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Well, it did provoke thePresident of Venezuela into retracting praise he had previously given her if you believe Wikipedia itself. That said, Wikipedia is of course"fake". But it's entirely irrelevant now – time to restore our battered Fox-beaten reputation. --candle•wicke17:57, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
Name change vs. WikiCup
Hey, just a quick question. I've been considering a name change, would that be workable in terms of the bot scoring for the Cup?Useight (talk)23:59, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
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Hey mate. Guess what we both did this week? Interviewed members of WikiProject China. I'm an idiot. I totally forgot that I recommended the project to you. My interview ishere. Maybe we should try to merge them together or simply present two interviews on the same page? Let me know what you think. --CrypticC62 ·Talk18:55, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
I just merged my interview onto your workspace page. I think it actually looks pretty damn cool! Maybe we can do an intentional "double interview" sometime in the future... --CrypticC62 ·Talk18:56, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
The start of Round 2 has been in some respects an explosive one, with one user in particular almost in the triple figures after just a week. There are obviously contestants with no points or very few, but as it is so early in the round this can probably be excused. Keep it up everyone!
Note that due to unforeseen circumstances, Mitchazenia has been eliminated from the contest. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with six wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Wrestlinglover (36)
Pool B
ThinkBlue (8)
Pool C
Ceranthor (80)
Pool D
Candlewicke (28)
Pool E
Ottava Rima (30)
Pool F
Scorpion0422 (36)
Current Wildcards
Climie.ca (30)
Matthewedwards (22)
J Milburn (16)
Rlevse (15)
Paxse (14)
Useight (12)
Theleftorium (10)
All scores are accurate as of the end of Round 1.
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"I got a lot of shit for theRolling Stone review ofReckoning because the guy really likes my guitar style and he wrote, 'on this record, Pete Buck does everything.' We'd stop for gas and it would be, 'Pete Buck does everything. Why don't you go pump the gas, Pete?'" -Peter Buck
Good idea. The FA people are really anal and would take a long time out of us on just one article. I've already shaped WITC these past 2 years before I signed up to Wiki.
I tell you what, you do one of your ridiculously thorough track-by-track analysis in "Lyrics and composition" and I'll do "Critical reception" and "Sales and charts" and plenty of copyediting (obviously). Then we can sort out "Writing and recording". How does that sound?Rafablu88 (talk)00:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with six wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Shoemaker's Holiday (156)
Pool B
ThinkBlue (79)
Pool C
Theleftorium (88)
Pool D
J Milburn (46)
Pool E
Durova (136)
Pool F
Sasata (131)
Current Wildcards
Ceranthor (82)
Ottava Rima (82)
Wrestlinglover (77)
Rlevse (63)
the_ed17 (49)
97198 (43)
Useight (41)
Scorpion0422 (41)
Candlewicke (38)
Matthewedwards (33)
All scores are accurate as of 15:31, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks to everyone who took the time and trouble to take part in my RfA whether support, oppose or neutral. All comments are valued and will be considered carefully in the coming weeks. Feel free to add more advice on my talk page if you think I need it.SpinningSpark21:49, 16 April 2009 (UTC) In case you're wondering, the image is a smiley, just a little more aesthetic, but not as serious as the Mona Lisa
Oh, I've seen alot of admins block themselves or friends just for fun or boredom. The first time I saw it done was for a user being drunk. The dude blocked him for about 1 millionth of a second, not sure if that is accurate. I just remember seeing alot of 0s. Question: Why was the wikicup page moved to Wikipedia:WikiCup? It was a subpage and I've been meaning to ask why it isn't anymore. Was there a big discussion about it becoming an official wikipedia thing or something along those lines?--WillC10:49, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Me neither, unless I'm caught, then I am drinking LOL. I'm 17 so I still have a few years and was raised with the Christian thought so I'm not sure. What about you? Okay, I was just wondering and never asked. I remember seeing all the pages moved since for some reason I watchlist every page I go to and then I forget to unwatchlist it after I see it on my watchlist. Good thing though or I wouldn't still be apart of it. I remember seeing my submission page get moved with the rest of the first round elimination pages and the newsletter said I was still apart of it as well as the main page. So I guess it helps in the long run, plus I've got to help other editors who have trouble nominating some things they are trying to get points for. Good to know there was a discussion. I thought it was just decided for it to become a mainstay and that was it. I don't remember seeing anything talked about so good to know there was.--WillC11:02, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Okay, cool. I got no problems, I just saw you were on and thought I would talk to you considering you are the judge and I need to get on your good side LOL. Joking of course, but it is always nice to meet someone new and get to know them. A new friend is good.--WillC11:19, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Not sure if the source can be referenced but we could just google the quotes and I think the sources they got them from should come up.Rafablu88 (talk)14:42, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Brilliant, looks great. As I say, I'll get the section done as soon as I can although I can't promise anything before next week due to holidays. Sorry.20:17, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Great job! It's coming along nicely. I'll definitely continue helping out (especially with my copyedit addiction) but my finals are starting soon so it's gonna be on and off for a couple of months. I'm still gonna be in the GT duo though. I've even got someIntimacy sources ready...Rafablu88 (talk)00:06, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
Ahahaha! Mwah ha ha! Ha! Hehe! Hoohoo! Ha ha!
