great Egg (1903)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, United States.

A happy Easter to you too! Fun fact - I consumed about 2500 calories today, and 100% of it was in chocolate form. :) M.manary (talk) 10:53, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Now that's an accomplishment! I remember one time just days after Easter, when I was little, my mother chopped up what was left of our chocolate Easter bunny and put it into empty butter cookie tins. When she and my father weren't looking, I consumed the entire contents of one, in one sitting! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 10:57, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Happy Easter to you too!
And, yes[h], I like your singing very-very much. Your singing is invaluable and priceless as the small and humble "gift" here on the right :).
Have a Happy Easter! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 11:27, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much!!! That's got to be the most beautiful egg I've ever seen! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 03:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Happy Easter!

Hahaha... I liked your singing. Happy Easter!Renzut^Bingo! 11:06, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 03:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Yes, great singing!!! and i wouldn't dream of eating that cute rabbit though… or would i? *evil grin* Heppy Easter! ~ Like my music? RaTaPaTaPaTaPaCDZZZSCHBOING!BLAM!BaNg-bAnG-BaNg-bAnG-DZSJJJSFRGLAPIDZZING! (talk :) 11:23, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Aw, thanks! And your music is superb, by the way! ;)

Happy Easter! Nice Singing! Lexah06 (talk) 18:19, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a ton! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 03:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

=Happy easter from me

As stated above...

And, I loved your sign Yasht101 13:51, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you ever so much! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 03:20, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the Easter wishes!--¿3family6 _contribs 19:22, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

You're very welcome! There's nothing to compare to the joy of spreading and sharing Easter cheer! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 03:21, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

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Happy Belated Easter!

I would have sent you back a happy Easter yesterday but I was busy hiding eggs for my nephew :) Hope you had a good one, and I like your singing. Comatmebro (talk) 05:39, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you once, thank you twice! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 07:45, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

And a thanks for your message from me! Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:55, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Zipcode Zoo is a no-no

Hello Wilhelmina. Could I ask you to switch sources for the creation of your Glyphipterigidae articles? Zipcode Zoo is (please escuse my French) absolute crap. It is better to use LepIndex instead. You can generate a synonymic list per family there. This was also used by Zipcode Zoo to create there "list of species", but sadly, they forgot to treat synonyms and subspecies in another way than species, the result is that a lot of "species" listed on Zipcode Zoo are in fact synonyms. The family Glyphipterigidae list is found at: [1]. Please note that it is somewhat out-of-date, but it is a reasonable starting point. Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:55, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

No problem! Thanks for the notification! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 12:20, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

No problem.. Happy editing! :) Ruigeroeland (talk) 07:20, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for R. J. Hackett (steamer)

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Help in identifying the fishes

I came to you because I noticed you are a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Fishes. I have taken some photos of marine fishes near rivermouth in Digha, India. Here are the photos - Type 1 and Type 2. I cannot identify the fishes, but I need to know their names. Could you identify those fishes? I asked this question is Science ref desk, but it looks like the ref desk regulars also failed in the identification. --SupernovaExplosion ^Talk 15:24, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Greetings, SupernovaExplosion! Unfortunately I am not an expert on fish; my contributions to the project are mainly in the gathering of published information on different species/genera/etc. into articles, especially ones which did not exist prior. I cannot tell you with certainity by examining the pictures what these fish are, but the ones in the first photograph look as though they may be some form of eel. I think I've seen specimens of the second variety depicted, but I cannot recall the name of the classification; if I can remember it at some point I'll be sure to mention it. Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 02:12, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! BTW, your signature is amazing! :D --SupernovaExplosion ^Talk 03:45, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Pacific leaping blenny

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Hey Wilhelmina Will! So happy that you came by the Smithsonian Institution Archives project and signed up to participate! We've got a great list of subjects that need to be improved upon or written about. I do hope you'll visit the to-do list and dive in - do let me know if you need anything. And of course, your contributions can earn you the official oh so fancy SIA barnstar :) Thanks again! So happy to have you on board! SarahStierch (talk) 23:54, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome! I've already gotten started, as a matter of fact; I've made three of the missing pages so far, and I've also been keeping the lists of pages to be created clean by removing the links to the ones that have been made. I look forward to helping the project further!!! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 23:58, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Pacific leaping blenny

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wikify

I have come 10th place in wikiproject wikify, can I please have an award and then I will award everyone else, as self awards seem strange.--Deathlaser :  Chat  17:53, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

WWF awards

Would it be possible to ask you to hand out awards for the April drive? I'm afraid that I'm on indefinite wikibreak as of now, and I want to make sure that this happens (I think its the last thing I needed to finish in any set time). I'll TB User:Benzband here too. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 20:23, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

No problem! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 20:41, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the cookies! ;-) benzband (talk) 10:06, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Question

I see you would like to become an administrator. I am wondering if I can nominate you for it? --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 21:37, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I am flattered, but I'm not sure I'm quite ready for adminship yet. I applied once in late May 2010, but I was not considered ready then, as I did not have sufficient experience in a number of fields administrators are expected to cover. I really hope to qualify someday soon, but I want to make sure I've left nothing unfinished first. Thank you very much for your kind offer, however! It really made my day! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 22:25, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

That seems a good idea, however some administrators get approval with only strong experience in one field of work. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 22:39, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Re; Cookies

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	Wow! 195 eikifications done..thats amazing stuff. Really appreciate your efforts. You deserve this!!! Yasht101 13:24, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for participating in the April 2012 Wikification Drive!

