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In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).
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On 4 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Janese Swanson, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that toy designer Janese Swanson wrote her doctoral thesis on gender issues in product design? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Janese Swanson. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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Out of curiosity are you an alumnus/alumna? I graduated 11 years ago. One of my projects (among many) is adding material and articles regarding Rutgers and Rutgers-related stuff--recently writing on Kirkpatrick Chapel, Geology Hall, Daniel S. Schanck Observatory and RC/NBTS professor Samuel Merrill Woodbridge. After I finish researching an article on the Queen's Campus (in sandbox for the next few days), I'm planning to fix up Voorhees Mall. Someday, if I get enough ambition, I'll fix the larger article. --ColonelHenry (talk) 22:30, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks much for all your contributions to yesterday's Ada Lovelace Day edit-a-thon at Brown. I'm currently compiling contributions that ppl forgot to log, and was floored that no one did Ingeborg Hochmair after the many times that I mentioned her in press interviews leading up to yesterday! Anyhoo...glad to see she's about to have a proper page. Thanks again :) Girona7 (talk) 05:08, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
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This edit puzzled me,. I do not know C.R. Avery, but that person appears to be a member of a folk band (See Barbara Adler)
I've removed the redirect, please let me know if I am missing something.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 14:55, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
On 23 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ingeborg Hochmair, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first modern cochlear implant was developed by Austrian electrical engineer Ingeborg Hochmair? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ingeborg Hochmair. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 12:23, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
On 24 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Antoinette Pirie, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that ophthalmologist Antoinette Pirie investigated the effect of mustard gas on the cornea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Antoinette Pirie. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
On 25 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Martha L. Ludwig, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that macromolecular crystallographer Martha L. Ludwig solved the first flavoprotein structure? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Martha L. Ludwig. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
On 26 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Audrey Arnott, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that medical illustrator Audrey Arnott passed on techniques she learned from Max Brödel to other British illustrators? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Audrey Arnott. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
On 27 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cecilia Glaisher, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that photographer Cecilia Glaisher compiled an illustrated book of ferns during the Victorian fern craze? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cecilia Glaisher. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
On 27 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kay Behrensmeyer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Ph.D dissertation of taphonomist Kay Behrensmeyer suggested that sauropods were terrestrial? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kay Behrensmeyer. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 29 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Elizabeth Laird (physicist), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that female physicist Elizabeth Laird came out of retirement during WWII to research radar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Laird (physicist). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
On 29 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sophia Dobson Collet, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Sophia Dobson Collet helped Josephine Butler repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts in India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sophia Dobson Collet. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
On 30 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bertha Parker Pallan, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Bertha Parker Pallan (pictured) was one of the first female Native American archaeologists? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bertha Parker Pallan. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
You're welcome. Packerfansam (talk) 16:55, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Gobonobo, as promised I translated an article for your gender gap project: Julia Klöckner, who looks like a woman who is going places. In doing so, I decided to also create the German Wine Queen article and they were awarded a double DYK which is currently leading WP:DYKSTATS for October! And then I got sidetracked and had to create articles for the last 6 wine queens as well! So that's seven articles in total for you! Mind you, I did get someone questioning whether the other six wine queens were notable, but I think they are just as worthy as e.g. footballers who played one season for some obscure low division league - and there are plenty of those! Regards. --Bermicourt (talk) 19:57, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:
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Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.
Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! 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) 00:32, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Gobonobo, you nominated several articles for DYK on October 15. They have been reviewed, and issues remain. The links to the nominations are:
Action is needed on your part for them to proceed. I hope to see you addressing the outstanding issues soon. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:39, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
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On 3 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that British physiologist Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald attended Oxford before women were granted degrees and 75 years later received an honorary master's when she was 100 years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |