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I have safely brought Fram to the Bay of Whales. In due course I expect to be able to trim by a few hundred words (this is usually possible, I find). However, for the next week or so my main attention will be elsewhere. I have standarised the Amundsen South Pole references to, e.g. "Amundsen (Vol. I), p. 45" rather than "Amundsen (1976), p. 45". It is a two-volume work and pagination starts again from 1 in Vol. II. A certain amount of textual harmonisation may be necessary, to ensure that we neither duplicate nor give differing accounts of the same thing. Brianboulton (talk) 17:56, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
OK. While I've done very little so far, I should be able to pick it up in about a week. Apterygialtalk 00:38, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Can you update me on your plans for this article? When do you hope to resume serious work on it? Brianboulton (talk) 16:31, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Saturday, hopefully. I have all the books sitting around my computer, all I need to do is find time. Sorry I haven't been keeping you informed about this; work has been pretty hectic. I'm hoping to get the bulk of it done in about 9 days from then. Apterygialtalk 23:46, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Update: I shall be on a wikibreak for about two weeks from 30 July. I'll check in again around mid-September, at which time we will need to fix a firm schedule for the article's completion and review. Brianboulton (talk) 23:18, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The 2011 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 10 July 2011, at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, and won by Fernando Alonso. Changes to the circuit mean that the race was previously classified as being in Northamptonshire, but the movement of the start-finish line means that the race is now officially classed as being in Buckinghamshire. It was the ninth race of the 2011 season, and saw the introduction of a ban on off-throttle blown diffusers, the practice of forcing the engine to continue to produce exhaust gasses to generate downforce when drivers are not using the throttle.
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The air-tractor sledge was a converted fixed-wing aircraft taken on the 1911–14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, the first plane to be taken to the Antarctic. Expedition leader Douglas Mawson had planned to use the Vickers R.E.P. Type Monoplane as a reconnaissance and search and rescue tool, and to assist in publicity, but the aircraft crashed heavily during a test flight only two months before Mawson's scheduled departure date. The plane, stripped of its wings, was nevertheless sent south with the expedition, and converted to a sledge; brakes were fashioned from a pair of geological drills and a steering system from the plane's landing gear. The air-tractor was first tested in November 1912 and subsequently assisted in laying depots for the summer sledging parties, but its use during the expedition was minimal; the freezing conditions resulted in the jamming of the engine's pistons, and its frame was left on the ice when the expedition returned home in December 1913. In 2008 a team from the Mawson's Huts Foundation began searching for the remains of the air-tractor sledge; a seat was found in 2009, and parts of the tail a year later. The foundation believes that the air-tractor is still at the expedition's base, buried beneath the ice. (more...)
I'm very pleased to see that this has finally jumped the FA barrier. Warmest congratulations. With Farthest South on the main page tomorrow this is a turning into a good week for Antarctic explorers. Brianboulton (talk) 08:47, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, I have used the slight hiatus in the development of the Amundsen expedition article to work on another small project, Brunette Coleman, which I have just sent to FAC. I'm ready to chip in again with Amundsen at any time; if there is anything you'd like me to be doing I'll get on with it. Brianboulton (talk) 14:38, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
May there be many more Antarctic FAs. As for Amundsen's, I think it's a good idea to be sending another article to FAC. I'm working on Amundsen's article when I can, but I'm not able to be putting as much time into it as I'd like. Rest assured that I'll be ready for FAC well before December. Apterygialtalk 00:18, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The 2011 Belgian Grand Prix, formally the 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 28 August 2011, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. It was the twelfth round of the 2011 Formula One season, and the 67th Belgian Grand Prix to be held. The race, contested over 44 laps, was won by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, the drivers' championship leader, after starting from pole position. Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber finished in second place, and Jenson Button completed the podium in third position for McLaren.
As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 92 points over Webber. Fernando Alonso, fourth in the race, moved into third place in the championship, ten points behind Webber in third, and eight ahead of Button. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended their championship lead to 131 points over McLaren, with Ferrari a further 64 points behind in third position.
