User talk:Adam Cuerden/Archive 2

Hi Adam,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith - Illustrated London News, November 18, 1876.png is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on May 8, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-05-08. howcheng {chat} 15:45, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi Adam. I just wanted to inform you that Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is up for Featured picture again. The nomination can be found here. I am informing you as you have previously participated in a Featured Picture review of this image, here. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:17, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi,

You have compliments here (: B^e——C_{ritical__Talk} 23:40, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

This is to let you know that an ongoing poll is taking place to move Burma to Myanmar.This note is going out to wikipedia members who have participated in Burma/Myanmar name changing polls in the past.It does not include banned members nor those with only ip addresses. Thank you. Fyunck(click) (talk) 19:03, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Wallace Goldsmith - Oscar Wilde - Canterville Ghost - The twins... at once discharged two pellets at him - original scan.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Cloudbound (talk) 00:37, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Wallace Goldsmith -Oscar Wilde - Canterville Ghost - He met with a severe fall - original scan.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Cloudbound (talk) 00:37, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi Adam, thanks for your input at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/First colored senator and reps.jpg. It's been very illuminating. I was wondering if you would be giving your Support for the nomination? – Lionel ^(talk) 21:26, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Very nice image. I saw your recent IP comments, and you're right. Anyway, I thought you'd like this user page design, that's using it. Try the extra scollbar. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 04:09, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:

• Link to Survey (should take between 5-10 minutes): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N8FQ6MM

It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.

At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).

Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.

If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi ^{t | c} 17:05, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Adam, I tagged File:First colored senator and reps.jpg as CC-BY-SA-3.0. Let me know if this is incorrect, or you can change it yourself. Don't forget the image is at FP. – Lionel ^(talk) 02:51, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on File:Pisa Baptisery.jpg, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Shanmugamp7 ^(talk) 16:55, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

If you promote a picture to featured pictures, than please also update the number of featured pictures on this page. You already forgot to do it 2 times ([1] & [2]) Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:54, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:W.E.F. Britten - The Early Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson - The Lady of Shalott.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Julia\talk 19:20, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

[Also 9 others, not listed]

Thanks a lot for helping with the closure, and especially for the fixes to Goings-on and Template:Announcements, because I wasn't quite sure what to do with those. I think that's everything now - hopefully. It was our lab's Christmas party last night, so I'm still kind of recovering and not quite with it! Julia\^talk 22:05, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I have asked Benh to help with the edit for the Blr pano. Will put it up soon, sorry for the delay --Muhammad(talk) 01:55, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Don't worry, I didn't take anything personally. I fear you shall be waiting for the next blue moon for the article to be fixed. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:53, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Good question- I don't think there's precedent (and, if there is, it will have been a good few years back). I'll get back to you. J Milburn (talk) 20:04, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Featured picture sets like the McPhersonville above could probably counted as two. The ones which take the form of an entire team of soccer players, maybe not - but we don't have many contributors on Wikipedia of those. The Tennyson one I'm not sure.

Also, Adam, I've found with FPs that "All reviewed content must have been worked on significantly by you during the competition to receive additional points." (my emphasis) needs more care than article work, where we have the history of the article. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 20:22, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, we're going to say that you can claim points for each picture promoted, in the same way that you could for a multi-hook DYK. J Milburn (talk) 11:14, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

That's correct- nomination, promotion and "significant work" all need to come in 2013. J Milburn (talk) 17:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello Adam Cuerden, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The competition begins at midnight UTC. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders: *The rules can be found here. There have been a few changes from last year, which are listed on that page. *Anything you submit must have been nominated and promoted in 2013, and you need to have completed significant work upon it in 2013. (The articles you review at good article reviews does not need to have been nominated in 2013, but you do need to have started the review in 2013.) We will be checking. *If you feel that another competitor is breaking the rules or abusing the competition in some way, please let a judge know. Please do not remove entries from the submissions' pages of others yourself. *Don't worry about calculating precisely how many points everything is worth. The bot will do that. The bot may occasionally get something wrong- let a judge know, or post on the WikiCup talk page if that happens. *Please try to be prompt in updating submissions' pages so that they can be double-checked. Overall, however, don't worry, and have fun. It doesn't matter if you make the odd mistake; these things happen. Questions can be asked on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 18:11, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Hey, I noticed you were on the Cup this year, and kind of surprised you were still around. I missed a question about Gilbert and Sullivan at bar trivia yesterday, but thought of you doing so. Mitch32^{(The man most unlikely to drive 25 before 24.)} 00:43, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam Cuerden, and welcome to the 2013 WikiCup! Your submissions' page is here. The first round will last until the end of February, at which point the top 64 scorers will advance to the second round. We will be in touch at the end of every month, and signups are going to remain open until the end of January; if you know of anyone else who may like to take part, please let them know! A few reminders:

• The rules can be found here. There have been a few changes from last year, which are listed on that page.
• Anything you submit must have been nominated and promoted in 2013, and you need to have completed significant work upon it in 2013. (The articles you review at good article reviews does not need to have been nominated in 2013, but you do need to have started and completed the review in 2013.) We will be checking.
• If you feel that another competitor is breaking the rules or abusing the competition in some way, please let a judge know. Please do not remove entries from the submissions' pages of others yourself.
• Don't worry about calculating precisely how many points everything is worth. The bot will do that. The bot may occasionally get something wrong- let a judge know, or post on the WikiCup talk page if that happens.
• Please try to be prompt in updating submissions' pages so that they can be double-checked.

