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== FLC ==

Well, Truco has decided to enter semi-retirement, which leaves a huge gap on the reviewer front. I guess we'll both have to do some more reviewing for the time being. -- [[User:Scorpion0422|<span style="color:#FF8C00;">Scorpion</span>]][[user talk:Scorpion0422|<sup style="color:black;">0422</sup>]] 04:57, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
:OK, no problem. Thanks for doing closures today. I was out all afternoon. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 05:26, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
::Sleek new signature, dude. I'm envious. [[User:Tony1|<span style="color:darkgreen;">'''Tony'''</span>]] [[User talk:Tony1|<span style="color:darkgreen;">(talk)</span>]] 08:35, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
:::Thanks, but I can't take any credit at all! It's [[User:Pedro]]'s, which I took on April 1, along with about 200 other editors. I just didn't bother changing it back! <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 19:06, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

The editor withdrew ST:TOS. I [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AFeatured_list_candidates&diff=286850039&oldid=286783143 removed] the transclusion, and was going to follow the latter of [[User:Matthewedwards/FL#Withdrawals]] (move to /archive1 etc.), but thought I better let one of you make the judgement call, as me doing it would probably be overstepping my bounds. [[User:Rambo's Revenge|<b style="color:#E32636;">Rambo's Revenge</b>]] [[User talk:Rambo's Revenge|<small><b style="color:#FFA500;">(talk)</b></small>]] 14:20, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
:Embarrassingly we both missed that it had already had a  [[Wikipedia:Peer review/List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes/archive1|peer review]], albeit a very short one. I'm gonna blame you for this! I assumed you'd checked! :p [[User:Rambo's Revenge|<b style="color:#E32636;">Rambo's Revenge</b>]] [[User talk:Rambo's Revenge|<small><b style="color:#FFA500;">(talk)</b></small>]] 15:25, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
::Heh, no I hadn't! I haven't archived it yet coz I've asked the nominator if he wants me to move it to PR or just close it as a withdrawn FLC. The comments need recording somewhere. My preference is PR, but I'm not too fussed. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 19:11, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

I like the idea of having users notify relevant wikiprojects, but it might become a bit of a headache because some projects might complain about having a flood of messages, and it would be hard to keep track of. Maybe, for the next few weeks, you and I could start leaving messages for wikiprojects and we can see how that goes? -- [[User:Scorpion0422|<span style="color:#FF8C00;">Scorpion</span>]][[user talk:Scorpion0422|<sup style="color:black;">0422</sup>]] 15:46, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
: Yeah. If we get no complaints, we can ask reviewers to do it themselves. Nominators are, or should be, doing it already at FLRC, and I don't know of any complaints about those notifications. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 19:11, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
::Thanks for the awards, I plan to return in the Summer, hopefully if things calm down in real life and here on Wiki. Well this may be my last message, so thanks again for everything and my experiences. Hopefully my leave doesn't hurt FLC, even though I can see it will with all these comments. :(--'''''<small><span style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;">[[User:Truco|<span style="color:blue;">T</span><span style="color:black;">ru</span>]][[User talk:Truco|<span style="color:black;">c</span><span style="color:blue;">o</span>]]</span></small>''''' 22:31, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
:::See [[User talk:Gimmetrow#FLC]] for instructions on changing the FLC template system. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 04:50, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
::::Step 2 is confusing. ''edit [{{[[Template:FLC]]}}] so it handles a parameter''. What parameter? Also, Step 4: ''replace {{[[Template:FLC|FLC]]}} with the subst-template''. What subst-template? <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 04:58, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::Working on it... Things will be wacko for about ten minutes. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 05:06, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, you're a star! <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 05:07, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::OK, the major steps have been done now. I'll leave steps 5 and 6 on Gimmetrow's page up to you do; also please make this new system known to others. We can do FLRC tomorrow. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 05:25, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::::OK, thank you. There's two "}}"s at [[Template:FLC]] -- Are they supposed to be there? <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 05:35, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::Instructions should be pretty much the same as [[Template:FAC-instructions]], right? <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 05:37, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Yep, to both. If something is amiss, just check the page with the FAC counterpart. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 05:40, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
:Did you edit the instructions? <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 05:45, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
::Two other questions (I don't want to mess anything up!). Each FLC needs moving from [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of foo]] to [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of foo/ArchiveN|Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of foo/Archive''N'']] where ''N'' is the number of the archive to be used? And then update [[WP:FLC]] with the new nominations? Do I need to leave redirects behind or can they be safely deleted when I perform the moves?
:::Yep, you will need to move all the FLCs (best to do it all at once). Remember that if a current FLC has been nominated before, you will need to move the current FLC to archive2, or how many times it has been nominated. The redirects can be deleted. Check [[Special:WhatLinksHere]] for the old non-numbered archives and correct them as necessary. I edited the instructions. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 12:51, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

== Congratulations ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I hereby award [[User:Matthewedwards|Matthewedwards]] this Original Barnstar for the phenomenal job he did making the article for [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8)|''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (season 8)]]. I just went to check something and was blown away by all of the work he put into it. [[User:Grk1011|Grk1011/Stephen]] ([[User talk:Grk1011|talk]]) 14:14, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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:Thank you! I haven't watched the recent episode yet (can't find it on Torrent), so someone else will have to write its summary. But thanks! <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 04:40, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
== FLC proposal ==

See discussion [[WT:FLC#New update system|here]]. Cheers, — [[User:Sephiroth BCR|<span style="font-family:Segoe Script; color:navy;">'''sephiroth bcr'''</span>]] <sup style="font-family:Verdana;">'''([[User talk:Sephiroth BCR|<span style="color:blue;">converse</span>]])'''</sup> 22:45, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
== DYK for Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8) ==

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|On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#May 3 2009|May 3, 2009]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]''' was updated with {{#if:|facts|a fact}} from the article{{#if:|s|}} '''''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8)]]'''''{{#if:|{{#if:|, |, and}} '''''[[{{{4}}}]]'''''
}}{{#if:|{{#if:|, |, and}} '''''[[{{{5}}}]]'''''
}}{{#if:|, and '''''[[{{{6}}}]]'''''}}, which you created or substantially expanded. 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]].
|} <!-- {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} -->  [[User:Dravecky|Dravecky]] ([[User talk:Dravecky|talk]]) 21:19, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
:Thanks! I'd forgotten about that one. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 21:40, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]] Newsletter XV ==

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;<big>Content Leaders</big>
As of this newsletter, the following is a list of participants in this round with the most:
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
**{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|Maryland}} [[User:Ottava Rima|Ottava Rima]], {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[User:Sasata|Sasata]] and {{flagicon|Michigan}} [[User:the_ed17|the_ed17]] have all had '''1''' successful featured article nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
**{{flagicon|Japan}} [[User:Wrestlinglover|Wrestlinglover]] has had '''4''' successful featured list nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
**{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] has had '''1''' successful featured topic nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
**{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[User:Durova|Durova]] has had '''13''' successful featured picture nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
**{{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Shoemaker's Holiday|Shoemaker's Holiday]] has had '''2''' successful featured sound nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portals]]
**{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} [[User:J Milburn|J Milburn]] has had '''1''' successful featured portal nomination.
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* [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
**{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[User:ThinkBlue|ThinkBlue]] has had '''1''' successful good topic nomination.
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**{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[User:Theleftorium|Theleftorium]] has had '''7''' successful good article nominations.
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**{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[User:Sasata|Sasata]] has had '''24''' successful "Did you know?" nominations.
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**{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:Candlewicke|Candlewicke]] has had '''14''' successful "In the news" nominations.

