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Happy First Edit Day!
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March 2017 WikiCup newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:
Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
Iry-Hor, a WikiCup newcomer, came next with a featured article, a good article and a tally of 282 bonus points for a score of 517. All these points came from the article Nyuserre Ini, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh,
1989, another WikiCup newcomer, was in joint third place at 240. 1989 has claimed points for two featured lists and one good article relating to anime and comedy series, all of which were awarded bonus points.
Peacemaker67 shared third place with five good articles and thirteen good article reviews, mostly on naval vessels. He is also new to the competition.
The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles.
So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi there, I put our Amargasaurus at FAC now, finally. Sorry for the "delay"! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 15:08, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Wow, OK. I'll keep an eye on it. IJReid discuss 15:38, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Very nice work tidying the references on Amargasaurus; thank you. Yunshui 雲水 16:02, 8 March 2017 (UTC) |
- Thank you very much. I do believe whoever designed Provelt deserves this better though, would have taken a lot longer without it. :P IJReid discuss 16:03, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, I remember ProveIt! Haven't used it for ages (as I recall, it didn't play well with RefSegregator), but it's a good tool. Still, someone has to press the buttons, eh? Yunshui 雲水 16:06, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yes definitely :D IJReid discuss 23:32, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, I remember ProveIt! Haven't used it for ages (as I recall, it didn't play well with RefSegregator), but it's a good tool. Still, someone has to press the buttons, eh? Yunshui 雲水 16:06, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
May 2017 WikiCup newsletter
The second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:
- Cas Liber, led the field with five featured articles, four on birds and one on astronomy, and a total score of 2049, half of which came from bonus points.
- 1989 was in second place with 826 points, 466 of which were bonus points. 1989 has claimed points mostly relating to anime and Japanese-related articles.
- Peacemaker67 took third place with two FAs, one GA and seven GARs, mostly on naval vessels or military personnel, scoring 543 points.
- Other contestants who scored over 400 points were Freikorp, Carbrera, and Czar. Of course all these points are now wiped out and the 32 remaining contestants start again from zero in round 3.
Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs.
So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
Apatosaurus scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Apatosaurus article has been scheduled as today's featured article for May 16, 2017. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 16, 2017, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:28, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
- Cool. I don't think the article needs any updating, theres some informal information on one of the species changing but it doesn't amount to much yet. Since I've never had anything to do with a TFA before, I think its best to let others do it. IJReid discuss 15:09, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for the "sauropod commonly associated with but separate from Brontosaurus"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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| ... you were recipient no. 1398 of Precious, a prize of QAI! |
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:47, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
- Ooh fancy. Only #1398 but still fancy. Thanks IJReid discuss 14:26, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2017 July newsletter
The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.
Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.
As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).
If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 05:38, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
Happy Birthday
Overlinking
Hi, thanks for your work on biological articles. Please remember not to link plain years, dates, or common terms. Thanks. Tony (talk) 13:48, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2017 September newsletter
Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best man (or woman) win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 06:25, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
That cool "new section" button
You have made a cool button that creates sections at the cladogram request page. Would it be possible to make one for the dinosaur and paleoart review pages? Now new sections have to be done manually... FunkMonk (talk) 07:42, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah sure I can add that in. IJReid discuss 13:48, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
- Cool, thanks! We've been needing that for years... FunkMonk (talk) 14:11, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah. I don't remember where I first saw it myself but I thought it could be useful. IJReid discuss 14:14, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
- Cool, thanks! We've been needing that for years... FunkMonk (talk) 14:11, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
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Barnstar
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| For your role in spearheading a re-haul of the WikiProject:Dinosaurs page and extensive contributions to the project. Lusotitan 04:27, 16 October 2017 (UTC) Lusotitan 04:27, 16 October 2017 (UTC) |
- Thanks, I do have a thing against disorganization :) IJReid {{T - C - D - R}} 05:43, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
- Well-deserved, even though many may have felt the project needed an update, they (including me) would not necessarly have had the technical skill to do so... FunkMonk (talk) 06:43, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
Halloween cheer!
Hello IJReid:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
– Adityavagarwal (talk) 06:48, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:
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Adityavagarwal (submissions) - Second Place -
Vanamonde (submissions) - Third Place - Cas Liber (submissions)
In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
- Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
- Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
- Featured List –
Bloom6132 (submissions) and 1989 (submissions) both produced 2 FLs in R2 - Featured Pictures –
SounderBruce (submissions) improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year. - Featured Topic –
MPJ-DK (submissions) has the only FT of the Cup in R3. - Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
- Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
- In The News – MBlaze Lightning (submissions) had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
- Good Article Review – Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (submissions) completed 31 GARs in R1.
Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.
