Hello, and welcome to the 2012 WikiCup! The competition officially began at the start of 2012 (UTC), and so you are free to claim any content from after that time. Your submission page, where you must note any content for which you wish to claim points, can be found here, and formatting instructions can be found in hidden comments on the page. A bot will then update the main table, which can be seen on the WikiCup page. The full rules for what will and will not be awarded points can be found at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. There's also a section on that page listing the changes that have been made to the rules this year, so that experienced participants can get up-to-date in a few seconds. One point of which we must remind everyone; you may only claim points for content upon which you have done significant work, and which you have nominated, in 2012. For instance, articles written or good article reviews started in 2011 are not eligible for points.
This round will last until late February, and signups will remain open until the middle of February. If you know of anyone who may like to take part, please let them know about the comeptition; the more the merrier! At the end of this round, the top 64 scorers will progress to the next round, where their scores will reset, and they will be split into pools. Note that, by default, you have been added to our newsletter list; we will be in contact at the end of every month with news. You're welcome to remove yourself from this list if you do not wish to hear from us. Conversely, those interested in following the competition are more than welcome to add themselves to the list. Please direct any questions towards the judges, or on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn ( talk) and The ed17 ( talk) 13:50, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
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Can you please consider adding the 'exact' sources so I don't have to leave numerous requests? Sfan00 IMG ( talk) 12:34, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
in a calm and objective manner. Sfan00 IMG ( talk) 20:29, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 21 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was at the heart of a scandal that affected the Republican nomination for President in 1876? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 27 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ephraim Blaine, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ephraim Blaine helped to supply the Continental Army with food during their winter at Valley Forge and was the great-grandfather of U.S. House Speaker James G. Blaine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ephraim Blaine.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Mifter ( talk) 16:02, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010.
Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is
Grapple X (
submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about
The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at
good article candidates. Second place is currently held by
Ruby2010 (
submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is
Jivesh boodhun (
submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!
The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.
A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.
We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.
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Just noticed that your TFA request for Rutherford B. Hayes replaced my nom for Kentucky governor Martha Layne Collins for International Women's Day on March 8. If you'll remember, you were kind enough to withdraw the Hayes nomination to allow me to request Governor of Kentucky back in November. Just thought it was funny that our nominations seem to keep conflicting with one another. We aren't requesting the same date this time, and I'm sure there will be plenty of time for me to request Collins between now and March 8. Good luck on having Hayes featured for whatever day in March. I'll probably drop by and add my support later. Acdixon ( talk · contribs) 16:32, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
When do you want to start and what parts do you want to do? I really don't have any enthusiasm for any more articles about the era and would like to press on to the man himself.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 18:28, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
Would you be able to briefly suggest what work I would need to do on the article to get it to Featured status ? Sorry, but I'm pretty new to Wikipedia so I'm not really sure how the standards differ. Thanks. -- He to Hecuba ( talk) 21:29, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your review and sorry for my belated response. I have expanded the article and responded to your comments. Savidan 02:06, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Hope you don't mind me being nosy, but I just had a look at your sandbox#4 and saw the Butler tree. Wow. It's a thing of beauty. You MUST publish it. I suggest the Butler Dynasty page. My only quibble is with the 20th Earl of Ormond - the title is officially in abeyance until Mountgarret can prove his claim. Laurel Lodged ( talk) 21:26, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
I have responded to your concerns at Talk:Jabari Parker/GA1.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 21:22, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
I plan to start today or tomorrow, and start with the aftermath of McKinley's 1890 defeat for Congress, then work forward from there through the campaign.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 09:46, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I saw it. I didn't have the heart to AfD it.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 15:59, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for taking you're time to review the article. -- TIAYN ( talk) 16:15, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 17 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William A. Lynch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ohio attorney William A. Lynch once tried a case with a future Supreme Court justice as co-counsel and a future U.S. President as opposing counsel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William A. Lynch.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:02, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Is this the same as William McKinley Osborne? If so, I would spell it out. It must be from Armstrong, I checked Phillips. WMcKO is mentioned in other wiki articles, though he lacks one himself.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 15:32, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
So ... I noticed you have it up for GA, and decided to kill two birds with one stone. Usual 7 day hold, etc. etc. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:51, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 19 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Levi L. Lamborn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, while running against him for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Levi L. Lamborn gave William McKinley a red carnation, which became McKinley's good-luck charm for the rest of his life? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Levi L. Lamborn.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 13:48, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
Re: The TJ lede - That's what I thought about them too. Shearonink ( talk) 03:23, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, Coemgenus. In the draft of your "Hist list of US bps" article, I noticed there is no entry for 1853 (for the 1st archbishop of San Fran), when San Fran was split off from Monterey and received its first bishop (archbishop). Monterey was re-named in 1859 and was further split in 1922 and 1967, per Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California #History. Good luck as you continue to work on this magnum opus. Eagle4000 ( talk) 21:56, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Rutherford B. Hayes know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on March 4, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 4, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893) was the 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). Taking office as president on March 4, 1877, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution. Hayes was a reformer who began the efforts that would lead to civil service reform and attempted, unsuccessfully, to reconcile the divisions that had led to the American Civil War fifteen years earlier. When the Civil War began, Hayes left a successful political career to join the Union Army. Wounded five times, most seriously at the Battle of South Mountain, he earned a reputation for bravery in combat and was promoted to the rank of major general. After the war, he served in the U.S. Congress from 1865 to 1867 as a Republican. Hayes left Congress to run for Governor of Ohio and was elected to three terms, serving from 1867 to 1871 and 1876 to 1877. In 1876, Hayes was elected president in one of the most contentious elections in American history. Losing the popular vote to Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, Hayes narrowly won the presidency after the Compromise of 1877, in which a Congressional commission awarded him twenty disputed electoral votes. ( more...)