* For Round 1 stats, see [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Newsletter 10]].
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;<big>Biggest Jumps</big>
This week, the players with the biggest difference between their points last week, and their points this week are:
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| 1 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata || 464 || 800 || 336
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| 2 || {{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke || 144 || 236 || 92
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| 3 || {{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse || 175 || 259 || 84
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| 4 || {{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday || 381 || 455 || 74
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| 5 || {{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima || 123 || 184 || 61
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*''LF = Last Week's score,  TF = This Week's score,  D = Difference between last week and this week's scores''
* This was generated from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2009/Full&diff=cur&oldid=286247681 this diff].

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;<big>From the Judges</big>

A great week for Sasata with the biggest jump in score for a long while - 336 - so well done!  It's nearing the end of this round, remember, which will end on May 29.  It would it your best interest to nominate GANs now to avoid missing out.

<small><span style="border:1px solid #999933;padding:1px;">[[User talk:Garden|<span style="color:#999933;">&nbsp;'''GARDEN'''&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small>, <span style="font-family: cursive;">'''[[User:IMatthew|<span style="color:#007BA7">iMatthew</span>]] // [[User talk:IMatthew|<span style="color:#960018">talk</span>]]'''</span>, and [[User:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;">'''The'''</span>]][[User_talk:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:black;"> '''Helpful'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;"> '''One'''</span>]]

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;<big>WikiCup At a Glance</big>
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a Round 2 total of:
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* 4 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured article]]s
* 11 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured list]]s
* 1 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topic]]
* 24 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 1 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 1 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topic]]
* 25 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 87 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 17 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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This combines with the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Round 1 totals]] to make a grand total of:
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* 24 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
* 43 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
* 159 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 24 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 2 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 3 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
* 168 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 391 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 66 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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;<big>Pool leaders</big>
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
;Pool A
#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (455)

;Pool B
#[[File:Flag of Albany, New York.svg|25px]] Mitchazenia (208)

;Pool C
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (279)

;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (259)

;Pool E
#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (291)

;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (800)

;<big>Current Wildcards</big>
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (244)
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (236)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (226)
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (224)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (184)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (161)
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (143)
#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (134)
#{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ceranthor (104)
#{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} J Milburn and {{flagicon|Ireland}} Juliancolton (99)

*All scores are accurate as of 08:15, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

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== List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes ==

Hi Matt,

I've addressed many of the issues in the article's [[Wikipedia:Peer_review/List_of_Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series_episodes/archive2|peer review]], and I wondered if you might take another look at '''[[List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes]]''' for me. The only thing I think I have left to do is re-write the episode summaries, but I'd appreciate any more advice you may have. Thanks in advance! - [[User:Aatrek|Aatrek]] ([[User talk:Aatrek|talk]]) 19:32, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

== GA Sweeps invitation ==

Hello, I hope you are doing well. I am sending you this message since you are a member of the GA WikiProject. I would like to invite you to consider helping with the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps|GA sweeps process]]'''. Sweeps helps to ensure that the oldest GAs still meet the criteria, and improve the quality of GAs overall. Unfortunately, last month only two articles were reviewed. This is definitely a low point after our peak at the beginning of the process when 163 articles were reviewed in September 2007. After nearly two years, the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps/Running total|running total]]''' has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps worklist|new worklist]]''' has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. All exempt and previously reviewed articles have already been removed from the list. Instead of reviewing by topic, you can consider picking and choosing whichever articles interest you.

We are always looking for new members to assist with the remaining articles, so if you are interested or know of anybody that can assist, please visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps|GA sweeps page]]. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. If only 14 editors achieve this feat starting now, we would be done with Sweeps! Of course, having more people reviewing less articles would be better for all involved, so please consider asking others to help out. Feel free to stop by and only review a few articles, something's better than nothing! Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps worklist|list]], and see what articles interest you. Let's work to complete Sweeps so that efforts can be fully focused on the backlog at GAN. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or [[User:OhanaUnited|OhanaUnited]] and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! [[User:Nehrams2020|Nehrams2020]] ([[User talk:Nehrams2020|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nehrams2020|contrib]]) 08:30, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
:I'll try to go though at least one, but I can't promise anything, I'm afraid <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 01:03, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

== Heads up ==

I'm going to be gone tomorrow and most (if not all) of Sunday, so you'll have to do closures tomorrow. One of mine is closeable too, so it works out. Have fun. -- [[User:Scorpion0422|<span style="color:#FF8C00;">Scorpion</span>]][[user talk:Scorpion0422|<sup style="color:black;">0422</sup>]] 20:31, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
:No problem, I'll handle them. Have a good time <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 01:07, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

== Belated ==

A very belated thank you for the barnstar, how silly of me to take this long to get back to you about it! [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 22:17, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
:No problem, you're welcome! <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 01:08, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

== TFA ==

[[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 10, 2009]]. Looking forward to it? ;) [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 18:17, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
:Oh crap! My hard work ruined! hehe. I didn't know that was going to happen. I wonder why Raul picked that one -- there's hundreds of FAs that have been featured longer, and I was kind of hoping to nominate it on August 26 :(
:Oh well, I suppose we can expect '''''<u>a lot</u>''''' of similar sites being advertised on the page.  Thanks for letting me know, I would have had a heart attack had I just happened to see it on the main page tomorrow! <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 19:01, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
::I think it's an excellent choice for the main page. At the very least, it'll give us a break from military operations and video games. :) –'''[[User:Juliancolton|<span style="font-family:Script MT;color:#36648B">Juliancolton</span>]]'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[User_talk:Juliancolton|<sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:gray">''Talk''</span></sup>]] 19:05, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
:::That's true. And at least I can still nominate [[Degrassi: The Next Generation]] when the 2-hour television movie set in Hollywood is broadcast. :) <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 19:11, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
::::Check the [[Talk:The Million Dollar Homepage/Archives/2012#Followup section needed|talk page]]. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 19:23, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