Overall, however, don't worry, and have fun. It doesn't matter if you make the odd mistake; these things happen. Questions can be asked on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 12:56, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam Cuerden. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Penticton Regional Airport/archive1.
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TBrandley ^{(what's up)} 23:25, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for cleaning up the article and re-arranging the images. --Muhammad(talk) 10:31, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, that's probably OK. Can you really claim copyright on a restoration? J Milburn (talk) 09:47, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Depends on the nature and amount of the restoration, though in this case, it was a mistake. Will explain on your talk page. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:50, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam Cuerden. You have new messages at Talk:Alfred Kidney.
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—Anne Delong (talk) 19:33, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

The former- linking to the image should be fine. J Milburn (talk) 20:44, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that problem! I have been wondering how to fix the redlink issue. Would you like to fix the other templates in that family? I would really appreciate it.

--Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 00:15, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

I see that you already did. Again, good job!

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Georges Rochegrosse's poster for Jules Massenet's Don Quichotte.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust The Homunculus 15:56, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Well done! I've added it to the rotation at Portal:Opera/Selected picture. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:33, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Hate to be a pain, but do you have any idea when you'll be done with this? Adam Cuerden (d) 25 janvier 2013 à 11:09 (CET)

This week-end, I hope, or next tuesday. Sémhur 16:31, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Just wanted to let you know about Wikipedia talk:Featured pictures#Restorationists: File:Inflatable habitat s89 20084.jpg. I've got no idea if it's feasible, but considering your past work, this stuff looks like it should a cakewalk. No book creases or anything, just a couple of discoloration streaks and a white thread or two. Sven Manguard Wha? 23:13, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

So under what file name would you like the new version uploaded? I'm just cropping the excess black border off now, but it downloaded and stitched together without a problem. VernoWhitney (talk) 01:05, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader ( Grapple X (submissions)) had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. 12george1 (submissions) was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:

• 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score for an article, with the good article Hurricane Gordon (2000). Again, this is a repeat of last year!
• Buggie111 (submissions) was the first to score for a did you know, with Marquis Flowers.
• Spencer (submissions) was the first to score for an in the news, with 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede.
• Status (submissions) was the first to score for a featured list, with list of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists.
• Adam Cuerden (submissions) was the first to score for a featured picture, with File:Thure de Thulstrup - L. Prang and Co. - Battle of Gettysburg - Restoration by Adam Cuerden.jpg.

Featured articles, portals and topics, as well as good topics, are yet to feature in the competition.

This year, the bonus points system has been reworked, with bonus points on offer for old articles prepared for did you know, and "multiplier" points reworked to become more linear. For details, please see Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. There have been some teething problems as the bot has worked its way around the new system, but issues should mostly be ironed out- please report any problems to the WikiCup talk page. Here are some participants worthy of note with regards to the bonus points:

• Ed! (submissions) was the first to score bonus points, with Portland-class cruiser, a good article.
• Hawkeye7 (submissions) has the highest overall bonus points, as well as the highest scoring article, thanks to his work on Enrico Fermi, now a good article. The biography of such a significant figure to the history of science warrants nearly five times the normal score.
• HueSatLum (submissions) claimed bonus points for René Vautier and Nicolas de Fer, articles that did not exist on the English Wikipedia at the start of the year; a first for the WikiCup. The articles were eligible for bonus points because of fact they were both covered on a number of other Wikipedias.

Also, a quick mention of The C of E (submissions), who may well have already written the oddest article of the WikiCup this year: did you know that the Fucking mayor objected to Fucking Hell on the grounds that there was no Fucking brewery? The gauntlet has been thrown down; can anyone beat it?

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. 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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:31, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for granting me the barnstar in recognition of my work on portals, I really appreciate the recognition. :) — Cirt (talk) 12:54, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Do you think File:Tableau de la Partie de Batavia, ou s'est fait proprement le terrible Massacre des Chinois, le 9 Octob. 1740.jpg is salvageable for FPC (i.e. the JPG artefacting can be reduced?) It's worst at the borders, but there seems to be some artefacting in the etching as well. Since the article is FA, it would be nice to have a featured picture to go with it. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that and got some blurry black lines (probably wasn't selecting far out enough) but this ended up decent for the article. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• (stain, central southeast quadrant, needs fixing later) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:26, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• Actually, scratch that. I think I've got it. Uploading on a slow connection... now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:43, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Just to note you that I removed the Plugged In reference. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:55, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Oh, alright then. Take your time. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 22:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Replied. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 23:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

could you start the Good article review for [Nothing Fails]? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.144.100.216 (talk) 01:41, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

So, how do you feel about restoring really big pictures? Looks fairly one of a kind to me. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:21, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

• Kewl. I don't think my system could handle the image, and my Photoshop has been gunky for the past few months. Should download GIMP again, that's how I got my "own-work" FPs (including this, which would be fun for April Fools) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:59, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for starting the GA Review for "Nothing Fails" when you have the time to actually do a full on review please contact the user who nominated the article 11JORN Thank you!--189.144.100.216 (talk) 16:11, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

I see the bot closed the ban lift discussion without closure. By my count, I see 4 supports plus the nominator making 5 and 1 oppose. Does this mean anything?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:41, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Since you logged on to edit and did not respond, I will go to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure and request an opinion.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:02, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

see Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Requests_for_closure#Ban_lifting_discussion_got_archived_without_closing.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:11, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam Cuerden. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Fractal Broccoli.jpg.
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— ΛΧΣ²¹ 01:17, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I was wondering if you would be able to comment and/or cast a vote in support or opposition on my FAC Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of songs recorded by Cheryl Cole/archive1, as only a couple of reviewers have posted comments and it has stalled in the last couple of weeks. Thank you.  — AARON • ^TALK 19:20, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Got a link to the discussion? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:05, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

• Hmm... not exactly what I was hoping for. A blurb in "news and notes" would probably suffice. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:25, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Hey; I'm all for it, and I've been big on FSs in the past, but I'm not keen on bringing in new ways of scoring mid-competition. I'll watch what you're doing with interest, but I don't think we'll be able to offer points until next year, or, at the very least, until it's very much up and running. J Milburn (talk) 11:14, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I know you're pretty passionate about FSC, and I hope you understand that, like you, I see potential in the project. That said, it's perhaps best if you tone down the rhetoric and aggression a little; it's not going to help your cause. I think more centralised discussion may be beneficial, and certainly getting a few more people on board. From where I'm standing right now, it seems like it's a bit of a one-man-army. J Milburn (talk) 16:44, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I see you are quite prolific on your WP:FPs. I don't recall if I have asked you about this. The Works Progress Administration use to do the marketting for what has become the Grant Park Music Festival but was formerly known as Grant Park Concerts. Do you know how to find any of these that are PD?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:01, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Adam,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:First colored senator and reps.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 28, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-02-28. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:10, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

• D'oh, sorry for missing the restoration credit. BTW, didn't another editor also do restoration efforts? I think that editor should be credited as well. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:53, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
  • Not to this file, so far as I'm aware. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 05:44, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
    • Oh, so Lionelt just uploaded it for you or...? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:47, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
      • Oh, that. Aye, that was when I was on Wikibreak, but had put it on my deviantArt. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 06:24, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
        • Alrighty, thanks. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:26, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I was wondering if you would be able to start the "Nothing Fails" reviewing process on its talk page. Thank you. 11Jorn ^Talk 00:18, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam Cuerden. You have new messages at Guerillero's talk page.
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Guerillero | My Talk 04:59, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

I had left a note at "News and Notes", but it was removed because at the time there was no ongoing discussion to point to. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:26, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

I don't know much about music. I created {{The Tales of Hoffmann}}. It seems to me now that that template should link to Barcarolle (Offenbach) (which should also have a link in {{Jacques Offenbach}} when it gets created) rather than just link to Barcarolle. Is this correct? Should I remove the template from Barcarolle? You might even be knowledgeable to create the needed article given your performing aptitude. Could you create a proper page for these templates to link to.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

I am not suggesting you record the piece. I am asking your assistance in fixing up the templates and creating a proper article if possible to fix them up better than removing a wrong link.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:49, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Even if you don't want to create a new article, could you please give me your opinion on whether the link should be removed from {{The Tales of Hoffmann}} since this is up your alley.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:58, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

As a formerly active discussant at WT:FSC, I would like to call your attention to Wikipedia talk:Featured sound candidates#Proposal to revamp FS.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:09, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Hey, just a quick note- Don't feel you have to show the image on the page; linking to it's fine. J Milburn (talk) 22:27, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello Adam, guess you are busy, but will you get a chance to complete the review of the above article? There has been some expansions by me on the article as proposed, will be waiting to hear your thoughts on it. —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 11:28, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Honestly trying to get back to it. Just a bit busy of late, and don't feel up to much Wikipedia after. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:51, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Looks like we only got one (today's). Maybe next year we can try for more? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:32, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

• On a related note, feel like taking this on? If not, I'll drop it at the graphics lab and just ask for the watermark to be removed. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:15, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.

Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:

1. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), primarily for an array of warship GAs.
2. Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
3. Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.

Other contributors of note include:

• Sven Manguard (submissions), whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
• Sasata (submissions), whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
• Muboshgu (submissions) and Wizardman (submissions), who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
• Toa Nidhiki05 (submissions), who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.

Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by The C of E (submissions): did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...

March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!

A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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. 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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 11:33, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

FYI - you may already be aware of it - on one computer that I'm using your signature is simply bolded, but on another that I need to keep going to for a different project, it's both bolded and (I can't think of the word, where the font is offset slightly to give a 3D appearance). [Shadow.] Both of my computers are using XP, so I don't understand the difference. Milkunderwood (talk) 09:22, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

It may be a different webbrowser - shadow is one of the rarer display commands, so it might not be universally supported. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 21:46, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Of course - I should have thought of that. Chrome displays the shadow but Internet Explorer does not. Milkunderwood (talk) 22:07, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

hey you think you could do a Good article review for "Love Profusion" and "Sex"?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.144.151.78 (talk) 02:11, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Can you offer your opinion on which photo is more appropriate for the Infobox in the Scott Allie article in this discussion? You don't need to know anything about Allie; I'm contacting you because you've worked on Featured Pictures. I tried contacting lots of editors who work on comics-related articles, but every time I do so, we wind up with the sentiments split down the middle, and no clear consensus. I'm thinking perhaps that people who work on matters dealing with photography might be able to offer viewpoints that yield a consensus. Thank you. Nightscream (talk) 15:30, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi. You posted the request below to the Illustration Workshop top 4 a while ago. It's been two months and no one has taken it, and we need to update the requests. So I'm copying it here for your reference. You can wait several weeks and then repost it to the shop, although I'd advise you list it in the main workshop page, rather than the top 4, as the top is usually reserved for very simple, obvious files that need no follow up. Cheers! -- Orionist ★ talk 22:21, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

hey there! will you take the time to work on the GA nominations for "Love Profusion", "Nobody Knows Me" and "Sex"--189.144.11.234 (talk) 01:11, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm very busy just now, I fear. I'll try to do it if I get a chance, but I'm a chorister in The Yeomen of the Guard and we're on next week, costume pickup is tomorrow, band call Saturday, positioning Sunday, and dress Monday, then performances every day. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 04:14, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

