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The Bugle: Issue CXXII, May–June 2016

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Nomination of Tiffany Trump for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Tiffany Trump is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tiffany Trump (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Old Pine Church

Hi, West Virginian. I added a USA map to the infobox with radio buttons to toggle to either/or or both. If you do not care for it, feel free to revert. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 23:18, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Checkingfax, it looks good! Thank you for adding this feature to the info box template! -- West Virginian (talk) 23:20, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CXXIII, July 2016

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Congratulations on the Featured Article promotion

WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Award
Nice work on getting the Old Pine Church article promoted to Featured Article status. Congratulations. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 17:04, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
  • Checkingfax, thank you so tremendously for reviewing this article, and for bestowing this barnstar upon me. I look forward to working with you on another NRHP article very soon! -- West Virginian (talk) 18:45, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Tiffany Trump for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Tiffany Trump is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tiffany Trump (3rd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Category:The Only Way Is Essex cast members has been nominated for discussion

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 20, 2016

Hi again WV, working on this one now. - Dank (push to talk) 01:51, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Dank, thank you for all your great work on this TFA feature! It looks phenomenal and I do not have any additions or edits at this time. Thanks again for choosing Old Pine Church for this important exposure to the Wikipedia community. -- West Virginian (talk) 14:41, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CXXIV, August 2016

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Golden Hollywood Contest

Doc's just started up this contest about topics and articles covering Classical Hollywood cinema. Do express if you are interested or not by signing up under the "Editors Interested" section. Thanks.  — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 05:56, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

FAC voluntary mentoring scheme

During a recent lengthy discussion on the WP:FAC talkpage, several ideas were put forward as to how this procedure could be improved, particularly in making it more user-friendly towards first-time nominees. The promotion rate for first-timers at FAC is depressingly low – around 16 percent – which is a cause for concern. To help remedy this, Mike Christie and I, with the co-operation of the FAC coordinators, have devised a voluntary mentoring scheme, in which newcomers will guided by more experienced editors through the stages of preparation and submission of their articles. The general format of the scheme is explained in more detail on Wikipedia: Mentoring for FAC, which also includes a list of editors who have indicated that they are prepared to act as mentors.

Would you be prepared to take on this role occasionally? If so, please add your name to the list. By doing so you incur no obligation; it will be entirely for you to decide how often and on which articles you want to act in this capacity. We anticipate that the scheme will have a trial run for a few months before we appraise its effectiveness. Your participation will be most welcome. Brianboulton (talk) 21:59, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CXXV, September 2016

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Category:Burials in the Royal Crypt at Nieuwe Kerk, Delft has been nominated for discussion

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The Bugle: Issue CXXVI, October 2016

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Alexandria City Hall

The meeting place of the Unionist Virginia Convention of 1864 at Alexandria is sourced to the “United States District Court Room” for Virginia during the Civil War. I would like to illustrate the building exterior. Was it located in the Alexandria City Hall? TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 04:15, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

TheVirginiaHistorian, I am just now seeing your message and I apologize for the belated response! While it is likely it may have been co-located with the Alexandria City Hall, I am unsure. The current city hall was built in 1871, and is a replica of the previous city hall/courthouse on that site before it was damaged by fire. Have you found an answer to your question? Thank you for all your contributions in illustrating Virginia's history on Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:01, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Not yet. I have emails into the Alexandria City Council, the Alexandria Lyceum and the Alexandria Historical Society...since November, no response. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 17:20, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
TheVirginiaHistorian, I will see what I can dig up regarding the City Hall, and will keep you posted if I am able to find more information. -- West Virginian (talk) 18:09, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks. Happy New Year. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 21:54, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Murray Mason

The article Murray Mason has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No evidence of independent notability; any significance appears to be inherited from his notable family.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Mojo Hand (talk) 14:37, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi! Can I interest you in contributing to the new Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge? Will start a 1000 Challenge for West Virginia etc if there is the interest. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:11, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld, thank you for your notification! I signed up shortly after seeing this, but haven't had time to participate. I am hoping to contribute a few articles as time allows. You're the best for promoting and organizing this feat! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:58, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 November newsletter: Final results

The final round of the 2016 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2016 WikiCup top three finalists:

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 three-way tie with themselves for two FAs in each of R2, R3, and R5).
  • Good Article – MPJ-DK had 14 GAs promoted in R3.
  • Featured List – England Calvin999 (submissions) produced 2 FLs in R2
  • Featured Pictures – Adam Cuerden restored 18 images to FP status in R4.
  • Featured Portal – Yakutsk SSTflyer (submissions) produced the only FPO of the Cup in R2.
  • Featured Topic – Connecticut Cyclonebiskit (submissions) and Calvin were each responsible for one FT in R3 and R2, respectively.
  • Good Topic – MPJ-DK created a GT with 9 GAs in R5.
  • Did You Know – MPJ-DK put 53 DYKs on the main page in R4.
  • In The News – India Dharmadhyaksha (submissions) and New York City Muboshgu (submissions), each with 5 ITN, both in R4.
  • Good Article Review – MPJ-DK completed 61 GARs in R2.

Over the course of the 2016 WikiCup the following content was added to Wikipedia (only reporting on fixed value categories): 17 Featured Articles, 183 Good Articles, 8 Featured Lists, 87 Featured Pictures, 40 In The News, and 321 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:52, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2017 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email)

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

Greetings, all!