== RfA ==

Putting this here as I feel it's too big for the RfA page:

'''Big support''' First, Rambo's Revenge's is an excellent article editor, he knows and understands how articles should be written and what should and shouldn't be included. His [[WP:Featured content|featured content]] goes to prove that. Other than the conflict Ottava speaks of, which I know nothing about, I can't think of a single time when Rambo has been discourteous, rude, or otherwise unfriendly towards another editor; even during the FLC discussion Rambo himself pointed to, he stood firm and explained his belief and the reasoning with poise, restraint, and professionalism, seeked input from other editors, and avoided getting into name-calling arguments that so many disagreeing editors can. At FLC and FAC he provides excellent feedback to other editors to help improve artices, and is willing to work with other editors to do so. On the flipside, he isn't afraid to ask for help or assistance when he feels he needs it, and I have o reason to think he wouldn't do so with regards to admin-related work. I can't think of a single reason why I would distrust Rambo for even as second with the tools, and to give them to him really is a positive for the site. Also, his answer to question 6 seems spot on. There is no right or wrong way, but when I dealt with a similar situation I worked with a CU and IRC to determine the user and his local law enforcement agency and contacted them. Rambo is absolutely deserved of the admin bit. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 23:49, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

== [[The Million Dollar Homepage]] ==

Hey, congratulations on the main page for your article. A great main page selection! Regards, &mdash;[[User:Mattisse|<span style="color:navy;">'''Mattisse'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Mattisse|Talk]]) 00:10, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
:Thank you! It's completely unexpected. There's going to be a lot of copycat sites being spammed to the page today, I think. :( <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 00:15, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

== WikiBirthday ==

[[File:Birthday candles.jpg|right|200px]]
I saw from [[:Category:Current Wikipedia birthdays|here]] that it's been exactly 2 years since you joined the project. Happy WikiBirthday!  Keep up the good work, <b class="Unicode">[[User:Rjanag|r<span style="color:#8B0000;">ʨ</span>anaɢ]]</b>&nbsp;<small><sup>[[User talk:Rjanag|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Rjanag|contribs]]</sub></small> 02:05, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
:Thank you. I'd forgotten that, actually. Hmmm, a nice WikiBirthday present then, today's TFA. :) <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 02:21, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
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== FLC closures ==

I saw your closures, and I had a couple questions about them (I hope you don't mind my queries):

I was puzzled by why you failed [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of chemical arms control agreements/archive1]] (3 supports, 1 oppose, where most of his comments were resolved) but promoted [[List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Canada]] (3 supports, and 1 oppose—opposer seemed to believe that there were more problems than he had pointed out). I'm not saying that the former should be promoted or the latter demoted, but it seems to me there were inconsistencies.

I hope you aren't offended by my questioning. I think you're a great FL director, and am in no way questioning your abilities. Just wondering. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 02:37, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
:For the Chemical arms control agreement, it appeared that [[User:Hassocks5489]]'s comments had not been resolved. I actually pretty much ignored [[User:Gökhan]]'s support. :/ It looked like a fly-by !vote from someone I've never seen at FLC before, so it's likely that he doesn't have sufficient knowledge of the criteria. He hadn't made a single edit to the article, and hadn't attempted to review it, although he said it was well presented, sourced and easy to read; however, following his post other issues were found. I also didn't think the image was completely appropriate as it was a bit off topic. It shows the victims of a chemical attack in the Iraq-Iran war in 1988, but chemical attacks are not the subject of the page. Nor is that war mentioned elsewhere in it to justify its use. I noted that the opposer's comments (TRM) had been addressed or refuted with sufficient explination, but he had not revisited.
:For the Olympic one, I looked at the opposer's comments (Tony), and the nominator had also addressed or sufficiently refuted them, but in this case the opposer rarely returns and is usually satisfied if his comments are acted upon in some way. The supports were made by regular reviewers and nominators at FLC, who all sufficiently reviewed the page to be able to offer support. Tony suggested a copy-editor, but I fail to see any glaring irregularities in the prose, but I'm fairly confident that if there are, Scorp will still find someone even after promotion to fix them. 
:So ultimitely, there were a couple of things with both the Chemical arms page and nomination that I was uncomfortable about before promoting, but was more comfortable with the Olympic one. And don't worry about asking, I think this is one of the things we should be accountable for. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 04:00, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
::Thanks for the detailed explanation. I won't bother you more. I must say that these first four hours of the TFA have been quiet! [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 04:04, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

== Way to Go! ==

[[Image:Original_Barnstar.png|frame|left|For taking an article from AFD to RFA.  Great job!]]  [[User:Shappy|Meetare Shappy]]  <sup>[[User Talk:Shappy|''Cunkelfratz!'']]</sup> 18:11, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
:Thanks, Shappy! :) <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 22:43, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
::Well, the article made it through without much damage. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 00:01, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Yes, I'm amazed at the low amount of spamlinks. I saw in my watchlist you undid a lot of vandalism, so thanks for keeping on top of it.I had other commitments today so I couldn't be around for most of it. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 02:32, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== London Marathon Winners ==

Hi there, I brought the male and female lists together to more closely mirror [[List of winners of the Chicago Marathon]], a featured list which passed just two months ago. I wouldn't say that [[List of winners of the Boston Marathon]] is the best article to copy from, in my opinion it's featured status is rather dubious given an unreferenced introduction. What would you think about moving towards the Chicago style? Also, please see my suggestion on that talk page if you interested. [[User:Sillyfolkboy|Sillyfolkboy]]<small> ([[User talk:Sillyfolkboy#top|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Sillyfolkboy|edits]])</small>''[[User:Sillyfolkboy/WikiProject Athletics|<sup style="color:#0B7C08;">Calling All Athletics Fans!</sup>]]'' 02:38, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:Also, good call on the "(h:m:s)" link by the way. I shall be stealing that one in future! [[User:Sillyfolkboy|Sillyfolkboy]]<small> ([[User talk:Sillyfolkboy#top|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Sillyfolkboy|edits]])</small>''[[User:Sillyfolkboy/WikiProject Athletics|<sup style="color:#0B7C08;">Calling All Athletics Fans!</sup>]]'' 02:40, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::Hiya. I'll look at the article talk page after I reply here. To be honest, I actually prefer the Boston Marathon winners page's table layout. For me, it's a bit too squashed. I don't know if that's because the full date is given for each year's event, or the country cells are forced onto two rows, but I found it a bit too blurry to read. I also wanted to keep the Wheelchair race information, and as it's an equally important event in the London Marathon as the "regular" Men's and Women's races, I didn't think it was right to relegate it to a lower section. I know it's still in a lower section, but I don't think it appears as if it's been pushed out of the way.
::This isn't to say the Boston Marathon winners page is without fault. I agree that there are some faults with regard to referencing that need addressing, but it's not a big enough issue for it to be delisted or ignored as an example FL. It needs a bit of touching up, but it is still factually correct, it does present all the necessary information, and meets the majority of criteria.
::I dunno... hopefully the two styles can coexist as FLs. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 03:31, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Indeed, it's not factually incorrect and is merely in need of a touch up to keep up with FL standards. My move proposal remains unanswered as do a few other questions. I think listing the full date is too much and merely a year link would suffice. I think the date choice might've been a way of avoiding red links to non-existent yearly summary pages of the event. I'm not even sure if that's entirely necessary however, I presume just stating a plain year would be enough and would help un-squash the text. My main idea at the page was to create a related FL series of the 5 major marathons. Obviously consistency in presentation would be a boon here.
:::I wouldn't worry too much about listing wheelchair results after the main results. We all know that the able competitors are more famous and notable than the wheelchair ones, however biased that may sound. The fact that I had to search out another source to get the time of [[Amanda McGrory]]'s winning run is the proof in the pudding. A thing which is of much more concern is the fact that men's results '''always''' come before the women's. These are the relics of the fact that only one piece of information can be in the topmost left-aligned section, and years of male dominance have ensured that men will be there first. There's no reason for us to get bogged down in issues like these, as long as it's well presented then you have nothing to worry about. [[User:Sillyfolkboy|Sillyfolkboy]]<small> ([[User talk:Sillyfolkboy#top|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Sillyfolkboy|edits]])</small>''[[User:Sillyfolkboy/WikiProject Athletics|<sup style="color:#0B7C08;">Calling All Athletics Fans!</sup>]]'' 03:50, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::::Sorry to insert myself, was gonna leave a note about the same article and saw this discussion. I actually helped get Boston through FLC a while ago, and I think the decision at the time was that whole-article referencing was OK, and in-line citations weren't necessary. If that's changed, we should go back at some point and fix Boston. But since you two seem to be moving towards eventual FLC with this, I added the nationality table and had a question, given that I've been absent from wikipedia for a long while: will the FL reviewers prefer to have the redlinks fleshed out as stubs or for them to be de-linked? [[User:Geraldk|Geraldk]] ([[User talk:Geraldk|talk]]) 18:51, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
::::: The [[WP:FL?|Featured list criteria]] has changed twice since the Boston list was promoted; however, despite its flaws I do not think it deserves to be delisted. With a day's hard work it could probably come back up to current standards. Throughout Wikipedia, in line citations are generally required for any statement that may be challenged. At the Featured level, almost all statements need citing. Because lists usually do not have any prose other than the Lede, it means that lede sections in Featured lists ''do'' require inline references. Anything in the lede that is then repeated in the main body does not require citing as it should be cited in the body itself. Now, as for citing the winners, you can add a "Refs" column to each table and put a reference there, you could put the reference in the already existing notes column, or you can put a "general" reference in the article in the Reference section. It may often make more sense to do the latter so as to not clutter the page with a hundred reflinks to the same webpage. As for [[WP:Redlink]]s, it is generally okay if a page has a few. If there are more redlinks than bluelinks, questions may be raised as to the notability. With these pages, all [[World Marathon Majors]] winners are notable, so even if they do not have an article yet, it is likely that they may at some point. This is one reason why redlinks are okay; a reader interested in the list may be inspired to create the athlete's article. Removing the links is frowned up unless the subject is not notable and does not deserve an article, so removing them from these pages would be wrong. At FLC, some reviewers may ask for some reds to be turned blue, some may expect that they will be created after the promotion, others may not care. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 04:41, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::OK. I'll work on turning some of those redlinks blue then. [[User:Geraldk|Geraldk]] ([[User talk:Geraldk|talk]]) 10:16, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Hi there Matthew, I'll try to help out with the FLC where possible. Also, would you like to sign up for [[User:Sillyfolkboy/WikiProject Athletics|WikiProject Athletics]]? I'd appreciate your contributions to the project! Cheers. [[User:Sillyfolkboy|Sillyfolkboy]]<small> ([[User talk:Sillyfolkboy#top|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Sillyfolkboy|edits]])</small>''[[User:Sillyfolkboy/WikiProject Athletics|<sup style="color:#0B7C08;">WIKIPROJECT ATHLETICS NEEDS YOU!</sup>]]'' 12:06, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

== A couple questions for you... ==

=== What are the benefits of a [[tree structure]]? ===

The article doesn't say.

I'm interested, because I need to explain the benefits in the guideline on outlines I'm writing. (Outlines are a type of tree structure).

I've also asked the question at various reference desks, and these threads may help to jump start your brain on this question.  :)

* [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science#What are the benefits of a tree structure?]]
* [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics#What are the benefits to humans of using a tree structure?]]
* [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities#In the humanities, what are the applications and benefits of a tree structure?]]
* [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language#What are the benefits of using tree structures in linguistic communications?]]
* [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#With respect to the fields covered by this refdesk, what are the applications and benefits of a tree structure?]]

=== What are the benefits of outlines, over and above regular articles? ===

What benefits have you noticed?

How are Wikipedia's outlines useful to you?

I look forward to your answers on my talk page.

'''''[[User talk:The Transhumanist|<span style="color:#880088;">Th</span><span style="color:#0000FF;">e Tr</span><span style="color:#449900;">ans</span><span style="color:#DD9922;">hu</span><span style="color:#DD4400;">man</span><span style="color:#BB0000;">ist</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;]]''''' 04:38, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

== Requested move ==

[[Helicopter prison escapes]] should be moved to [[List of helicopter prison escapes]] per [[WP:LISTNAME]]. Can I ask you to perform this uncontroversial move rather than go through the usual process and have to wait? [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 13:24, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
:Thanks. [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 18:50, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
::Just curious, which of the two archived FLCs were withdrawn? [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 22:55, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
:::[[List of Maryland hurricanes (1950–1979)]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Maryland hurricanes (1950–1979)/archive4|nom]]), though it would have failed anyway. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 23:05, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

== [[WP:WPOOK|WPOOK]] Update - 05/17/2009 - Blockbusting! ==

This project needs another shot in the arm.

So here it goes...

=== Countries WikiProject Collaboration - Contests! ===

I've contacted all 59 members of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries|Countries WikiProject]] to help in designing and conducting contests for the further development of the [[User:The Transhumanist/Country outlines|country outlines]].

You are invited too.

=== [[Houston, we have a problem]] ===

The guidelines and outline article still aren't complete.

Which means you will be needed to help explain to the newcomers mentioned above what outlines are and how to develop them.

Please participate in the discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countries#Hosting country coverage contests]].

