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== Murder of Joanna Yeates == |
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Hi. Just wanted to say thanks for passing the article. [[User:Paul MacDermott|Paul MacDermott]] ([[User talk:Paul MacDermott|talk]]) 18:52, 23 December 2011 (UTC) |
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== You deserve a barnstar! == |
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{{award2 |border=12px |borderwidth=3px |color=#faebd7 |image=GAflag.gif |size=75px |topic=Good Article Award |text=For developing [[:Alexander the Great]], an article under [[WP:IN|WikiProject India]], into a [[WP:GA|Good Article]]. [[User:AshLin|AshLin]] ([[User talk:AshLin|talk]]) 17:47, 30 December 2011 (UTC) }} |
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== Spanish translation == |
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I re-translated yor Spanish text at [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011_December_26#Spanish translation]]. |
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Hope it's not too late for you. |
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--[[User:Error|Error]] ([[User talk:Error|talk]]) 23:45, 30 December 2011 (UTC) |
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== Welcome to the 2012 WikiCup == |
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Hello, and welcome to the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|2012 WikiCup]]! The competition officially begins at the start of 2012 (UTC) after which time you may begin to claim points. Your submission page, where you must note any content for which you wish to claim points, can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2012/Submissions/Grandiose|here]]''', and formatting instructions can be found in hidden comments on the page. A bot will then update the main table, which can be seen on the WikiCup page. The full rules for what will and will not be awarded points can be found at [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring]]. There's also a section on that page listing the changes that have been made to the rules this year, so that experienced participants can get up-to-date in a few seconds. One point of which we must remind everyone; you may ''only'' claim points for content upon which you have done significant work, and which you have nominated, ''in 2012''. For instance, articles written or good article reviews started in 2011 ''are not'' eligible for points. |
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This round will last until late February, and signups will remain open until the middle of February. If you know of anyone who may like to take part, please let them know about the comeptition; the more the merrier! At the end of this round, the top 64 scorers will progress to the next round, where their scores will reset, and they will be split into pools. Note that, by default, you have been added to [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send|our newsletter list]]; we will be in contact at the end of every month with news. You're welcome to remove yourself from this list if you do not wish to hear from us. Conversely, those interested in following the competition are more than welcome to add themselves to the list. Please direct any questions towards the judges, or on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! [[User:J Milburn|J Milburn]] ([[User talk:J Milburn|talk]]) and [[User:The ed17|The ed17]] ([[User talk:The ed17|talk]]) 17:53, 31 December 2011 (UTC) |
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== Florence Violet McKenzie GA review == |
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I've responded to your second round of comments at [[Talk:Florence Violet McKenzie/GA1|the GA review]]. Thanks for taking the time to do this reviewing :-) [[User:Wittylama|Witty]][[User talk:wittylama|lama]] 22:34, 2 January 2012 (UTC) |
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:If you could see the few citation needed tags, I think that will be sufficient. <span style="color:#3A3A3A">'''Grandiose''' </span><span style="color:gray">([[User:Grandiose|me]], [[User_talk:Grandiose|talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Grandiose|contribs]]) </span> 20:36, 3 January 2012 (UTC) |
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::I've responded to the three citation needed tags on the GA review page. Basically, I'm asking whether you think it would be acceptable for me to cite the Dictionary of Sydney's as the source for these because they are a [[WP:RS]] or if that's inadmissable because that's also where the content was copied from under a free-license. Sincerely, [[User:Wittylama|Witty]][[User talk:wittylama|lama]] 21:54, 3 January 2012 (UTC) |
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:::I think I've got the last 'citation needed' now :-) ([http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Florence_Violet_McKenzie&action=historysubmit&diff=470698425&oldid=470587807 diff]). On a related note, I've also got this (hilarious) article with the same DoS origin: [[Henri L'Estrange]]. Do you think it's up to G.A. status too (once the copyright origin's confirmed next month (see talkpage)? [[User:Wittylama|Witty]][[User talk:wittylama|lama]] 23:12, 10 January 2012 (UTC) |
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::::Thanks for the review! My first ever GA, woo hoo :-) Do you reckon Henri is up to scratch too, should I list it for GAR? [[User:Wittylama|Witty]][[User talk:wittylama|lama]] 01:41, 13 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== Wuffa == |
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Right, I've had another go at the [[Wuffa of East Anglia|Nennius confusion]]. Hope it works! [[User:Amitchell125|Hel-hama]] ([[User talk:Amitchell125|talk]]) 19:10, 4 January 2012 (UTC) |
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==Disambiguation link notification== |