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WikiCup 2018
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Canadian biographies
Hi, IJReid! I saw you wrote some Canadian biographies for the WIR Contest. If you'd like, you can also submit these to The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada. Please use this link for convenience. Thanks for all your work on the contest! – Reidgreg (talk) 12:07, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
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A very Happy, Glorious, Prosperous Christmas and New Year! God bless!  — Adityavagarwal (talk) 17:08, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
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Nomination of Victoria Arbour for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Victoria Arbour is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
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Recommendations for your WikiProject Dinosaurs and Paleontology will be delivered soon
Hi IJReid,
Thank you for your interest in using our tool. Sorry about the wait. We've been working on improving our tool in the past several weeks, and we will send recommendations to you very soon. Stay tuned. Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 23:25, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
Recommending new editors to your WP Dinosaurs
Hi IJReid,
Our system generated a list of potential new editors for your project. They may be interested in collaborating with your project members on your project's articles. As you will notice, the list contains both experienced editors and newcomers. Both are valuable for Wikipedia and your project. Please go ahead and introduce your project to them, and point them to some project tasks to start with. We also provide a template invitation message to make it easier to contact the potential new editors. Just click the invite link to write the invitation message.
We'd appreciate it if you could fill the survey to let us know what you think about our recommendations so we can improve our system.
| Username | Why we recommend this editor | First Edit Date | Total Edits in ENWP | Editor Status | Invite | Survey |
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| Alex Eve (talk · contribs) | Alex Eve edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Alex Eve and your project member IJReid (talk · contribs) edited 1 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2016-12-6 | 47 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Supermoot (talk · contribs) | Supermoot edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Supermoot and your project member Jerkov (talk · contribs) edited 1 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2005-9-9 | 77 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| RohanDavidson (talk · contribs) | RohanDavidson's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category History and Society, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2017-10-7 | 25 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Tetanurae (talk · contribs) | Tetanurae's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Geography and Science, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2017-9-30 | 79 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Edaphosaurus (talk · contribs) | Edaphosaurus made 8 out of their most recent 500 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2014-6-17 | 44 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Jontiben (talk · contribs) | Jontiben made 4 out of their most recent 500 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2013-3-21 | 89 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Howard Landman (talk · contribs) | Howard Landman's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Science and Geography, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2008-3-13 | 88 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| BleachedRice (talk · contribs) | BleachedRice's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Science and History, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2017-7-12 | 129 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Supermoot (talk · contribs) | Supermoot edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Supermoot and your project member Jerkov (talk · contribs) edited 1 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2005-9-9 | 77 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Kennercat (talk · contribs) | Kennercat edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Kennercat and your project member Moxy (talk · contribs) edited 1 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2006-8-11 | 359 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Raleighhuret (talk · contribs) | Raleighhuret made 12 out of their most recent 500 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2010-2-12 | 17 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| T.rex777 (talk · contribs) | T.rex777 made 20 out of their most recent 500 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2015-11-21 | 45 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
Please let me know below if you have any general feedback about our recommendations. Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 05:22, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
- Bobo.03 I think I've noticed a possible improvement: editors that would be considered inactive are still recommended. Supermoot listed above has only edited twice within the last 2 years, which may not exclude him from being a possible member but makes it seem very likely he would be inactive. IJReid {{T - C - D - R}} 06:02, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi IJReid,
Thank for letting me know! Yes, I think that might be a bug in our system.. We do consider only to recommend active editors to projects. I will double check it, and make sure it will work in the next round. I think they should have edited at least 5 in the past month to be considered as active.. Also, please help fill the survey question if you have a chance - whether it's a good fit or not. That would also be a greatest support for us to improve the tool. Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 17:01, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
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Recommending new editors to WikiProject Dinosaurs
Hi IJReid,
Here is a new list of recommendations for project Dinosaurs. Sorry that I introduced some bugs in the previous version as I mentioned, but everything has been fixed. I might be sending one or two more new lists to you in the coming Mondays, and hope you'll find great new members!