M. Browne is Mather Brown. Kaldari (talk) 21:49, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Mather Brown was an historical illustrator. Dorothy Vernon's elopement (the subject of the artwork) happened in 1563. Kaldari (talk) 22:02, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

http://www.haddon-hall.com/HaddonHallBooks/DorothyVernon.pdf Kaldari (talk) 22:06, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

I suppose it's possible that this 'M. Browne' isn't Mather Brown, but it seems like it would be quite a coincidence. Kaldari (talk) 23:18, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

It seems Mather Brown was typically credited as 'M. Browne' in England and 'M. Brown' in the U.S. Could there really be two M. Brownes that did commercial illustration in London during the 19th Century? If so, why is one of them famous and the other completely unknown? Kaldari (talk) 23:30, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

You do make a good argument. My money is still on Mather Brown, but I suppose we can't be certain. Kaldari (talk) 00:17, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm writing to members of WikiProject Opera who have been active on the talk page over the last year. We currently have a proposal to add infoboxes about individual operas to their articles. As this would involve a fairly major change from our current practice, and lead to a potentially lengthy transition, it would be helpful to hear the views from as many project members as possible. The discussion is at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera#Opera infoboxes. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 09:06, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Anything new regarding the restoration of the image? Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:59, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:European military history

Just a friendly check-in, any updates on this? — Cirt (talk) 19:08, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay, sounds good, break a leg! — Cirt (talk) 03:05, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

A result to an unrelated search of mine (such is the web), I came across this large image of a Gustave Doré plate for Don Quichotte here. It's JPG, but it's larger (6456x8352) than the PNG version (6276 × 7,892), so I thought I'd run it by you. (I haven't downloaded the PNG or compared them.) – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 06:29, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Oh man, nevermind. I didn't even see the jpg link (I did, but it didn't register). I need to stop working so late into the night, I tend to make myself look like a fool :) – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 16:55, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

No worries, keep us posted, — Cirt (talk) 04:13, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Lillian Grenville is one of the requested articles in the April OoM. She created the role of Salud in La vida breve and Barbara de la Guerra in Victor Herbert's Natoma. The LoC has a great picture of her in Natoma [3] which could use some restoration. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 09:04, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Did someone seriously put a pushpin in that picture? And not do anything about the pushpin before putting the image online? You know, like remove it? Wow... Sven Manguard Wha? 18:57, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

USS Oriskany has a nice photo but it seems to have been restored from the original by an unknown person, and it's slightly smaller than the original scan size referenced here. Would you like to do one of your famous restoration jobs on the original? I think it would be suitable for FPC. --Pine^✉ 20:16, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

We are halfway through round two. Pool A sees the strongest competition, with five out of eight of its competitors scoring over 100, and Pool H is lagging, with half of its competitors yet to score. WikiCup veterans lead overall; Pool A's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate Miyagawa (submissions) (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's Casliber (submissions) (a finalist in 2010, 2011 and 2012) is in third. The top two scorers in each pool, as well as the next highest 16 scorers overall, will progress to round three at the end of April.

Today has seen a number of Easter-themed did you knows from WikiCup participants, and March has seen collaboration from contestants with WikiWomen's History Month. It's great to see the WikiCup being used as a locus of collaboration; if you know of any collaborative efforts going on, or want to start anything up, please feel free to use the WikiCup talk page to help find interested editors. As well as fostering collaboration, we're also seeing the Cup encouraging the improvement of high-importance articles through the bonus point system. Highlights from the last month include GAs on physicist Niels Bohr ( Hawkeye7 (submissions)), on the European hare ( Cwmhiraeth (submissions)), on the constellation Circinus ( Keilana (submissions) and Casliber (submissions)) and on the Third Epistle of John ( Cerebellum (submissions)). All of these subjects were covered on at least 50 Wikipedias at the beginning of the year and, subsequently, each contribution was awarded at least three times as many points as normal.

Wikipedians who enjoy friendly competition may be interested in participating in April's wikification drive. While wikifying an article is typically not considered "significant work" such that it can be claimed for WikiCup points, such gnomish work is often invaluable in keeping articles in shape, and is typically very helpful for new writers who may not be familiar with formatting norms.

A quick reminder: now, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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. 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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 22:25, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:European military history

Any updates on this one? :) — Cirt (talk) 16:49, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam. Please update your vote on Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/File:Airfield_traffic_pattern.svg#Airfield_traffic_pattern.svg. You expressed valid concern that the image gives a pov that is American not worldwide. This deficiency alone should be a good reason to delist. Thank you. 75.208.99.189 (talk) 18:14, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi Adam,Just checking you got my email on Saturday that had dropbox links to the stitched versions.

Colin.

Well if you are still working on it, and would prefer the lossless png or tiff, let me know and I'll upload it. Colin°^Talk 06:14, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello! Please see the Ruddigore talk page. Also, in the blue-highlighted quote, can you add the page number on which the review appeared? All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:08, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Any updates on Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:European military history ? — Cirt (talk) 15:06, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Replied on my user talk page. — Cirt (talk) 20:00, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Oh, heh, a DYK section for the portal. Sure, I can set one up for others to then fill out additional entries, no problem. :) — Cirt (talk) 06:03, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with Sven Manguard (submissions) claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place Casliber (submissions) and second place Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.

The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.

A rules clarification: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on 29/30 April, which may be claimed in this round. 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. 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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 15:49, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Adam. Shouldn't this be a free image? The photograph is from 1907... -- Ssilvers (talk) 14:24, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

I'll put on the licensing tag as you suggested, but I leave it to you if you can substitute a copy with better resolution. I think it is a very useful image, because this album cover has a lot of historical interest to G&S fans. All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 14:54, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi Adam, I'm writing to members who participated in the March 2013 discussions about the possibility of developing an opera infobox. We now have a reasonably stable and usable box with examples of how it would look in articles at Template:Infobox opera and a new discussion re its potential addition to the project's Article Guide as an option for opera articles. The discussion is at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera#Opera Infobox update. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:02, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Hey Adam. I'd like to know if you have some available minutes this week for me for an email interview :) — ΛΧΣ²¹ 06:18, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Okay. I will design the questions today and send you an email :) — ΛΧΣ²¹ 15:28, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for flagging these as something worth checking- I'm sorry, but they're not really ideal. We're keen on avoiding quick-fails and rubber-stamp reviews- while, obviously, they are sometimes appropriate and completely reasonable reviews, they're generally not eligible for WikiCup points. The quick-fail, Wulfheld and Athelm fall under the line in the sand given on the scoring page (at 286, 775 and 744 bytes respectively) and the Offenbach review isn't closed yet- you're only able to claim once the review is closed (though I suspect it will be eligible when closed). Please note that I am making no comment on the appropriateness of the reviews- I have no doubt the reviews were thorough, though I haven't looked at that. Based on what I've removed all four. J Milburn (talk) 09:00, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

The length of the review is the guide we use. Again, I'm certainly not trying to say that the reviews you completed were bad ones. The new ones look better- basically, in order for a a GAC to be eligible, it has to have some detailed pointers on what needs to be improved. If the article is already very much at GAC status, you can point at what may need to be improved for FAC. J Milburn (talk) 15:38, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the GA review. I'm waiting for Tim riley to take a look at your review before I respond. He should get to it soon. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:57, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

I've attended to all the outstanding action points. Gratified by your kind comments so far. Back to you... Tim riley (talk) 18:54, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Good work, Tim. Anything else, Adam? -- Ssilvers (talk) 19:41, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

No, I really think that's everything. You two have done great work. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:48, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

That's really pleasing. Thank you so much. Tim riley (talk) 21:09, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

As long as you submit the points before the end of the round (that is, before the 29th, Wikipedia time) you should be fine. J Milburn (talk) 08:54, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:John Masey Wright - John Rogers - Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust The Homunculus 01:58, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Hey Adam Cuerden

I'm sending you this because you've made quite a few edits to the template namespace in the past couple of months. If I've got this wrong, or if I haven't but you're not interested in my request, don't worry; this is the only notice I'm sending out on the subject :).

So, as you know (or should know - we sent out a centralnotice and several watchlist notices) we're planning to deploy the VisualEditor on Monday, 1 July, as the default editor. For those of us who prefer markup editing, fear not; we'll still be able to use the markup editor, which isn't going anywhere.

What's important here, though, is that the VisualEditor features an interactive template inspector; you click an icon on a template and it shows you the parameters, the contents of those fields, and human-readable parameter names, along with descriptions of what each parameter does. Personally, I find this pretty awesome, and from Monday it's going to be heavily used, since, as said, the VisualEditor will become the default.

The thing that generates the human-readable names and descriptions is a small JSON data structure, loaded through an extension called TemplateData. I'm reaching out to you in the hopes that you'd be willing and able to put some time into adding TemplateData to high-profile templates. It's pretty easy to understand (heck, if I can write it, anyone can) and you can find a guide here, along with a list of prominent templates, although I suspect we can all hazard a guess as to high-profile templates that would benefit from this. Hopefully you're willing to give it a try; the more TemplateData sections get added, the better the interface can be. If you run into any problems, drop a note on the Feedback page.

Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 21:10, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

We are down to our final 16: the 2013 semi-finals are upon us. A score of 321 was required to survive round 3, further cementing this as the most competitive WikiCup yet; round 3 was survived in 2012 with 243 points, in 2011 with 76 points and in 2010 with 250 points. The change may in part be to do with the fact that more articles are now awarded bonus points, in addition to more competitive play. Reaching the final has, in the past, required 573 points (2012, a 135% increase on the score needed to reach round 4), 150 points (2011, a 97% increase) and 417 points (2010, a 72% increase). This round has seen over a third of participants claiming points for featured articles (with seven users claiming for multiple featured articles) and most users have also gained bonus points. However, the majority of points continue to come from good articles, followed by did you know articles. In this round, every content type was utilised by at least one user, proving that the WikiCup brings together content contributors from all corners of the project.

Round 3 saw a number of contributions of note. Figureskatingfan (submissions) claimed the first featured topic points in this year's competition for her excellent work on topics related to Maya Angelou, the noted American author and poet. We have also continued to see high-importance articles improved as part of the competition: Ealdgyth (submissions) was awarded a thoroughly well-earned 560 points for her featured article Middle Ages and 102 points for her good article Battle of Hastings. Good articles James Chadwick and Stanislaw Ulam netted Hawkeye7 (submissions) 102 and 72 points respectively, while 72 points were awarded to Piotrus (submissions) for each of Władysław Sikorski and Emilia Plater, both recently promoted to good article status. Collaborative efforts between WikiCup participants have continued, with, for example, Casliber (submissions) and Sasata (submissions) being awarded 180 points each for their featured article on Boletus luridus.

A rules reminder: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on the 29/30 June, which may be claimed in this round. 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. We are currently seeing concern about the amount of time people have to wait for reviews, especially at GAC- 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! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 09:56, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi, just to let you know I'm going on hols on 16th so it'd be nice if we could do the review before then! All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:54, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Hallo again, I've made the requested changes to the article. Thank you for the review. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:57, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Bonus points are currently used on articles/lists (DYK, GAC, FAC and FLC) and portals (FLC). Extending this to images is something that can be discussed later this year, but it strikes me that "number of Wikipedias on which an image is used" is not really a very good representation of the importance of the image. Just thinking aloud now, "lead image on a featured article" or "lead image on an article that exists on many Wikipedias" may be a better judge. I don't think there's going to be any easy way to judge this. J Milburn (talk) 12:20, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Excellent! You are great, sir. Richelieu in full glory. Indefatigable2 (talk) 01:49, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

23:06, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Please see this link for how to start an RFC that a bot will add to the RFC categories that you pick. I mostly add RFCs to the Signpost DR that have been picked up by the bot. I moved the link that you provided in the DR to the Technical Issues and Templates section and formatted it to show that it's a new item in the report. --Pine^✉ 18:39, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Main Page is not a centralized discussion page. "This page is for the community of Wikipedia editors to discuss the organization and layout of the main page." Throwing this at every possible wall you can find is not helpful...for anyone. --Onorem (talk) 00:51, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Please see your e-mail. -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:24, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

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Adam,

This photograph touched me. Do you think there's any way that the photograph can be FP? We can crop the bottom subtitles and enlarge and darken it? What's the best avenue to take before I nominate it? I just wanted to hear your advice. Proudbolsahye (talk) 01:11, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Sounds great. What's their website? Where can I go ahead and do that? Is it free? Proudbolsahye (talk) 04:36, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Good luck! Keep me posted on what they say. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 06:10, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Considering the controversies surrounding close paraphrasing there have been at FAC, I certainly don't. That's a legitimate fail for a legitimate concern. J Milburn (talk) 11:35, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for doing the GA review on Dowse Sod House. I appreciate your efforts. For what it's worth, I'm plannning to try to do some GA reviews myself once I've been through the process a time or two more with articles of my own—I want to get a feel for how various reviewers handle it before I try it.

I was a little worried about the OR thing myself, especially the date on the tornado. Note that I used "early 1940s" in the article, which is consistent with sources. I thought it important to put a footnote in, lest someone notice the (possible incorrect) 1941 date in some sources and insert that, thinking that they're being more precise: the footnote is there to warn editors about that.

I'll take your suggestion and move some of the statements regarding the historic significance of the house to the lead. I've got them in the very last paragraph, but it'd probably be good to put them in a more conspicuous position as well.

Thanks again for your time and effort on this. -- Ammodramus (talk) 15:59, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

I suspect it might have been a good idea to contact the Wikinews community about this to notify them of the problem, at n:WN:WC, instead of the nomination, and see how willing they would be to approach the issues; and even if you choose to skip that step originally, still would have been a good idea to notify them of your nomination when you make it. Even so, as we're seeing community reaction to the nomination, I feel it would be useful of you to do the former as a follow-up. Thanks for your acute attention to detail! Cheers, --Gryllida 08:38, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Adam, Very nice addition, and a lot of good work! Congrats! --Robert.Allen (talk) 08:44, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

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This appears to have been a drive-by nomination by Robert EA Harvey, who assessed it at B and thought it should be a GA, but who hadn't ever edited the article himself, and hasn't done so since your initial review on June 21. Other editors have made minor changes, but none of the "citation needed" templates have been addressed, and there's at least one bare url reference. It's probably time to close the nomination, unless the nominator is willing to take an active role in fixing the issues the review uncovers. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:37, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam

I've been looking at this edit of yours and I have question: What was your purpose? Because {{infobox image}} is created to have an image but you enable code that defeats its sole purpose. If you wanted a title and text caption, there is whole fleet of other templates available. Perhaps we can best settle this if you tell me what you mean to do.

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You talked about the gadget for turning off VE in the discussion on my talk page, and I have what is really just a small factual question to make sure I understand it.

I always run what is very close to a "default" interface, so that I can be aware of what things are like for logged-in semi-newbie editors. (The exception is that I have TW installed and sometimes use it.)

For me, I don't see any reason for anyone to need to turn off VE even if they hate it. But perhaps I'm missing something? I can click on 'Edit source' and everything is just like it ever was. The presenceof the 'Edit' link doesn't seem to be doing me any harm. Yes, I might accidentally click on it sometimes, but that's rare and just requires me to hit 'back' and click again. Not a big burden.

I'm trying to understand this because I'm trying to understand what all the moaning is about from people who don't like VE. If people don't like it, then don't click on it. What's the error in that thought?--Jimbo Wales (talk) 14:50, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

While waiting for Adam: quick answer: new users! They are forced to start with VE which doesn't work. Great introduction, right? Bielle (talk) 16:07, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Well, that's a philosophically sensible answer to the question of what should be the default for new users, although I disagree with the empirical conclusion. But I'm more curious about why it's important for experienced users to be able to completely turn it off. I don't understand the purpose of the gadget.

Ok, but back to the first point. I am not convinced that VE "doesn't work" - it mostly does on most pages. There are some issues -- serious ones in my view - with some tables. There is a slight learning curve, although I think that's something we in the community are better placed to fix than the Foundation is. I've yet to make a real study of the citations issues but even so, that's not an issue that most newbies run into at first anyway.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 18:00, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Ignoring issues I've already raised, such as what I consider a poor interface, I think the new user issue comes down to two points: 1. We can't know how good a new user's computer is. New users on very slow computers should not have VE presented. (Possible solution: A quick computer speed check on login? Or maybe VE stops loading after, say, 4 seconds and switches to Wikitext for, say, one hour, alerting the user to what it's done with a banner?) 2. I don't think VE's design is very good, but certainly, from what I can tell, the implementation of that design has improved a lot since launch. It has far more functionality and, when I tried it earlier, while still slow, didn't feel as slow as it was when I last checked something last week. In fact, let me turn it on and check something.