I'm impressed by the work that's been going on with the South Pole expedition article while I've been away. I'll have a chance this weekend to take a detailed look at the expanded text, and will then try to get busy on some aftermath material. Aiming at peer review by the end of the month. Brianboulton (talk) 18:55, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. I'd stress that the prose of my expanded sections is still pretty rough, and I also need to add some information about the weather for the polar journey. I've yet to write sections on the party's return, the Eastern Party, and Fram's journeys during 1911. Apterygial (talk) 00:41, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Rudolf Caracciola (1901–1959) was a German racing driver. He won the European Drivers' Championship an unsurpassed three times, and the European Hillclimbing Championship three times. Caracciola raced for Mercedes-Benz during their original dominating Silver Arrows period, and set speed records for the firm. In 1933, he established the privateer team Scuderia C.C. with his fellow driver Louis Chiron, but a crash in practice for the Monaco Grand Prix left him with multiple fractures of his right thigh, which prevented him from racing for more than a year. He returned to the newly reformed Mercedes-Benz racing team in 1934, with whom he won three European Championships, in 1935, 1937 and 1938. Like most German racing drivers in the 1930s, Caracciola was a member of the Naziparamilitary group NSKK, but never a member of the Nazi Party. He returned to racing after the Second World War, but crashed in qualifying for the 1946 Indianapolis 500. A second comeback in 1952 was halted by another crash, in a sports car race in Switzerland. After he retired Caracciola worked as a Mercedes-Benz salesman targeting NATO troops stationed in Europe. He died in the German city of Kassel, and was buried in Switzerland. He is remembered as one of the greatest pre-1939 Grand Prix drivers, a perfectionist who excelled in all conditions. (more...)
I have finished going through the "expedition" sections, adding a little here and there, trimming, rephrasing etc. The trouble is that for all its efficiency, Amundsen's journey was basically boring, and it's hard to bring it to life in an engaging way. Feel free to tweak further as you wish, but try to avoid upping the wordcount. I will now work on an Aftermath section, replacing the junk material presently occupying the tail end of the article. This should be in place by the weekend. I shall then go back to the early sections and see if I can trim some more; one criticism at present could be that it takes ages to get to the meat of the aticle - the expedition itself. We should hopefully end up with between 7000 and 7,500 words of text, which I think is OK for an expedition of this importance. A peer review by the end of next week (c. 29 October) could still see us at FAC by mid-November and, provided it gets through first time, should see us OK for the centenary. Brianboulton (talk) 15:08, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Bravo. I think you're right; I tried to make it interesting but you've done this before and it's clear you know what you're doing. I think that timetable is fair. Do we have any decision on when they reached the pole? The lead says 14 December, but the body says 15 December. This will obviously influence the date we go for. Apterygial (talk) 11:39, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have added the final sections, cut back on Preparations and rewritten the lead. The result is an article of 7379 words which is within the target range and can I think be justified. In the title, I have altered "Expedition" to "expedition" since "Amundsen's South Pole Expedition" is not a formal or customeary title as is, say, "Imperial Transantarctic Expedition". The key date is definitely 15th. I'd like to let the article rest for a couple of days before sending it to peer review, where I hope to recruit a couple of old hands experienced with polar articles to give it a thorough going-over. Another editor has assumed responsibilities for the references and I have given him more or less a free hand. Please feel free to tweak the prose or make any minor changes you think are necessary, or let me know if you think there are significant omissions or areas needing further attention. I will be busy with Georges Bizet for the next day or two, and will probably nominate Amundsen for PR on Wednesday. Ping me if you foresee problems. Brianboulton (talk) 14:59, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I've just done the PR nom. Review comments awaited> Brianboulton (talk) 23:49, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Roger. Will look in this weekend. Apterygial (talk) 08:41, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
One of the peer reviewers has pointed out that the book by B Webster Smith is listed at OCLC as "juvenile". In view of this, and that it was published so long ago (1936), and has only one inconsequential fact cited to it, I think we should get rid of it. Brianboulton (talk) 23:40, 31 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Replaced it with a cite to Langner. Apterygial (talk) 00:06, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It looks as though peer review comments have dried up. I am going through the text one final time, to deal wih any remaining prose or punc fixes, but I don't anticipate anything major. I have experimentally adopted Yomangani's "no bolding" suggestion for the opening paragraph - do you have any views on that? I expect to have finished the final scan by Monday, and if all is well we should nominate for FAC shortly after that. I have placed an advance notification re 14 December on the TFL requests talkpage, though we can't formally ask for this date until the article is TFA. If you are unhappy about any aspect of the article, please tweak or discuss. My own view is that it is looking fairly solid now. Brianboulton (talk) 10:02, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds like a good idea. I'll give the article another read-through before Monday, and see if I can spot anything. My impression of bolding in the lead is that it should be done if the first sentence includes—more or less—the specific wording of the article's title, but it shouldn't be forced; the aim shouldn't be to get bolding in no matter what. With this article, there really is not way you can do that without bolding the entire first sentence. I think you've done a great job with this article, and I have no problems with it. I'll help out where I can at FAC. Apterygial (talk) 06:44, 5 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. It's been a pleasure working with you, and don't underestimate your own contribution to the article. This is, I believe, positively my last venture into Antarctic waters, but I hope that you will feel able to carry on the good work. There is planty of scope for developing articles on, say, Mawson, John King Davis, the Japanese expedition, etc etc – but you will no doubt have your own preferences. Brianboulton (talk) 01:11, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well, too late the semester is winding down and I'll soon have more time to spend here. I've been doing cautious research for the Japanese expedition article; the Hamre article referenced in the Amundsen article seems to be the authoritative piece in English (from 1933, however) and a couple of Edgeworth David biographies are also useful. Mawson will be my first target when I can get back to sustained editing. I've enjoyed working with you, but I do regret that I haven't been able to offer as much as I originally hoped. We'll wait until the article is on the main page before we crack out the bubbly! Apterygial (talk) 04:39, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have nominated the article at FAC with you as co-nom. Keep your eyes on the page. Brianboulton (talk) 21:56, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
On my watchlist. I'll review some other FACs over the next few days to drum up some interest. Apterygial (talk) 03:34, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I will deal with Jappalang's point on aftermath information later today (pity it wasn't raised at peer review, but there you go!) Brianboulton (talk) 10:11, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It demonstrates that no matter the prep, you can't make an article bulletproof. I'll have a look at the lead issue. Apterygial (talk) 07:31, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 112 points over Alonso, who moved up to second place in the championship. Button moved into third place in the championship, five points behind Alonso, and level on points with fourth-placed Mark Webber, but ahead on countback. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's championship lead was cut by McLaren to 126 points, with Ferrari a further 71 points behind in third position.
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Congratulations, well done The TFA requests police won't let us make a formal request for 14th December until within 20 days of that date, so I'll request it towards the end of this month. Brianboulton (talk) 21:12, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Five days! That has to be some kind of record! A testament to the thoroughness of the preparation and the quality of the work. I suppose you are hanging up your snow boots for good this time? Apterygial (talk) 22:27, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I think so... but never say never. Whatever, I'll always be happy to review/make suggestions on anything you do in this field, so keep me posted. I'm not sure if the timing is a record; Carsten Borchgrevink also whizzed through in 5 days. It must be something to do with the Norwegians (and of course thorough preparation and high quality etc...). Brianboulton (talk) 10:06, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, an editor has left some belated review comments on the talk page. Some of these involve minor fixes, others are more substantial points that require consideration (see also discussion on my talkpage). I won't be getting to this immediately, but please feel free to chip in as you think appropriate. Brianboulton (talk) 11:28, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'll have a look this weekend. Some seem to relate to the bigger picture (comparison with the Terra Nova expedition), so I'll leave them to you. Apterygial (talk) 23:00, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I've done all the adjustments I propose to do; I'm not inclined to take things further. The suggestions are reasonable, but not in my view critical to the article's quality, and I feel I've spent enough time on this now. Within a few days I will draft a blurb and then do the TFA nomination. With 8 points in the offing I doubt if anyone will lay claim to 14 December, so I probably won't enter the nomination until around 4th/5th December. Brianboulton (talk) 18:50, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds reasonable. Regarding the points: I can see where the six points come from (the centenary), but the remaining two—is the expedition different enough from Farthest South, Nansen or Air-tractor sledge? Apterygial (talk) 23:33, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Nom done. I'm only claiming the six points, which is pretty irrelevant for centenary articles. Let's see who opposes. Brianboulton (talk) 17:59, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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As the result of his fifth-place finish in Brazil, Felipe Massa became the first Ferrari driver to complete a full season without finishing on the podium since Didier Pironi in 1981.
Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull-Renault, had been in pole position, but retired after a puncture in the first lap, near the second corner, which was his first retirement since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix, where he encountered a problem, with his engine. As a result, this prevented him from equalling Michael Schumacher's record of 13 wins in one season, but Vettel did equal Nigel Mansell's 1992 record of 14 pole positions in one season. This was also the first race of 2011 in which neither Red Bull finished on the podium, as Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber finished fourth.
The first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. His party arrived at the pole on 14 December 1911, five weeks ahead of a British team led by Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen and his companions returned safely to their base, and later learned that Scott and his four companions had died on their return journey. Amundsen's initial plans had been to explore the Arctic, but he decided to go south on hearing that both Frederick Cook and Robert E. Peary were claiming to have reached the North Pole. However, he kept this revised objective secret until after his departure. The expedition arrived in Antarctica in January 1911 and after months of preparation the five-man polar party set out in October 1911. The route from their base at the Bay of Whales took them across the Great Ice Barrier and up the Axel Heiberg Glacier. The party's mastery of the use of skis and their expertise with sledge dogs ensured rapid and relatively trouble-free travel. Although the expedition's success was widely applauded, the story of Scott's heroic failure and tragic death overshadowed its achievements. For his decision to keep his true plans secret until the last moment, Amundsen was criticised for what some considered deception on his part. (more...)
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The car used a Cosworth engine throughout the course of the 2010 season, of which it competed in every race with two of the four drivers who raced it. The team scored no points with the car during the season, and gained a highest result of fourteenth place. This was scored by both Chandhok and Senna, and meant that the team were placed eleventh and second-last in the 2010 World Constructors' Championship standings. The car gained no title sponsor from the team, and the car was never developed. Hispania's successor for their 2011 season campaign, the F111, was largely based upon the F110.
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The car used a Cosworth engine throughout the course of the 2010 season, of which it competed in every race with two of the four drivers who raced it. The team scored no points with the car during the season, and gained a highest result of fourteenth place. This was scored by both Chandhok and Senna, and meant that the team were placed eleventh and second-last in the 2010 World Constructors' Championship standings. The car gained no title sponsor from the team, and the car was never developed. Hispania's successor for their 2011 season campaign, the F111, was largely based upon the F110.
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Vettel had started the race in pole position alongside Button, whom he had marginally outqualified. The two drivers were the only two within mathematical contention for the title. Button attempted to overtake Vettel at the start of the race, yet was pressured towards the grass by Vettel which resulted in him losing second place to Lewis Hamilton (who had started in third). Vettel was passed by Button in the second pit-stop phase, and was then passed by Alonso in the third. Hamilton slipped back from second to fifth, predominantly in the pit-stops; debris from a collision between himself and Felipe Massa caused a safety car period in the race. The second Red Bull of Mark Webber finished in fourth position.
As a consequence of the race, Vettel secured the World Drivers' Championship for the second year in succession, having only required one point prior to the weekend to be declared World Champion. Button remained in second place on the standings after his victory, extending the gap over third-placed Alonso to eight points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's championship lead over McLaren was cut to 130 points, with Ferrari a further 96 points behind in third position.
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By winning the Monaco Grand Prix, Mark Webber (here leading Nico Rosberg on the final lap) became the sixth different winner in as many races, making this the most open F1 season on record.
* Lewis Hamilton (1:21.707) was disqualified from the qualifying session, and sent to the back of the grid after stewards deemed he did not have enough fuel in his car, following the session; Hamilton had stopped on track following his qualifying lap. Hamilton excluded from qualifying results; Maldonado on pole
† Vettel did not complete a flying lap during the third part of qualifying.
‡ Schumacher did not start a flying lap during the third part of qualifying.
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‡ Pastor Maldonado (1:15.245) was given a ten-place grid penalty for an avoidable collision with Sergio Pérez in the third free practice session. He was also given a five-place grid penalty for a change of gearbox. Maldonado takes grid penalty after Perez incident
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The 2012 Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race that took place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore on 23 September 2012 as the fourteenth round of the 2012 season. The race was the thirteenth time that a Singapore Grand Prix has been held, and the fifth time it was a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole. Sebastian Vettel won the race, his second of the season, after Hamilton's gearbox failed early in the race.
Race reduced from 61 laps to 59 laps due to the two-hour time limit.
* Both Mercedes cars failed to record a flying lap time during Q3. Thus, they were ranked in car number order.
† Mark Webber (10th, + 47.175) was given a 20-second time penalty post-race for "gaining an advantage by going off the track" when passing Kamui Kobayashi. Webber loses point after post-race penalty
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WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter - October 2012[edit]
There are currently 15,862 Good Articles listed at WP:GA.
The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 345 unreviewed articles. Out of 439 total nominations, 24 are on hold, 66 are under review, and 4 are seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article! Even just reviewing one will help!
The categories with the largest backlogs are: Social sciences and society (80 articles), Sports and recreation (70 articles), Music (63 articles), Theatre, film and drama (52 articles), and History (41 articles). Please consider reviewing articles within these sections.
There are currently 13 articles up for reassessment at Good Article Reassessment. Please help out and go to WP:GAR and review an article! Remember that anyone can review articles that are listed under "Community Reassessment" even if another user has already listed their opinion...the more opinions, the better!
Member News
There are currently 222 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to all the new members that joined during the past 17 months! If you aren't yet part of WikiProject Good Articles and interested in joining WikiProject Good Articles, go here and add you name. Everyone is welcomed!
This WikiProject, and the Good Article program as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all!
If you haven't done so already, please remember to add your name to this list if you are still interested/active with this WikiProject. If you are no longer interested/active you don't need to add your name anywhere, you're name will be moved into a "inactive participant" list at the beginning of November. Inactive users will not receive future newsletters from this WikiProject via their talk page.
GA Task forces
There is currently not much going on at this time but there is a very large backlog. Until the next backlog elimination drive, please help reduce the number of nominations by reviewing articles and helping other reviewers that may need second opinions.
Thanks to everyone who committed some time to help reduce the nominations backlog during the June-July 2012 backlog elimination drive. Most barnstars have been given out but there are still a few left. Participants that haven't gotten a barnstar yet should get it soon.
Possible Fall/Winter 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive
A discussion is currently being held on the WikiProject's talk page on weather another eliminations drive should take place within the next few months as the last one proved to be extremely successful. Please take the time to go to the the talk page and include your opinion on if you would be interested in taking part in a Fall/Winter 2012 elimination drive.
Good Articles of the Month
Each month, 5 random good articles will be choose to be featured here as the good articles of the month.
Having references included in articles is one of the most important aspects to a good article, let alone Wikipedia! Without them, no one would ever know what is true and what is false and Wikipedia probably wouldn't be where it is today. So this month, I will talk about how to check for references, how reliable they are, and so on and so forth.
The first thing to do when reviewing an nominee is to do a quick scan of the article. One of the things to look for is if the article has references! If you don't see a list at the bottom of the article page, quick-fail it.[2] For newcomers, quick-failing is failing an article when you spot a problem before actually conducting a full review. If you do find a list of references (and in most cases you will) make sure to look through each and every one. If you want to save some time, use this tool as it will tell you if there are any problematic references in the article you are reviewing.
Next, check the reliability and type of the references/sources. In terms of the type of reference, check to see how many primary and/or secondary sources are included. Primary sources are the ones published by the subject of the article. For example, if the subject of the article has to do with the iPhone 4s and the source is published by Apple, it is considered a primary source. Secondary sources are those not published by the subject of the article (or in close relation to it). Newspapers are examples of secondary sources and considered one of the better types to include in the article (not saying primary sources are bad). If you find that most/all of the references are primary sources, notify the nominator about this issue(s) and place the article on hold once you have completed the review. Only in the event that a secondary source can't be found as a replacement, then the primary source can remain. If there is a good mix of primary and secondary sources, that is perfect and no references need to be changed.
Now, reliability. Forums are generally not considered reliable and some blog's may not be reliable either. Newspapers, most sources published by the subject, some blogs, etc. are considered reliable. If you don't know wether the source is reliable, ask for a second opinion. For more info about how to identify wether a reference is reliable or not, visit this article.
Finally, one of the more basic things to look for is that every statement in the article has at least one reference! The only case that a statement doesn't need a reference is when it is common sense that the statement is defiantly true and/or in the case where the statement can't be challenged, as per what Wikipedia says, "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable published source using an inline citation."
From the Editor
After a long 18 month hiatus, the third volume of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter is here! Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue of the newsletter here or on the editors talk page.
Also, Happy Halloween...in advance!!!
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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeledauto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.
A red flag is shown when there has been an accident or the track conditions are poor enough to warrant the race being stopped. The flags are displayed by the marshals at various points around the circuit. Following a red flag being shown, the exit of the pit lane is closed and cars must proceed to the starting grid slowly, without overtaking. From 2005, a ten-minute warning is given before the race is resumed behind the safety car, which leads the field for a lap before it returns to the pit lane. Previously, the race was restarted in race order from the penultimate lap before the red flag was shown. If a race is unable to be resumed, "the results will be taken at the end of the penultimate lap before the lap during which the signal to suspend the race was given." If 75 per cent of the race distance has not been completed and the race cannot be resumed, half points are awarded. No points are awarded if the race cannot be restarted and less than two laps have been completed.