| Username | Why we recommend this editor | First Edit Date | Total Edits in ENWP | Editor Status | Invite | Survey |
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| EighteenFiftyNine (talk · contribs) | EighteenFiftyNine's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Society and People, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2017-9-30 | 18 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Kreplogle (talk · contribs) | Kreplogle's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Science and Arts, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2013-4-23 | 58 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Tetanurae (talk · contribs) | Tetanurae edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Tetanurae and your project member Raptormimus456 (talk · contribs) edited 7 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2017-9-30 | 85 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Lou2shi1 (talk · contribs) | Lou2shi1 edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Lou2shi1 and your project member Conty~enwiki (talk · contribs) edited 3 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2016-10-7 | 61 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Dayshade (talk · contribs) | Dayshade edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Dayshade and your project member Arthur Rubin (talk · contribs) edited 3 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2011-10-19 | 108 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Luke Beall (talk · contribs) | Luke Beall edited articles similar to articles your project members edited. For example, Luke Beall and your project member Troodon58 (talk · contribs) edited 5 of the same articles in their most recent 500 edits. | 2017-7-22 | 190 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Magyar25 (talk · contribs) | Magyar25 made 7 out of their most recent 500 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2014-7-10 | 197 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Swissarmysalad (talk · contribs) | Swissarmysalad made 13 out of their most recent 500 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2016-7-9 | 211 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Wetter88 (talk · contribs) | Wetter88's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Geography and Society, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2014-3-12 | 153 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| YodellingFish (talk · contribs) | YodellingFish's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Geography and Science, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2018-1-1 | 289 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
Please let me know below if you have any general feedback about our recommendations. Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 20:25, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- I definitely notice that the editors who are recommended because of the categories they edit are generally less likely to be helpful with the project. It could be because the portal categories don't fit exactly. Science fits well, but geography and history and society not as much. IJReid {{T - C - D - R}} 19:58, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Input requested about User:Sanajeh's changes
Hello, I have noticed you have reverted certain changes by User:Sanajeh, and I am also concerned about their unsourced edits and turning of redirects into unsourced articles. However, I am not very knowledgeable about extinct species or dinosaurs or anything, or about taxonomy, so I'm not sure how to proceed. I cannot tell whether this user is simply misguided and not consistent in their sourcing, or if they are just adding random information. For example, the article Minisauripus has no sources, and googling it does give results, but I'm not sure whether the information given is accurate. Jialingpus is a similar article, which may or may not be a synonym of Grallator, which it used to be a redirect to (as a note I suspect the creator of the page User:Ozarcusmapesae is the same user, as they were listed as the author of a "joke image" which Sanajeh later added to Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways which was then removed, and various other reasons). However, on the other hand, they seem to have made constructive edits as well. As you have reverted some of their changes as well, what do you think is the appropriate form of action? They seem to be unresponsive to attempts to discuss their edits or page creations, as evidenced by their talk page. I cannot tell whether they should be reported for continual policy violations, or whether they just need guidance about editing Wikipedia. ElfLady64 (talk) 23:21, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
- I think it's best to counter with dilligence. If there are mentions online, then it probably is a valid subject. All images should be assumed as copyrighted however, if there are links then check just to make sure there is no acceptable license. Small changes aren't worth reverting if they cause no problems. I think a ban is going to happen soon because of the copyright violations, but being diligent is the best way to counter the "ignorance". IJReid {{T - C - D - R}} 02:51, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
WikiCup 2018 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.
Our top scorers in round 1 were:
Aoba47 led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
FrB.TG , a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.- Ssven2, another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
- Ceranthor, Numerounovedant,
Carbrera, 
Farang Rak Tham and 
Cartoon network freak all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.
If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) and Vanamonde (talk) 15:27, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Recommending new editors to WikiProject Dinosaurs
Hi IJReid,
Here is a new list of recommendations for WikiProject Dinosaurs. Please take a look when you get a chance. Thank you!
| Username | Why we recommend this editor | First Edit Date | Total Edits in ENWP | Editor Status | Invite | Survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou2shi1 (talk · contribs) | Lou2shi1 made 5 out of their most recent 61 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2016-10-7 | 61 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Tetanurae (talk · contribs) | Tetanurae made 46 out of their most recent 85 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2017-9-30 | 85 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Lucas-Attwell (talk · contribs) | Lucas-Attwell's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Science and History, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2018-2-12 | 5 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| The Nameless Horror From the Ocean Depths (talk · contribs) | The Nameless Horror From the Ocean Depths's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Arts and People, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2018-1-12 | 25 | Newcomer | invite | survey |
| Bookworm-ce (talk · contribs) | Bookworm-ce made 1 out of their most recent 123 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2017-10-17 | 123 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| FaceFalt (talk · contribs) | FaceFalt made 1 out of their most recent 205 edits to articles within the scope of your project. | 2018-2-1 | 205 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Charbelfakhoury (talk · contribs) | Charbelfakhoury's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Society and People, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2018-1-4 | 538 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
| Jlittlenz (talk · contribs) | Jlittlenz's editing history suggests a strong match with your project. Most articles they have edited fall under the Category Science and Society, and most of your project's articles also fall under these categories. Studies have found that editors with a stronger topic match with a project tend to edit more and stay longer in the project! | 2006-12-2 | 184 | Experienced Editor | invite | survey |
Bobo.03 (talk) 05:04, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
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