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:OK, all done. Nice little article, sorry about the stretched out review, but I think it will get through now. Let me know if you wind up short a reviewer and I'll see who I can dig up.--[[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) 16:52, 9 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== [[:File:Uffa - John Speed.JPG]] == |
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Hi - I scanned the image myself; it's a small cartouche from his Heptarchy map. I can't recall the precise edition of the collection of maps, but the maps in the book were intended to be unaltered reproductions of the originals. [[User:Warofdreams|Warofdreams]] ''[[User talk:Warofdreams|talk]]'' 11:29, 10 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== [[Talk:Constitution of May 3, 1791/GA1]] == |
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Sure I did, I'll get on it right away. For the future, I recommend notifying nominators on their talk pages after the review is posted. For people like me, with thousands of pages watchlisted, a ping on the article's talk page is not always enough. --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk to me</font>]]</sub> 13:54, 10 January 2012 (UTC) |
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==DYK for Non-fatal offences against the person in English law== |
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#13 January 2012|13 January 2012]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Non-fatal offences against the person in English law]]''''', which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that assaulting or obstructing a clergyman in the discharge of his duties is a '''[[Non-fatal offences against the person in English law|non-fatal offence against the person in English law]]'''?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Non-fatal offences against the person in English law|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Non-fatal offences against the person in English law]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Non-fatal offences against the person in English law|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Non-fatal offences against the person in English law]].}} }} }}You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201201/Non-fatal_offences_against_the_person_in_English_law quick check])</small> and add it to [[WP:DYKSTATS|DYKSTATS]] if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know? talk page]]. |
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}} [[User:Casliber|Casliber]] ([[User talk:Casliber|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Casliber|contribs]]) 08:02, 13 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== Milhist FA, A-Class and Peer Reviews Oct-Dec 2011 == |
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|style="font-size:x-large; padding:0; valign:middle; height:1.1em;" | '''''The [[WP:WikiProject_Military_history/Awards#WikiChevrons|Content Review Medal of Merit]]''''' |
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|style="valign:middle; border-top:1px solid lightsteelblue;" | By order of the ''[[WP:MILHIST|Military history WikiProject coordinators]]'', for your devoted contributions to the WikiProject's [[WP:MHPR|Peer]], [[WP:MHR#A-CLASS|A-Class]] and [[WP:FAC|Featured article]] reviews for the period October–December 2011, I am delighted to award you the ''Content Review Medal''. [[User:Buggie111|Buggie111]] ([[User talk:Buggie111|talk]]) 17:29, 14 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== Military Historian of the Year == |
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Nominations for the "[[WP:MHAWARDS#"Military historian of the Year"|Military Historian of the Year]]" for 2011 are now open. If you would like to nominate an editor for this award, please do so '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history#Nominations for military historian of the year for 2011 now open!|here]]'''. Voting will open on 22 January and run for seven days. Thanks! On behalf of the [[WP:MHCOORD|coordinators]], [[User:Nick-D|Nick-D]] ([[User talk:Nick-D|talk]]) and [[User:The ed17|Ed]] <sup>[[User talk:The ed17|[talk]]] [[WP:OMT|[majestic titan]]]</sup> 23:13, 15 January 2012 (UTC) <small>You were sent this message because you are a listed as a [[WP:MHMEMBERS|member]] of the [[WP:MILHIST|Military history WikiProject]].</small> |
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==Paul Robeson and the Spanish Civil War== |
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I am editing the Paul Robeson article. Can you suggest a couple of books that describe European societies' view of the struggle. I am specifically concerned with why Robeson felt so strongly about it that he decided to go to Spain. Payne's 1999 book? The splintering of Spain? Thanks in advance. [[Special:Contributions/66.234.33.8|66.234.33.8]] ([[User talk:66.234.33.8|talk]]) 13:57, 22 January 2012 (UTC) |
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: I think this is what I want. [http://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/13873138052_into_the_heart_of_the_fire Into the Heart of the Fire]. Thanks [[Special:Contributions/66.234.33.8|66.234.33.8]] ([[User talk:66.234.33.8|talk]]) 14:38, 22 January 2012 (UTC) |
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::Would you consider this a representative, center of the road statement if I wrote something like this in the Robeson article? |
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The world-wide view, on the left, of the SCW, was that the defense of the Republic combined two important themes - defense of the working class and antifascism, (Into the Fire p. 111) and for his part, Robeson.... |
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I can't find, or missed, a world-wide view, on the left, in the SCW article. [[Special:Contributions/66.234.33.8|66.234.33.8]] ([[User talk:66.234.33.8|talk]]) 13:00, 25 January 2012 (UTC) |
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==File:2010 Riksdag Structure.svg== |
