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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 06:26, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2017).

Administrator changes

added NakonScott
removed SverdrupThespianElockidJames086FfirehorseCelestianpowerBoing! said Zebedee

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • You will now get a notification when someone tries to log in to your account and fails. If they try from a device that has logged into your account before, you will be notified after five failed attempts. You can also set in your preferences to get an email when someone logs in to your account from a new device or IP address, which may be encouraged for admins and accounts with sensitive permissions.
  • Syntax highlighting is now available as a beta feature (more info). This may assist administrators and template editors when dealing with intricate syntax of high-risk templates and system messages.
  • In your notification preferences, you can now block specific users from pinging you. This functionality will soon be available for Special:EmailUser as well.

Arbitration

  • Applications for CheckUser and Oversight are being accepted by the Arbitration Committee until September 12. Community discussion of the candidates will begin on September 18.

This week's article for improvement (week 36, 2017)

One 24-ounce energy drink has 330 calories, more than a fast-food cheeseburger, and the equivalent of 18 single-serving packets of sugar.
Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Calorie

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Previous selections: Maya mythology • Emigration


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22:14, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 6 September 2017

This week's article for improvement (week 37, 2017)

A small pond hockey field
Hello, K6ka.

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Pond hockey

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Previous selections: Calorie • Maya mythology


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19:15, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Wikky love

Thanks for pointing out the automated page blanking edit summaries thing Edaham (talk) 19:11, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 38, 2017)

A spelling error on a road sign
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Spelling

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Previous selections: Pond hockey • Calorie


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15:31, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

2405:204:3018:EA24:F81B:6385:6F54:8174

Could you remove talkpage access please? Thanks. 67.184.233.10 (talk) 16:31, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ask and ye shall receive. Er, I mean,  Done. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 16:32, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'd give it one day until it's removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.25.196.71 (talk) 20:12, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but Wikipedia is not the place for you to paste irrelevant links onto, not even for a short period of time. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 20:19, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there! How'd you get your wikipedia profile to look so nice?

I just joined and I have little to no experience with wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 26thDay (talkcontribs) 20:50, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@26thDay: With a little time, a little patience, and some self-taught wiki markup lessons. k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 21:11, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 39, 2017)

George Lazenby at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2014
Hello, K6ka.

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George Lazenby

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Previous selections: Spelling • Pond hockey


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The Signpost: 25 September 2017

15:59, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

ACC needs help!

Hello! I'm Dane, an account creation interface administrator. Our project is experiencing a need for trusted users to help create accounts regularly and I think you would do great in this capacity. Most of these requests come from users who are unable to do the creations themselves. If this interests you and you're willing to help, and you match the following description, then please do apply!

Ideal users are:

We have a very friendly team to help you get started and we also have an IRC channel. If you have any questions for us or about the process, feel free to ask at the talkpage. If you can help out, we would greatly appreciate it. -- Dane talk 05:52, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

17:10, 29 September 2017 (UTC)