Well, it still takes about 10 seconds to load W. S. Gilbert (my first FA, hence my go-to test page) but when it loads, I can actually scroll it up and down without major problems, and that's a HUGE improvement. The ten seconds is still rather bad, and I have other issues, but it's at least somewhat functional for me now, as opposed to completely unfunctional a week or so ago. Have to grant it that. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 18:13, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Sorry for stalking this question, but I can confirm as of a few days ago that on both iOS and Android touch screen devices, there was no way to click on the "edit" section links without activating the visual editor. It would come up with [edit | edit source] but the VE selector on the left was in the same place and got the same click. The only way to reliably get the source editor was to edit the whole page, but on medium-sized or larger articles, that turns into a very difficult scrolling problem. There is javascript running even on the wikitext editor which will often scroll tablets' edit textarea up to the top for no reason. I've been using tablets most of the time lately, so I really found that frustrating. EJM86 (talk) 19:59, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

I'm glad one of us still has faith in the system. From what I have seen in the discussions and based on experience there isn't much Jimbo can do. He's just a figurehead these days like the queen of England. I think that's part of the reason why the WMF is having so many problems, no Captain at the helm! The ships just on autopilot. Good luck. Kumioko (talk) 17:02, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Bot seems to have gotten it now. You placed it on your submission page before it appeared on the main page- you shouldn't do that! J Milburn (talk) 18:00, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

It's great to see you expanding the article- I do get tired (though I know I'm guilty!) of images at FPC which illustrate very poor or underdeveloped articles. The lead image of an FA or GA is far more likely to get a support from me. J Milburn (talk) 18:08, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Interesting- there are some reviewers at FA who would like that kind of thing. Eric Corbett and Drmies, for instance, have both written on historical literature recently. Throw it PR's way: I suspect there will be a few people willing to help out. J Milburn (talk) 20:47, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Peer review! J Milburn (talk) 21:19, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

(After you've expanded it, of course. J Milburn (talk) 21:20, 30 July 2013 (UTC))

We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by Piotrus (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

Other than that, there is not much to report! 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 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! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:21, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

I understand the FP concern- I did actually consider putting a line in about them, but couldn't work out a way to do it. You were mentioned as the first to score points for a FP, but that was way back in January. You'll also no doubt get a line in the last newsletter as the FP prize winner. I think that it's inevitable that unusual content types are going to get less attention in newsletters; ITN hasn't been mentioned since then, either. I do try my best to encourage the less-traversed content-types. I've twice talked about featured portals (and mentioned them in passing a third time) this year. I admit I get great pleasure out of displaying high-importance content, but I'll have a muse about a slight change of focus for future letters. J Milburn (talk) 08:45, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Henry Atwell Thomas - Franz von Suppé - Fatinitza.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust The Homunculus 10:50, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Love to see that! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:58, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

I notice that you are very interested in providing photos for Wikipedia.
The article on Pierre Monteux currently only has two photos of him - in 1912 and 1919.
Would you be able to make a crop of him on this pic, pre Ballets Russes?http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Trocadero_orgue.jpg/1280px-Trocadero_orgue.jpgHe is front row far right.
We still need something a little later, but this would help to improve the article.
Thanks.
Cg2p0B0u8m (talk) 12:17, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

An alternative was added to this FPC nomination. Could you make your preference clear. Thanks. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:17, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi Adam, I was looking at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/An Embarrassing Position (opera), but can't find the orginal play you are referring to. Other than that, what do you think? I'm tempted to move in to main, and see if and how we should best merge from there. I prefer things being at AfC as short as possible myself, as I think it's single editor model employed there is rather anti-wiki, and development of an article is best done in main space. Cheers, Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 19:53, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Found one! File:HistoricTallahassee.jpg can be embiggened using this: [4] Cheers, -- Diannaa (talk) 04:42, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the back-story. Mistakes happen, how could we learn without them. Also, it's not that VE should be accepted without any criticisms, that would not help at all :) I don't think anybody is expecting you to be the best VE fan around from now on, but I do hope that you can use your Wikimania experience to explain to other users many details that were probably somehow "overlooked" before (I can't think of a better English term right now) and that they should really be aware of in order to get a better understanding of the whole matter, before being able to judge it. Looking forward to hearing more about and from Wikimania, I am always so curious and social media are not enough... --Elitre (WMF) (talk) 17:58, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

I've just been starting to sort out my Wikimania photos and you will be interested in the one which I just posted at Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback, to satisfy Elitre (WMF)'s request. Andrew Davidson (talk) 09:55, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

from a random other editor to say how impressed I am with the notes you've just posted about your change of mind over the VE. My own opinion about the VE isn't relevant; I'm just impressed with your willingness to look at evidence and reconsider. As you said in one of those notes, a refusal to change one's mind is not a virtue. If only everyone here were that rational. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:05, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Adam,
I came home from Wikimania and saw this. That takes guts and humility. You're okay in my book. Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 02:42, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

I'll have a muse. It's not really a topic with which I'm super-confident; have you talked to Tim riley (talk · contribs) or Brianboulton (talk · contribs)? Two very capable writers who have an interest in the area. J Milburn (talk) 19:49, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