'''''[[User talk:The Transhumanist|<span style="color:#880088;">Th</span><span style="color:#0000FF;">e Tr</span><span style="color:#449900;">ans</span><span style="color:#DD9922;">hu</span><span style="color:#DD4400;">man</span><span style="color:#BB0000;">ist</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;]]''''' 22:24, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

== A question for you, concerning a possible contest... ==

To promote work on the country outlines, maybe a contest between country WikiProjects could be run, to see which WikiProject could develop the best country outline.

What do you think?

(I look forward to your reply on my talk page).

'''''[[User talk:The Transhumanist|<span style="color:#880088;">Th</span><span style="color:#0000FF;">e Tr</span><span style="color:#449900;">ans</span><span style="color:#DD9922;">hu</span><span style="color:#DD4400;">man</span><span style="color:#BB0000;">ist</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;]]''''' 23:52, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]] Newsletter XVI ==

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;<big>Content Leaders</big>
As of this newsletter, the following is a list of participants in this round with the most:
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
**{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|Maryland}} [[User:Ottava Rima|Ottava Rima]], {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[User:Sasata|Sasata]], {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[User:Scorpion0422|Scorpion0422]] and {{flagicon|Michigan}} [[User:the_ed17|the_ed17]] have all had '''1''' successful featured article nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
**{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] has had '''5''' successful featured list nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
**{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] has had '''1''' successful featured topic nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
**{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[User:Durova|Durova]] has had '''21''' successful featured picture nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
**{{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Shoemaker's Holiday|Shoemaker's Holiday]] has had '''2''' successful featured sound nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portals]]
**{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} [[User:J Milburn|J Milburn]] has had '''1''' successful featured portal nomination.
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* [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
**{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[User:ThinkBlue|ThinkBlue]] has had '''1''' successful good topic nomination.
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* [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
**{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[User:Theleftorium|Theleftorium]] has had '''8''' successful good article nominations.
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* [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
**{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:Candlewicke|Candlewicke]] has had '''33''' successful "Did you know?" nominations.
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* [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
**{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:Candlewicke|Candlewicke]] has had '''25''' successful "In the news" nominations.

* For Round 1 stats, see [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Newsletter 10]].
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;<big>Biggest Jumps</big>
This week, the players with the biggest difference between their points last week, and their points this week are:
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| 2 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova || 291 || 458 || 167
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| 3 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata || 800 || 960 || 160
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| 4 || {{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 || 143 || 273 || 130
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| 5 || {{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday || 455 || 572 || 117
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* This was generated from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AWikiCup%2FHistory%2F2009%2FFull&diff=290650417&oldid=287779198 this diff].

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;<big>From the Judges</big>

Only eleven days in this round to go and it's looking very interesting in the Wildcard race.  In particular there is an epic struggle for the automation progression spot at the top of Pool C with only two points in it as I type.  In other news, congratulations to Durova for her 200th successful featured picture nomination on the English Wikipedia - well done!

<small><span style="border:1px solid #999933;padding:1px;">[[User talk:Garden|<span style="color:#999933;">&nbsp;'''GARDEN'''&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small>, <span style="font-family: cursive;">'''[[User:IMatthew|<span style="color:#007BA7">iMatthew</span>]] // [[User talk:IMatthew|<span style="color:#960018">talk</span>]]'''</span>, and [[User:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;">'''The'''</span>]][[User_talk:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:black;"> '''Helpful'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;"> '''One'''</span>]]

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;<big>WikiCup At a Glance</big>
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a Round 2 total of:
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* 5 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured article]]s
* 14 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured list]]s
* 1 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topic]]
* 35 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 1 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 1 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topic]]
* 46 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 136 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 29 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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This combines with the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Round 1 totals]] to make a grand total of:
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* 25 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
* 46 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
* 170 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 24 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 2 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 3 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
* 189 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 440 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 78 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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;<big>Pool leaders</big>
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
;Pool A
#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (572)

;Pool B
#[[File:Flag of Albany, New York.svg|25px]] Mitchazenia (223)

;Pool C
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (324)

;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (493)

;Pool E
#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (458)

;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (960)

;<big>Current Wildcards</big>
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (321)
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (312)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (300)
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (286)
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (273)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (248)
#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (206)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (169)
#{{flagicon|Ireland}} Juliancolton (144)
#{{flagicon|New South Wales}} 97198 (132)

*All scores are accurate as of 08:58, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

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== Deleting page histories ==

Hi, I see you are a fresh admin (since 10 months).
You have deleted
 
''03:42, 2 April 2009 Matthewedwards (talk | contribs) deleted "[[User talk:MutterErde]]" ? ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#G6 CSD G6]: User talk page of Indefinitely blocked user)''
*3 questions: 
*Is there a new policy on wp.en?
*'''How many more histories''' you have deleted?
*Does Jimbo know about that? Should I ask him?
Regards [[Special:Contributions/92.228.213.92|92.228.213.92]] ([[User talk:92.228.213.92|talk]]) 12:57, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
: Hi. Please see [[User talk:Matthewedwards/Archives/2009/04#User talk deletion]] for previous discussion I've had regarding this issue. 
:* Talk pages of indefinitely blocked users are put into [[:Category:Temporary Wikipedian userpages|Category:Temporary Wikipedian userpages]] after a suitable time has passed to allow them to appeal the block. Users blocked between 2005 and 2007 have had sufficient time to appeal their block. If they haven't done it yet, they're not going to. There are only three exceptions to this; users who are not indef-blocked, IP addresses, and user talk pages tagged with {{tl|Sockpuppet}}.  Talk pages of indef blocked users have been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&offset=20080406221719&type=delete&user=Pathoschild getting deleted] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&offset=20061209033611&limit=250&type=delete&user=Gurch&hide_patrol_log=1 many years]. The Category page doesn't say they have to be taken to MfD; it says they are temp pages and that implies to me that they can be deleted without process, ie speedied. [[WP:CSD#G6]] (Non-controversial maintenance), seems to be the best fit. Additionally, we have an admin bot [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/CAT:TEMP deletion bot|approved to do]] the same: [[User:CAT:TEMP deletion bot]]. You can also read [[Wikipedia talk:Deletion policy#Deletion of indefinitely blocked user talk pages]].<small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 18:07, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
:* More than 50, less than 60.
:* I have no idea. You can if you want. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 18:12, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
::I have not found a simple reason, that you are allowed to delete historical pages from times long before you have found out, that there is an encyclopedia in the web.
::Especially referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#G6 seems a crude joke to me. But I stopped laughing after User:Vassyana has found out, that you have even deleted the page of a deceased user too. I give you a day to restore the 60 pages. Please don't forget one. Unbelievable [[Special:Contributions/78.49.114.97|78.49.114.97]] ([[User talk:78.49.114.97|talk]]) 22:16, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Yes, that was a mistake that I rectified as soon as I found out. Tell me, what will happen in a day if I don't? Because I won't. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 04:01, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
::::You have proofed also, that the others are still living? Interesting statement. And btw: It was '''not''' you, it was [[User:Vassyana]]. [[Special:Contributions/78.52.210.200|78.52.210.200]] ([[User talk:78.52.210.200|talk]]) 09:12, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
::::: No. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=delete&page=User_talk:Rydelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=delete&page=User_talk:Rydel It was me]. Why do I need to prove the others are still living? If they're dead they don't need their talk page. Anyways, all the deleted talkpages are those of indefinitely blocked users. Additionally, the talk pages are protected, or the blocking admin set the block so they can't edit their talk page. They don't need it. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 15:11, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
== FLC ==

As you know I'm not very active at the moment, and won't be for another week and a half. As such the only comments I'm leaving at FLC are ones I can keep tabs on, i.e. no thorough reviews. This is fine, however I started an image review at [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of birds of Maryland/archive1]] (per request) about two weeks ago. It has only looked at a small part of the images, and some of the issues raised with those don't seem to have been addressed. I don't have time to complete the image review before I return fully, and I have noticed that supports have started coming in on the list. I think the list probably should have a full image review, so ideally someone else would continue it. However, I realise this is unlikely, so if the only thing preventing promotion is the images, I don't mind you closing it. I realise there is no deadline, but waiting on me to return for the images might not be your ideal scenario. Basically, if you wish to close it without more image stuff from me, do so and I'll endeavour to go through them all when I return. Best wishes, [[User:Rambo's Revenge|<b style="color:#E32636;">Rambo's Revenge</b>]] [[User talk:Rambo's Revenge|<small><b style="color:#FFA500;">(talk)</b></small>]] 13:52, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Just another heads up, I'll be going away again this weekend, so you'll have to do the Saturday closures. This should be my last weekend break until late June (and after that I'll be gone a lot more). By the way, [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/1900 Summer Olympics medal table/archive2|this one]] was withdrawn. -- [[User:Scorpion0422|<span style="color:#FF8C00;">Scorpion</span>]][[user talk:Scorpion0422|<sup style="color:black;">0422</sup>]] 21:55, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
:[[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Commissioner's Trophy (MLB)/archive1 |This one]] is withdrawn, as well.--<span style="background:orange;">[[User:Crzycheetah|Crzy]][[User_talk:Crzycheetah|cheetah]]</span> 07:51, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
::{{done}} <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Dabomb87|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:::Thank you. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 16:30, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

== Help has arrived ==

Hey! I decided to make an early comeback, and I will do my best to try to help the backlog again at FL/AC. =]--'''''<small><span style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;">[[User:Truco|<span style="color:blue;">T</span><span style="color:black;">ru</span>]][[User talk:Truco|<span style="color:black;">c</span><span style="color:blue;">o</span>]]</span></small>''''' 19:55, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]] Newsletter XVII ==

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;<big>Content Leaders</big>
As of this newsletter, the following is a list of participants in this round with the most:
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
**{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|Maryland}} [[User:Ottava Rima|Ottava Rima]], {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[User:Sasata|Sasata]], {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[User:Scorpion0422|Scorpion0422]] and {{flagicon|Michigan}} [[User:the_ed17|the_ed17]] have all had '''1''' successful featured article nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
**{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] has had '''5''' successful featured list nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
**{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] has had '''1''' successful featured topic nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
**{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[User:Durova|Durova]] has had '''21''' successful featured picture nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
**{{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Shoemaker's Holiday|Shoemaker's Holiday]] has had '''2''' successful featured sound nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portals]]
**{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} [[User:J Milburn|J Milburn]] has had '''1''' successful featured portal nomination.
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* [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
**{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[User:ThinkBlue|ThinkBlue]] has had '''1''' successful good topic nomination.
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* [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
**{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[User:Theleftorium|Theleftorium]] has had '''12''' successful good article nominations.
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* [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
**{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:Candlewicke|Candlewicke]] has had '''33''' successful "Did you know?" nominations.
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* [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
**{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:Candlewicke|Candlewicke]] has had '''26''' successful "In the news" nominations.

* For Round 1 stats, see [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Newsletter 10]].
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;<big>Biggest Jumps</big>
This week, the players with the biggest difference between their points last week, and their points this week are:
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| 2 || {{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 || 273 || 338 || 65
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| 3 || {{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday || 572 || 611 || 39
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| 4 || {{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue || 206 || 242 || 36
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| 5 || {{flagicon|United States}} Useight || 312 || 338 || 26
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*''LF = Last Week's score,  TF = This Week's score,  D = Difference between last week and this week's scores''
* This was generated from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AWikiCup%2FHistory%2F2009%2FFull&diff=291702004&oldid=290650417 this diff].

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;<big>From the Judges</big>

Hey everyone, it's iMatthew! I'm so glad to finally back, and I need to thank Garden for taking care of things while I was ill. There are about 6 days left in the round, and I'm sending the newsletter out now to remind some of you to pick it up in these last few days if you want to get in the next round.

I've listed a few of you that have the chance to catch up before the end of the round in italics over to the right. Keep working!

<small><span style="border:1px solid #999933;padding:1px;">[[User talk:Garden|<span style="color:#999933;">&nbsp;'''GARDEN'''&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small>, <small><span style="border:1px solid #4B0082;padding:1px;">&nbsp;[[User:iMatthew|<b>iMatthew</b>]] : [[User_talk:iMatthew|<span style="color:#ffffff;background:#4B0082;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small>, and [[User:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;">'''The'''</span>]][[User_talk:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:black;"> '''Helpful'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;"> '''One'''</span>]]

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;<big>WikiCup At a Glance</big>
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a Round 2 total of:
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* 5 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured article]]s
* 14 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured list]]s
* 1 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topic]]
* 35 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 1 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 1 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topic]]
* 50 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 136 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 30 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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This combines with the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Round 1 totals]] to make a grand total of:
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* 25 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
* 46 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
* 170 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 24 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 2 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 3 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
* 193 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 440 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 79 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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;<big>Pool leaders</big>
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
;Pool A
#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (611)

;Pool B
#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (242)

;Pool C
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (450)

;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (504)

;Pool E
#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (460)

;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (961)

;<big>Current Wildcards</big>
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (338)
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (338)
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (323)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (303)
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (286)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (248)
#[[File:Flag of Albany, New York.svg|25px]] Mitchazenia (226)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (172)
#{{flagicon|Ireland}} Juliancolton (155)
#{{flagicon|New South Wales}} 97198 (141)
#''{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ceranthor (108)''
#''{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} J Milburn (107)''
#''{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} Matthewedwards (97)''

*Those in italics are not currently in place for the next round, but are very close.
*All scores are accurate as of 16:15, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

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== Has the shit hit the fan? - [[WP:WPOOK|WPOOK]] update, 05/25/2009 ==

Maybe...