* Sebastian Vettel (1:41.073) was disqualified from the qualifying session, and sent to the back of the grid after stewards deemed he did not have enough fuel in his car, following the session; Vettel had stopped on track following his qualifying lap. Vettel sent to back of the grid for fuel infringement
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The early season was tumultuous, with seven different drivers winning the first seven races of the championship; a record for the series. It was not until the European Grand Prix in June that a driver, Ferrari'sFernando Alonso, won his second race of the year, and with it, emerged as a championship contender. Alonso maintained his hold on the championship lead for the next seven races, taking his third win in Germany and finishing on the podium in the United Kingdom, Italy and Singapore. However, costly first-lap retirements in Belgium and Japan allowed his rivals to catch up, and defending World ChampionSebastian Vettel — like Alonso, a two-time winner — took the lead in the sixteenth race of the season. Vettel, too, encountered difficulties throughout the season; contact with a backmarker left him to finish outside the points in Malaysia, while alternator failures at the European and Italian Grands Prix cost him valuable points and exclusion from qualifying in Abu Dhabi led him to start from the pit lane. Vettel entered the final race of the season with a thirteen-point lead over Alonso. Alonso needed a podium finish to stand any chance of becoming World Drivers' Champion, but in a race of attrition that finished under the safety car, Vettel finished in sixth place, scoring enough points to win his third consecutive championship, becoming the third driver to do so. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull Racing secured their third consecutive title when Sebastian Vettel finished second at the United States Grand Prix.
In addition to seeing seven drivers win the first seven races, the 2012 season broke several records. The calendar for the season included twenty races, breaking the previous record of nineteen, which was first set in 2005. Six current or former World Drivers' Champions — Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Michael Schumacher — started the season, breaking the record of five established in 1970.
* Felipe Massa (7th, 1:36.937; 6th after Grosjean penalty) was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Late Massa grid penalty promotes Alonso
* Race finished under neutralised safety car conditions.
† Pastor Maldonado (6th; 1:13.174) was given a ten-place grid penalty for receiving his third reprimand of the season. This was due to missing the weigh-bridge during qualifying. [1]
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The WikiProject: Good Articles Newsletter (December 2012)[edit]
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The early season was tumultuous, with seven different drivers winning the first seven races of the championship; a record for the series. It was not until the European Grand Prix in June that a driver, Ferrari'sFernando Alonso, won his second race of the year, and with it, emerged as a championship contender. Alonso maintained his hold on the championship lead for the next seven races, taking his third win in Germany and finishing on the podium in the United Kingdom, Italy and Singapore. However, costly first-lap retirements in Belgium and Japan allowed his rivals to catch up, and defending World ChampionSebastian Vettel — like Alonso, a two-time winner — took the lead in the sixteenth race of the season. Vettel, too, encountered difficulties throughout the season; contact with a backmarker left him to finish outside the points in Malaysia, while alternator failures at the European and Italian Grands Prix cost him valuable points and exclusion from qualifying in Abu Dhabi led him to start from the pit lane. Vettel entered the final race of the season with a thirteen-point lead over Alonso. Alonso needed a podium finish to stand any chance of becoming World Drivers' Champion, but in a race of attrition that finished under the safety car, Vettel finished in sixth place, scoring enough points to win his third consecutive championship, becoming the third driver to do so. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull Racing secured their third consecutive title when Sebastian Vettel finished second at the United States Grand Prix.
In addition to seeing seven drivers win the first seven races, the 2012 season broke several records. The calendar for the season included twenty races, breaking the previous record of nineteen, which was first set in 2005. Six current or former World Drivers' Champions — Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Michael Schumacher — started the season, breaking the record of five established in 1970.
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Good Article Nominations Request For Comment[edit]
A 'Request For Comment' for Good Article Nominations is currently being held. We are asking that you please take five to ten minutes to review all seven proposals that will affect Good Article Nominations if approved. Full details of each proposal can be found here. Please comment on each proposal (or as many as you can) here.
At this time, Proposal 1, 3, and 5 have received full (or close to) support.
If you have questions of anything general (not related to one specif proposal), please leave a message under the General discussion thread.
Please note that Proposal 2 has been withdrawn and no further comments are needed. Also, please disregard Proposal 9 as it was never an actual proposal.
WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre[edit]
Hello! Now, some of you might be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:
Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with, the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".
Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497).
Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.
A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk)
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As a listed GA participant, you are invited to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the question of whether Good Articles should be eligible to appear in the Did You Know? slot in future. Please see the proposal on its subpage here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Thank you in advance. GilderienChat|Contributions03:16, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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In past Backlog Drives, the goal was to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. In the upcoming drive, another goal will be added - raising as much money as we can for the Wikimedia Foundation. How will this work? Well, its pretty simple. Any user interested in donating can submit a pledge at the Backlog Drive page (linked above). The pledge should mention the amount of money the user is willing to donate per review. For example, if a user pledges 5 cents per review and 100 nominations are reviewed, the total donation amount is $5.00.
At the time this message was sent out, two users have submitted pledges for a total of 8 cents per review. All pledges, no matter how much money, are greatly appreciated. Also, in no way is this saying you must make a pledge.
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In past Backlog Drives, the goal was to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. In the upcoming drive, another goal will be added - raising as much money as we can for the Wikimedia Foundation. How will this work? Well, its pretty simple. Any user interested in donating can submit a pledge at the Backlog Drive page (linked above). The pledge should mention the amount of money the user is willing to donate per review. For example, if a user pledges 5 cents per review and 100 nominations are reviewed, the total donation amount is $5.00.
At the time this message was sent out, two users have submitted pledges for a total of 8 cents per review. All pledges, no matter how much money, are greatly appreciated. Also, in no way is this saying you must make a pledge.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or leave a message on the Backlog Drive talk page. And remember, there are less than 4 days before the drive starts!--EdwardsBot (talk) 03:20, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! Just a friendly reminder that the GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on December 31, 2013!
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Tim Paine, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. LibStar (talk) 23:56, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:
This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.
Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.
More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the the drive page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.
I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!
WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive[edit]
Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!
TheQ Editor recently proposed the idea of having another Backlog Drive in either September/October or November/December of this year. For those of you who have participated in the past two drives you know I was the one who organized them, however, come September, this will be my most important year in school so I will not be able to coordinate this drive (if it happens). TheQ Editor has volunteered to be a coordinator for the drive. If any of you would like to co-coordinator, please notify TheQ Editor on his talk page.
If you would be interested in participating in a Backlog Drive sometime before the end of this year, please notify TheQ Editor. Also, make sure to specify what month(s) work best for you.
At the time this message was sent out, the backlog was at 520 nominations. Since May, the backlog has been steadily increasing and we are currently near an all time high. Even though the backlog will not disappear over one drive, this drive can lead to several others which will (hopefully) lead to the day where there is no longer a backlog.
As always, the more participants, the better, and everyone is encouraged to participate!
Hello everyone! We hope you have all been having a great summer!
As we all know, the recent GAN Backlog Drives have not had any big impact on the backlog. Because of that, me (Dom497), Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor have worked on an idea that could possibly finally put a dent into the massive backlog. Now, I will admit, the idea isn't entirely ours as we have took the general idea of the WikiCup and brought it over to WikiProject Good Articles. But anyways, here's what we have in mind:
For all of you that do not know what the WikiCup is, it is an annual competition between several editors to see who can get the most Good Articles, Featured Article's, Did You Know's, etc. Based of this, we propose to you the GA Cup. This competition will only focus on reviewing Good articles.
For more info on the proposal, click here. As a FYI, the proposal page is not what the final product will look like (if you do go ahead with this idea). It will look very similar to WikiCup's page(s).
The discussion for the proposal will take place here. Please let us know if you are interested, have any concerns, things to consider, etc.
WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the GA Cup, from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing Good article nominations; for each review, points will be awarded with bonuses for older nominations, longer articles and comprehensive reviews. All participants will start off in one group and the highest scoring participants will go through to the second round. At the moment six rounds are planned, but this may change based on participant numbers.
Some of you may ask: what is the purpose for a competition of this type? Currently, there is a backlog of about 500 unreviewed Good article nominations, almost an all time high. It is our hope that we can decrease the backlog in a fun way, through friendly competition.
Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors! Sign-ups will be open until October 15, 2014 so sign-up now!
If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the four judges.
Reassessement of an article you reviewed for GA[edit]
Alberto Contador, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article.
Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability 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, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:51, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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