'But I don’t want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can’t help that,' said the Cat. 'We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.' 'How do you know I’m mad?' said Alice. 'You must be,” said the Cat. 'or you wouldn’t have come here.'”
Thank you for granting me rollback status. I have already begun using it to fight vandalism much more effectively. Also, I am trying to become more involved in Wikipedia, and have therefore applied for an account at the Account Creation Interface. I would greatly appreciate it if you would consider approving my account, as I noticed under the user list that you are one of the admins. Also, thank you for removing the personal attacks against me,
By tougher I assume you mean the standards are higher. Do you mean I just need to log more time and edits, or is there something else I should be aware of?CanadianNine19:05, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
I have one last question. Will I receive a notification if my application is declined or will I just be left hanging?CanadianNine19:10, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks a lot, this helps! I assumed, that my suggestions were too long... I'll go for it with "your" hook. Thanks again :) --Rectilinium'♥'22:30, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
It seems another user was faster than me :). But he suggested a less attractive "hook". I proposed the one you wrote... --Rectilinium'♥'22:38, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
Happy Garden's Day!
Fox has been identified as anAwesome Wikipedian, so I've officially declared today asFox's Day! For being one of our most helpful and sane editors and admins, enjoy being the star of the day, dear Fox!
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with six wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Shoemaker's Holiday (268)
Pool B
ThinkBlue (94)
Pool C
Rlevse (200)
Pool D
Candlewicke and (86)
Pool E
Durova (182)
Pool F
Sasata (201)
Current Wildcards
Theleftorium (193)
the_ed17 (142)
Wrestlinglover (128)
Ottava Rima (123)
Ceranthor (90)
Useight (72)
Gary King (61)
J_Milburn (59)
97198 (53)
All scores are accurate as of 21:43, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
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I saw that you were listed in the Coaches for reconfirmation section of theadmin coaching status page. Could you please update your status, and if you are still interested, drop me a note on my talk page? Thanks,22:17, 25 April 2009 (UTC)This message was delivered semi-automatically byAutoWikiBrowser.
Another big week sees new leaders in many of the pools. Many of the wildcards are in triple figures so others might want to pick up the pace to make it through!
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with six wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
Pool A
Shoemaker's Holiday (346)
Pool B
Mitchazenia (202)
Pool C
Theleftorium (232)
Pool D
Paxse (174)
Pool E
Durova (234)
Pool F
Sasata (464)
Current Wildcards
Rlevse (227)
Wrestlinglover (186)
Useight (178)
the_ed17 (154)
Candlewicke (142)
Scorpion0422 (130)
Ottava Rima (123)
ThinkBlue (104)
Ceranthor (92)
Gary King and Juliancolton (71)
All scores are accurate as of 12:33, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
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Hey mate. I forgot to mention this earlier, but I received some interesting feedback on my report on WikiProject Colorhere. I'm going to ask and see if the user thinks my report on WikiProject Final Fantasy was any better. --Cryptic C62 ·Talk18:33, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
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