We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time.

The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring.

Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now!

If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXVII, November 2016

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Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!
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Nomination of Sheree Whitfield for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Sheree Whitfield is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, West Virginian. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Rajinikanth filmography/archive2

Hello there. How are things with you? Fellow editors of mine have nominated this list for FLC. Requesting your input here. Warmest regards.  — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 08:28, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Ssven2, I apologize for this late response! As you can see, I've been a bit inactive on Facebook lately, but I look forward to reviewing another your candidate articles and lists in the future! Thank you for all your continued work and contributions to Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 16:02, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXVIII, December 2016

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Hebron Church (Intermont, West Virginia) for TFA

Nice work as always. (FA on Christmas? Bonus!) APK whisper in my ear 03:34, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
Thank you for "a comprehensive illustration of the history and architecture of a 19th-century church building, which houses a congregation founded in the 18th-century", on Christmas Day! I have two DYK today to match, illustrated on my talk as a Christmas card for all ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
Chris Woodrich and Dank, thank you both again for taking the time to select Hebron Church for TFA and craft such a wonderful summary for the front page. Again, I am truly humbled and honored to have had an article, of which I was the primary author, on the front page! You two are amazing, and I thank you for all that you do! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:56, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
AgnosticPreachersKid, thank you so much for your kind words! It is quite a compliment to receive praises from an author and historian of your calibre! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:56, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Gerda Arendt, I continue to be one of your biggest fans on Wikipedia! Here is wishing you a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Congratulations on your two Christmas DYKs! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:56, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, - I didn't send individual "cards" but had one for Christmas and one for the New Year (below it), with best wishes! - Would you hae time for a FAC? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:33, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Gerda Arendt, I just saw this older message and apologize for not responding! Please let me know if you have any other upcoming good of FAC articles for review in the meantime! —West Virginian (talk) 13:36, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017

On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.

For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):

  • First place – $200
  • Second & Third place – $50 each
  • Category prizes – $25 per category (which will be limited to FA, FL, FP, GA, and DYK for 2017). Winning a category prize does not require making it to the final round.

Note: Monetary prizes are a one-year experiment for 2017 and may or may not be continued in the future. In order to be eligible to receive any of the prizes above, the competing Wikipedia account must have a valid/active email address.

After two years as a WikiCup judge, Figureskatingfan is stepping down. We thank her for her contributions as a WikiCup judge. We are pleased to announce that our newest judge is two-time WikiCup champion Cwmhiraeth.

The judges for the 2017 WikiCup are Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email).

Signups are open now and will remain open until 5 February 2017. You can sign up here.

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Merry Christmas to all!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2017!
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Glorious, Prosperous New Year! God bless!  — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 11:36, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
  • Ssven2, thank you so much for your Christmas and New Year wishes! I have appreciated your camaraderie and your continued hard work and achievements here on Wikipedia. Here is wishing you a belated Merry Christmas and an adventurous and prosperous New Year, too! My partner is from Chennai, and we spent last New Year's there in Thiruvanmiyur Beach. I also wish you a bountiful and auspicious Pongal celebration in the next few weeks as well! (We will be celebrating Pongal here in D.C.!) -- West Virginian (talk) 11:43, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Wow. Cheers to you, mate. I've got an article about the first Tamil film up for PR. Feel free to leave comments here. Thanks.  — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 16:23, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Caste categories

Hi, can you please not categorise people by caste, as you did at numerous articles in November, eg: here. User:Sitush/Common#Castecats explains. Thanks. - Sitush (talk) 08:06, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Sitush, thank you for sharing your message. Iyers are a cultural and familial group within a caste, but I won't belabor the point or difference here. My partner is an Iyer, and I had taken an interest in other people within his culture on Wikipedia. I will refrain from further categorization. -- West Virginian (talk) 11:39, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Yes, they're a gotra of Brahmins and, as such, labelling them defines their caste. The same applies to gotras of all other castes, eg: Jats and Rajputs, although sometimes a gotra exists in several castes. I didn't take part in the original decision and I think it may even have pre-dated my involvement with Wikipedia but it isn't something I'm inclined to challenge because caste articles are a nightmare without pushing the point further. - Sitush (talk) 11:49, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Sitush, thank you for bringing this clarification to my attention and for addressing it with me. I will be sure to follow the original guidance from now on. I appreciate your continued contributions to Wikipedia, and for making me aware of this standard. Happy editing! -- West Virginian (talk) 11:58, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Category:Order of Pedro I has been nominated for discussion

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The Bugle: Issue CXXIX, January 2017

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The Bugle: Issue CXXX, February 2017

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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:

  • Scotland Cas Liber, last year's winner, led the field with two featured articles on birds and a total score of 674.
  • European Union 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,
  • Japan 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.
  • South Australia 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)

Precious three years!

Precious
Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for today's Literary Hall! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 23 September 2017 (UTC) Gerda Arendt, you always know how to make my day a very special one! Thank you tremendously for your kind words and for the precious sapphire above! —West Virginian (talk) 13:38, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

It's my pleasure, the memory of how much god is done, by you and us. - Yes, I have a FAC open, music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:00, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXI, March 2017

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Category:Knights Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion has been nominated for discussion

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The Bugle: Issue CXXXII, April 2017

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