I believe they're both active at PR- you can only ask! J Milburn (talk) 19:55, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

I was thinking of doing the peer review. However, I see that Tim is going to a GA review; it is not usually a good idea to have PR and GA going simultaneously, as differences of reviewer opinion can sometimes create confusion. So if it's OK with you, I'll wait until Tim has finished. Brianboulton (talk) 19:11, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Fatinitza you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 20:17, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Just to let you know I added a subjection with several prominent examples if you get time to get back to this review. Thanks.--SabreBD (talk) 20:17, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

The article Fatinitza you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Fatinitza for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley (talk) 10:07, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

I replied at WT:ELEM#Why do we use weird names like "unbiseptium"? (look near the bottom, in case you don't see it at first). Double sharp (talk) 12:44, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Firstly, am I right in believing that you used to edit under a different username (SH)? I was going to mention it in the WikiCup newsletter, but it occurred to me that you may not technically be public about it. Do you mind? J Milburn (talk) 15:24, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Just a note to let you know that I have renominated a previous featured picture candidate of mine that you commented on. You can find the new nomination here in case you would like to comment. Thanks, Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 20:10, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Just to say thank you for reviewing, and passing, V. Gordon Childe! Midnightblueowl (talk) 23:17, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Adam Cuerden. You have new messages at ChrisGualtieri's talk page.
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ChrisGualtieri (talk) 01:52, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for doing the GA review of Little Nemo. I added a history of the comic strip, as well as a history of adaptations, as per your suggestions. I've checked out the video on my laptop and on my phone, and I don't get the subtitle popping up at 00:26 that you mention. I have no idea why it would do that, or why there would be subtitles at all in a silent film (especially at a point where there is no intertitle). Could you check it again? Curly Turkey (gobble) 01:56, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Adam, I posted a new image for FP candidacy yesterday-- so far it has gotten no votes either in support or opposition (probably because it is another SVG diagram), and am wondering if you would be willing to weight in (as you did for my last image, and for which I am very grateful). The new image is here: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Male C. elegans anatomy. Any feedback either way would be appreciated, if you have the time. Thank you! KDS4444^Talk 02:01, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

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Double sharp (talk) 13:15, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:

1. Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
2. Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
4. Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
5. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
6. Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
7. Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
8. Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Piotrus (submissions), Figureskatingfan (submissions), ThaddeusB (submissions), Dana boomer (submissions), Status (submissions), Ed! (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: 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 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! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:27, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Exactly what the title says. :-) Double sharp (talk) 11:41, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

All right, I tried (in preview). But now the more I think about it the more I feel that this, really, while being POSSIBLE as a spinoff, doesn't actually need to be spun off. See, there is enough info that an article can be written, and even be expanded beyond what we have here (as I said at the GAN), but after actually trying to do it, I do not think that is enough to justify a spinoff. (And I really think the info about native fluorine should be in the main fluorine article. TCO may disagree, but it is cool and draws the reader's attention, and thus should be included. It is also major in that it pretty much goes against what you've probably heard!)

So, I'd like to withdraw this particular GAN and put the content back into the main fluorine article. Sorry for the inconvenience, but it will certainly improve the main fluorine article greatly. (Yes, fluorine FA is still a goal. If you have time and are willing, feel free to give comments.) Double sharp (talk) 13:10, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

It must not be visible in your browser. Serendi^podous 17:25, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

No prob. Serendi^podous 17:43, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

If you read the move discussion, you'll notice that I supported using "Chelsea Manning" as the title of the article: I agree that using "Bradley" amounts to denying Manning's identity, a basic form of transphobia. You'll also notice, if you read that week-long, 500,000-byte discussion and the 20+ rehashings of it which have been archived to archives 7, 8 and 9 or remain on the main talk page — most only a few days old — why it constitutes beating a dead horse to start yet another move request without bringing in any new arguments.

I apologise for the tone of my comments. Just a few days ago, I myself failed to read through the archives and consequently made a suggestion which had already been made, and which was consequently hatnoted, so I should have known that not all newcomers to a page take the time to catch up on what's already been discussed. I would appreciate if you didn't cast aspersions on me in the ArbCom thread.

Happy editing! -sche (talk) 00:55, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I really appreciate your friendly attitude with the CUP, reviews and such. What a mess right now... I hope we can both still compete. In any case, I wonder if you would be interesting in helping me out with the prose in my FA-level articles? As a non-native speakers, I just cannot achieve a prose good enough for that level. In exchange, I'd be happy to offer assistance with other elements of wiki life where my experience can be of use. If you'd have time to look at a prose of my current FA candidate, please see Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tadeusz Kościuszko/archive1. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:28, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Take a breather; Wikipedia should never be causing us stress. Your excellent contributions deserve to be recognized! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:53, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

FPC. Nice! I upload a lot of pictures but never bothered with FPC. Perhaps I should look into it. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:00, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

I haven't done anything of the sort. This is my first edit since the round started. I think you are confused. J Milburn (talk) 09:06, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Ok, I've had a look through the various conversations. It seems that there is a consensus that you belong in the final round, and that the 9 finalists solution is best. (The one thing I would say is that adding yourself to the list of participants isn't ideal, but that's been done now.) I understand why you were upset, but please don't blame Ed for this; he's got a lot going on at the moment- as have I, which is why I've been absent. Ed and I are taking steps to make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen again in the future- I hope you're not too put out. J Milburn (talk) 09:36, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi Adam, I have removed the statement you made on the Chelsea Manning case request because it didn't relate to the reason a case should be accepted or declined. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:51, 2 September 2013 (UTC)