=== We've started the next phase ===

I was experiencing mental block on the [[User:The Transhumanist/Outline|article draft for "outline"]] and on the [[User:The Transhumanist/Outline of knowledge|outline guideline draft]].  And this was holding the whole project back.  Without these (which are intended to explain the type of lists known as outlines in detail), the danger is higher that a controversy could go the wrong way.

I requested help on them, but there was none forthcoming.  

So I went ahead and started us on the next phase of operations without those 2 pages...

Our AWB'ers and I have placed about '''1600 notices all over Wikipedia.  And the plan is to place several thousand more'''.

This generated only one complaint, but it was a very vocal one, and attracted a few other detractors who seemed unfamiliar with the concept of hierarchical outlines and their benefits.  However, just as many or more editors came to the defense of the OOK, and there was no consensus formed.  But, dab is still trying to rally opposition to outlines at the Village Pump.  See below...

=== Administrator noticeboard incident and Village Pump policy discussion ===

It appears that the banner placed on the [[Talk:Outline of Switzerland|talk page of the Outline of Switzerland]] caught the attention of an editor named [[User:Dbachmann|Dbachmann]] who posted a rather forceful message on my talk page, another on [[WT:WPOOK]], another at [[WP:VPP#"Outlines"|WP:VPP]], and still another at [[WP:AN#Shadow Wikipedia|WP:AN]]!

He went well out of his way to use negative hype to cause a stir.  

It appears that Mr. Bachmann doesn't understand the nature of hierarchical outlines and their applications.  And though he implied that he has never seen an OOK outline before, he was involved with a discussion on these when they were called "lists of basic topics".

His primary argument is that outlines are content forks of articles, and violate [[WP:CFORK]].

But "topic lists", of which outlines are a type, have been around for almost as long as Wikipedia, and fall under the [[WP:LISTS]] and [[WP:STAND]] guidelines.  They aren't intended as forks, as they are lists, bringing the benefits of lists to the corresponding subjects, such as grouping and navigation.

Someone suggested an MfD, but lists are articles, and are within the jurisdiction of AfD.  Only the portal page, which merely lists the outline articles, falls within the scope of the MfD department.

The administrator's noticeboard was considered the wrong venue for the discussion, and the discussion was closed.

But '''[[WP:VPP#"Outlines"|Dab's discussion at the Village Pump]]''' is still active.  Hopefully level heads will prevail there too.

=== Now what? ===

Am I disheartened or deterred?  Hell no.  I say "full steam ahead!"

But we really need to finish the [[user:The Transhumanist|article draft]] and the [[User:The Transhumanist/Outline of knowledge|guideline]].  Otherwise there will continue to be confusion.

Over the next week or two, we'll be posting another 1600 or so notices.  It's a good thing we didn't send out 10,000 of them all at once.  :)

'''''[[User talk:The Transhumanist|<span style="color:#880088;">Th</span><span style="color:#0000FF;">e Tr</span><span style="color:#449900;">ans</span><span style="color:#DD9922;">hu</span><span style="color:#DD4400;">man</span><span style="color:#BB0000;">ist</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;]]''''' 23:36, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

P.S.: Another related thread has popped up at [[WP:VPR#OoK's expediency]].  ''--TT'' &nbsp; 04:30, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
== WikiCup newsletter XVII.V ==

This is just a quick reminder that the round ends this Friday, '''May 29, 2009'''.
I wanted to let you guys know the current standings. If you are very close, but not close enough, work as hard as possible these next two days. Pool leaders are listed as usual, and under the '''10''' wildcards, are competitors that are still fighting for a spot. '''Also, if you currently have any un-reviewed GAN's up and you'd like them to be reviewed and counted for this round, you must place them on the appropriate thread of the WikiCup talk page.'''

;Pool A
#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (647)

;Pool B
#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (247)

;Pool C
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (455)

;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (539)

;Pool E
#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (479)

;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (961)

;<big>Current Wildcards</big>
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (393)
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (372)
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (329)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (307)
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (285)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (248)
#[[File:Flag of Albany, New York.svg|25px]] Mitchazenia (226)
#{{flagicon|Ireland}} Juliancolton (181)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (179)
#{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} J Milburn (168)
#''{{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} Bedford (156)''
#''{{flagicon|Toronto}} Gary King (147)''
#''{{flagicon|New South Wales}} 97198 (142)''
#''{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ceranthor (111)''
#''{{flagicon|India}} Tinucherian (106)''
#''{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} Matthewedwards (98)''

<small><span style="border:1px solid #999933;padding:1px;">[[User talk:Garden|<span style="color:#999933;">&nbsp;'''GARDEN'''&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small>, <small><span style="border:1px solid #4B0082;padding:1px;">&nbsp;[[User:iMatthew|<b>iMatthew</b>]] : [[User_talk:iMatthew|<span style="color:#ffffff;background:#4B0082;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small>, and [[User:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;">'''The'''</span>]][[User_talk:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:black;"> '''Helpful'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;"> '''One'''</span>]] [[User:Thehelpfulbot|<span style="color:red;">'''The'''</span>]][[User_talk:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:black;"> '''Helpful'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulbot|<span style="color:red;"> '''Bot'''</span>]] 00:50, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
== FLC (2) ==

Are you closing today? By what time? [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 12:22, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
:I'm taking a look now so that the Cup entrants can get their stuff listed. <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 15:45, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

== Why do we have outlines in addition to...? ==

{{main|Wikipedia:Why do we have outlines in addition to...?}}

[[Wikipedia:Outlines]] was growing so large that I split this section off as a separate page.

I look forward to your feedback and improvements. 

'''''[[User talk:The Transhumanist|<span style="color:#880088;">Th</span><span style="color:#0000FF;">e Tr</span><span style="color:#449900;">ans</span><span style="color:#DD9922;">hu</span><span style="color:#DD4400;">man</span><span style="color:#BB0000;">ist</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;]]''''' 22:42, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
== IRC ==

Can you come back on for a minute or two? <small><span style="border:1px solid #007BA7;padding:1px;">&nbsp;[[User:iMatthew|<b>iMatthew</b>]] : [[User_talk:iMatthew|<span style="color:#ffffff;background:#007BA7;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 18:23, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

== Hey ==

Sorry I didn't get round to all the lists you asked me to review, but I've had a look at the ones that are still open.  Not a bad bunch, but the extant papal tombs is, in my opinion, quite a way off.  It seems to have a lot of support already so I've added a bunch of a comments and an oppose.  Obviously as FLC director you're at liberty to ignore my opinion, but I'd prefer this FLC a while longer to see if my issues are addressed one way or another.  Best to you.  [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] ([[User talk:The Rambling Man|talk]]) 18:45, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
:No problem. I did some closures yesterday for the [[WP:CUP]], so there won't be any today. Hopefully by Tuesday they'll be addressed. I've also replied to your review at the London Marathon winners FLC. Best, <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 22:30, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

== Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 1) ==

Re. GA Review

Thanks for working through the notes in the review; I mostly put them there so that a) things were documented, and b) I'd be able to just check that all the things had been sorted out. I've added a bit more in the same spirit.