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Mmmm, Oreos! :D Usb10 ^{plug me in} 01:27, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Nanocetorhinus

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Mmm

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Undeserved, I didn't do half as much as normal. But undeserved cookies taste GREAT!!!

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	Thanks for your efforts in creation of those articles... →TheSpecialUserTalkContributions 05:59, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

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GOCE May mid-drive newsletter

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Passandridae

Seems like we're working towards the same ends. Are you planning on creating the genera articles, too? If so, I will happily move on to something else. Cheers! NielsenGW (talk) 14:19, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Sure thing! Cheers! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 14:19, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Woodhouse House

Added refs and notes to the nom. PumpkinSky talk 00:06, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

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Adelidae

Hello Wilhelmina. I noticed you are now working on the Adelidae family. Please note that the species lists in the genera we have on wikipedia are very incomplete. If you want to tackle the whole family, you will need to use another source. You could use LepIndex again, although it seems somewhat out-of-date regarding this family, but this is not a big problem because I will gladly help searching for the current taxonomy of the articles you create. For a complete check-list of the family, see: [2]. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 08:13, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Mapperton

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WikiCup 2012 May newsletter

We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is Cwmhiraeth (submissions), whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader, Grapple X (submissions), is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall. Miyagawa (submissions) leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by Casliber (submissions), our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user, Muboshgu (submissions), claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:50, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

GOCE May barnstar

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy editing articles totalling over 12,000 in the GOCE May copy edit drive. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! Dianna (talk) 23:36, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, very much!!! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 02:29, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

GOCE May drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Out of 54 people who signed up this drive, 32 copy-edited at least one article. Last drive's superstar, Lfstevens, again stood out, topping the leader board in all three categories and copy-editing over 700 articles. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We were once again successful in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog—while removing 1166 articles from the queue, the second-most in our history. The total backlog currently sits at around 2600 articles, down from 8323 when we started out just over two years ago. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our third tranche of Guild coordinators will be expiring at the end of June. We will be accepting nominations for the fourth tranche of coordinators, who will also serve a six-month term. Nominations will open starting on June 5. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:08, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 04 June 2012

• Special report: WikiWomenCamp: From women, for women

• News and notes: Editors want most funding for technical areas, while widespread ignorance of WMF board elections and chapters persists; voting still live on Commons best picture

• Discussion report: Watching Wikipedia change

• WikiProject report: Views of WikiProject Visual Arts

• Featured content: On the lochs

• Arbitration report: Two motions for procedural reform, three open cases, Rich Farmbrough risks block and ban

• Technology report: Report from the Berlin Hackathon

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50 DYK!

		The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		It gives me great pleasure to give thanks for your more than 50 contributions to the "Did you know?" section, varied in topics from fish and ships to freedom fighters, always with thought-provoking hooks. Surprise us more and keep singing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:29, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, very much!!!!! Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 02:32, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 11 June 2012

• Special report: Springer's misappropriation of Wikimedia content "the tip of the iceberg"

• News and notes: Foundation finance reformers wrestle with CoI

• WikiProject report: Counter-Vandalism Unit

• Featured content: The cake is a pi

• Arbitration report: Procedural reform enacted, Rich Farmbrough blocked, three open cases

• Technology report: To support or not to support IPv6, and why knowing when this report was last updated might be getting easier

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Dinitrocresol

Hi. I'm surprised to see you, as an impressive contributor of DYK, GA, and FA, an Ambassdor, and autopatroller, posting such short new articles. I would have though that you would lead by example and post something that is more or less complete. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:07, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 June 2012

• Investigative report: Is the requests for adminship process 'broken'?