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[[image:2010 Riksdag Structure.svg|right|200px]] |
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I see you made up an SVG version for [[:File:2010 Riksdag Structure.svg]]. Looking briefly at the source it looks like you did it in Inkscape; if so, that sounds like a real chore. I was thinking about writing a little program to emit these kind of things (given just a list of parties' colours and their # of representatives, and maybe a couple of tuning parameters) but I wanted to make sure that such a thing doesn't already exist. Do you know of such a program? -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]]'''ჷ'''[[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 16:42, 22 January 2012 (UTC) |
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== WikiCup 2012 January newsletter == |
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WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2012 signups|Signups]] will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Grapple X}}, due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about ''[[The X-Files]]''; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at [[WP:GAC|good article candidates]]. Second place is currently held by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Ruby2010}}, whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Jivesh boodhun}}, who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly! |
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The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20. |
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A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition. |
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*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|12george1}} was the first to score, with his good article review of ''[[Illinois v. McArthur]]''. |
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*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|12george1}} was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on [[Hurricane Debby (1982)]]- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews. |
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*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Sp33dyphil}} was the first to score points for a did you know, with [[Russian submarine K-114 Tula|Russian submarine K-114 ''Tula'']]. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity. |
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*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Sp33dyphil}} is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early! |
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*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Speciate}} was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with ''[[Paedophryne amauensis]]''. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching! |
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*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant3|Jivesh boodhun}} was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, [[Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song)|"Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song)]], was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge. |
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We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition. |
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A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, ''are'' making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]] and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:J Milburn|J Milburn]] and [[User:The ed17|The ed17]] 00:06, 1 February 2012 (UTC) |
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== Battle of Radzymin (1920) == |
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Just to let you know, I responded to your comment at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Radzymin (1920)]]. Hope that clears the issue for you. ''<font color="#901">//</font>''[[User:Halibutt|Halibu]][[User talk:Halibutt|tt]] 14:11, 1 February 2012 (UTC) |
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== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Bautzen (1945)]] == |
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Are there any issues remaining, or could you consider supporting now? --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk to me</font>]]</sub> 22:13, 2 February 2012 (UTC) |
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== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Stanisław Koniecpolski]] == |
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I've replied there. Thanks, --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk to me</font>]]</sub> 22:14, 2 February 2012 (UTC) |
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== An award for you! == |
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | It is with the greatest admiration that I award you this barnstar for completing Good Article reviews for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Good_articles/GAN_backlog_elimination_drives/December_2011|December 2011 Good Article Nomination backlog elimination drive]] Cheers, [[User:Astrocog|AstroCog]] ([[User talk:Astrocog|talk]]) 22:42, 3 February 2012 (UTC) |
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== [[WP:FOUR]] for [[Nyon Conference]] == |
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Congratulations! You have been awarded the [[Wikipedia:Four Award|Four Award]] for your work from beginning to end on '''[[Nyon Conference]]'''. [[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 07:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC) |
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|}--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|BIO]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:FOUR]]) </small> 07:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC) |
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