As it stands right now, I see no GA criteria that are lacking. I'd like to see some prose improvements, and I think that I can do those myself - maybe an hour or twos work. Then I need to check that things are fixed.

So, I am 95% sure I'll be able to pass it off today.

I will be working on it further in the next few hours.

Cheers, <small><span style="border: 1px solid; background-color:darkblue;">[[User:Chzz|'''<span style="background-color:darkblue; color:#FFFFFF"> &nbsp;Chzz&nbsp;</span>''']][[User talk:Chzz|<span style="color:#00008B; background-color:yellow; border: 0px solid; ">&nbsp;►&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small> 20:18, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
== [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]] Newsletter XVIII ==

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[[File:Trophy.png|75px|left]] <big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]] Newsletter'''</big><br /> Round II, Issue 8 - May 31, 2009 <br />
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[[Image:Fairytale left.png|30px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/17|Archive before]] | [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/19|Archive after]] [[Image:Fairytale right.png|30px]]
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;<big>Content Leaders</big>
As of this newsletter, the following is a list of participants in this round with the most:
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
**{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|Maryland}} [[User:Ottava Rima|Ottava Rima]], {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[User:Sasata|Sasata]], {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[User:Scorpion0422|Scorpion0422]] and {{flagicon|Michigan}} [[User:the_ed17|the_ed17]] have all had '''1''' successful featured article nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
**{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] and {{flagicon|Japan}} [[User:Wrestlinglover|Wrestlinglover]] have both had '''5''' successful featured list nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
**{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] has had '''1''' successful featured topic nomination.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
**{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[User:Durova|Durova]] has had '''23''' successful featured picture nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
**{{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Shoemaker's Holiday|Shoemaker's Holiday]] has had '''2''' successful featured sound nominations.
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* [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portals]]
**{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} [[User:J Milburn|J Milburn]] has had '''1''' successful featured portal nomination.
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* [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
**{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[User:ThinkBlue|ThinkBlue]] has had '''1''' successful good topic nomination.
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* [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
**{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[User:Theleftorium|Theleftorium]] has had '''12''' successful good article nominations.
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* [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
**{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:Candlewicke|Candlewicke]] has had '''35''' successful "Did you know?" nominations.
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* [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
**{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:Candlewicke|Candlewicke]] has had '''29''' successful "In the news" nominations.

* For Round 1 stats, see [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Newsletter 10]].
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;<big>Biggest Jumps</big>
This week, the players with the biggest difference between their points last week, and their points this week are:
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| 1 || {{flagicon|Toronto}} Gary King || 126 || 213 || 87
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| 2 || {{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} Bedford || 125 || 200 || 75
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| 3 || {{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday || 611 || 683 || 72
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| 4 || {{flagicon|United States}} Useight || 350 || 420 || 70
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| 5 || {{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 || 340 || 409 || 69
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*''LF = Last Week's score,  TF = This Week's score,  D = Difference between last week and this week's scores''
* This was generated from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AWikiCup%2FHistory%2F2009&diff=293436005&oldid=292156178 this diff].

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;<big>From the Judges</big>
Hi all. Round 2 is officially over, and we're very pleased with the results. The lowest passing score was over 200! We are very impressed with the last minute pushes to get a spot, which many of you did through mainspace editing your butts off for the last week or so. We really hope that those of you who did a lot of mainspace editing this time around will take some of that and turn it into good and featured content next round.

The pools for Round 3 will be up soon; the round starts tomorrow, June 1, 2009. As always, nominations that were nominated last round but not passed yet, may count for this round. Hope to see you all working very hard, as you are down to the Top 16, and it's going to take a lot to make the Top 8!

Those of you who were eliminated and no longer wish to receive this newsletter may remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send|this list]]. If you were eliminated, but are still looking for some fun editing competition, check out [[User:Shappy/Amazing Race Wikipedia]] which starts in July.

Good luck and congratulations to those who made it to Round 3, again!
<small><span style="border:1px solid #999933;padding:1px;">[[User talk:Garden|<span style="color:#999933;">&nbsp;'''GARDEN'''&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small>, <small><span style="border:1px solid #4B0082;padding:1px;">&nbsp;[[User:iMatthew|<b>iMatthew</b>]] : [[User_talk:iMatthew|<span style="color:#ffffff;background:#4B0082;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small>, and [[User:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;">'''The'''</span>]][[User_talk:Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:black;"> '''Helpful'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Thehelpfulone|<span style="color:red;"> '''One'''</span>]]

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;<big>WikiCup At a Glance</big>
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a Round 2 total of:
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* 5 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured article]]s
* 15 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured list]]s
* 1 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topic]]
* 40 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 1 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 1 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topic]]
* 59 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 142 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 33 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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This combines with the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/10|Round 1 totals]] to make a grand total of:
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* 25 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FA|Featured articles]]
* 47 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FL|Featured lists]]
* 3 [[File:Cscr-featuredtopic.svg|14px]] [[WP:FT|Featured topics]]
* 175 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]]
* 24 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FS|Featured sounds]]
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* 2 [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|14px]] [[WP:FPO|Featured portal]]
* 3 [[File:Support cluster.svg|14px]] [[WP:GT|Good topics]]
* 202 [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|14px]] [[WP:GA|Good articles]]
* 446 [[File:Symbol question.svg|14px]] [[WP:DYK|Did you know?]] items
* 82 [[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|14px]] [[WP:ITN|In the news]] items
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;<big>Pool winners</big>
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. The pool winners are:
;Pool A
#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (683)

;Pool B
#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (251)

;Pool C
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (462)

;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (552)

;Pool E
#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (497)

;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (961)

;<big>Wildcard winners</big>
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (420)
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (409)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (356)
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (334)
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (285)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (249)
#[[File:Flag of Albany, New York.svg|25px]] Mitchazenia (228)
#{{flagicon|Toronto}} Gary King (213)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (211)
#{{flagicon|Ireland}} Juliancolton (211)

*Those in italics are not currently in place for the next round, but are very close.
*All scores are accurate as of the end of the round.

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Boo, I'm out. It sucks :( <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Matthewedwards|<b>Matthewedwards</b>]] : [[User_talk:Matthewedwards|<span style="color:#accC10; background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</span>]] </span></small> 17:27, 31 May 2009 (UTC)