• News and notes: Ground shifts while chapters dither over new Association

• Discussion report: Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• WikiProject report: The Punks of Wikipedia

• Featured content: Taken with a pinch of "salt"

• Arbitration report: Three open cases, GoodDay case closed

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GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their July 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on July 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on July 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to eliminate the articles tagged in April, May and June 2011 from the queue and to complete all requests placed before the end of June. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 6 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in April–June 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:21, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 June 2012

• Op-ed: A call for editorial input in developing new Creative Commons licensing

• News and notes: "Mystical" Picture of the Year; run-up to Wikimania DC; RfA reform 2012

• In the news: Wales enters extradition battle; Wikipedia's political bias

• Recent research: Edit war patterns, deleters vs. the 1%, never used cleanup tags, authorship inequality, higher quality from central users, and mapping the wikimediasphere

• WikiProject report: Summer Sports Series: WikiProject Athletics

• Featured content: A good week for the Williams

• Arbitration report: Three open cases

• Technology report: Second Visual Editor prototype launches

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Tischeriidae

Hello there Wilhelmina, I noticed you started working on the Tischeriidae family. A few things: the complete family taxonomy can be found at http://www.life4diversity.com/index.php?option=com_content&=view&id=31&Itemid=50. Furthermore, you have listed Tischerioidea as the family in all of your taxoboxes. That should be Tischeriidae. Could you also add the synonyms? They are all listed at the site I mentioned earlier..! Cheers and thanks Ruigeroeland (talk) 13:41, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Aw drat, I forgot that Tischerioidea was the name of the superfamily! I just copied and pasted the title of the page. :} Thanks for the tips, and that point-out! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 22:29, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Holy Schist, every time I check Special:Newpages, 90% of the time I see at least two articles created by you! Talk about effort! I sincerely think you are one of the finest contributors to Wikipedia. Thekillerpenguin (talk) 03:10, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Why, thank you! You've no idea how good that makes me feel! :D Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 10:46, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 June newsletter

Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's igordebraga (submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's Grapple X (submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's Muboshgu (submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 11:16, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 July 2012

• Analysis: Uncovering scientific plagiarism

• Op-ed: Representing knowledge – metadata, data and linked data

• News and notes: RfC on joining lobby group; JSTOR accounts for Wikipedians and the article feedback tool

• In the news: Public relations on Wikipedia: friend or foe?

• Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: Burning rubber with WikiProject Motorsport

• Featured content: Heads up

• Arbitration report: Three open cases, motion for the removal of Carnildo's administrative tools

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A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	For all your animalia work. --IShadowed 03:22, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh, thank you! Thank you very much! :P Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 04:01, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you for the barnster at my talk page. ^SUwanja _{Talk to Me. Email Me.} 06:29, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you for the barnster at my talk page. ^SUwanja _{Talk to Me. Email Me.} 06:29, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Barnstar Barnstar
		For all your work giving the Wikiproject Wikify barnstars. Gold Standard 07:33, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Aw, thank you, very much! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 12:10, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

June 2012 barnstars!

		The WikiProject Wikify Trophy
		For scoring first place on the June 2012 Wikification drive's leaderboard, you are herebey awarded the Project Wikify Trophy. This trophy is very, very, big because it contains a cookie for every article you wikified! :D benzband (talk) 08:07, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

		The Gold Wikification Barnstar
		Also, for your first-rate wikification of 365 articles during the drive, i present you with this Gold Wikification barnstar. May the backlog tremble in your wake! ^^ benzband (talk) 08:07, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much, benzband! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 13:36, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 09 July 2012

• Special report: Reforming the education programs: lessons from Cairo

• News and notes: Russian Wikipedia blackout; WMF tools; Wikitravel proposal revisited

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Football

• Featured content: Keeps on chuggin'

• Arbitration report: Three requests for arbitration

• Technology report: Optimism over LastModified and MoodBar, but change in clock time causes downtime

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Yumm

Comatmebro has eaten your {{cookie}}! The cookie made them happy and they'd like to give you a great big hug for donating it. Spread the WikiLove by giving out more {{cookie}}s, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Thanks again!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat a cookie with {{subst:munch}}!

I wish I could have done more to help out but I was super busy this month. Thanks for the cookies though, they're great motivation to do more work! Comatmebro ^{~Come at me~} 22:10, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)

Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:

• Link to Survey (should take between 5-10 minutes): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N8FQ6MM

It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.

At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).

Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.

If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi ^{t | c} 17:37, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

GOCE July 2012 mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles. Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, your best copy-editing work of the month will be eligible for fabulous prizes! See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 17:00, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 July 2012

• Special report: Chapters Association mired in controversy over new chair

• News and notes: WMF enacts reforms at Wikimania; main page redesign; 4 millionth article milestone

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: French WikiProject Cycling

• Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations

• Wikimania: Young chapter shows experience beyond its years

• Featured content: Taking flight

• Technology report: Tech talks at Wikimania amid news of a mixed June

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The Signpost: 23 July 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia pay? The skeptic: Orange Mike

• From the editor: Signpost developments

• News and notes: Chapter head speaks about the aftermath of Russian Wikipedia shutdown

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Olympics

• Arbitration report: Fæ and Michaeldsuarez banned; Kwamikagami desysopped; Falun Gong closes with mandated external reviews and topic bans

• Op-ed: The future of PR on Wikipedia

• Featured content: When is an island not an island?

• Technology report: Translating SVGs and making history bugs history

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WikiProject Wikify: July Newsletter and August Drive

EdwardsBot (talk) 21:35, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Done and dusted! Now it's archiving time at last!!! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 23:11, 26 July 2012 (UTC)