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Admin coaching

Hello. I noticed your request for a coach over at Admin coaching, and I'm available. If you do not currently have an admin coach, I would be glad to be your coach. I do have a few of conditions though, and they are that you:

1. watch your coaching page closely, and reply to every post there in a timely fashion
2. fill in all of your edit summaries (if you find yourself forgetting, there's a setting in "my preferences" that will remind you)
3. complete all the assignments you are given to the best of your ability. If you have trouble with an assignment, by all means, let me know, so we can discuss possible solutions and alternatives.
4. don't go for your RfA or accept an RfA nomination except from me - I will nominate you when I believe you are ready

Please let me know if you agree, and we can get started.

I look forward to your reply.

King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:54, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I have created the page User:Sjones23/Admin coaching, from which I will coordinate the coaching. Right now, it's pretty much blank, but I'll add more to it as we go. Be sure to check on it regularly. I'll start off by asking you the standard RfA questions on the page. Best regards, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:04, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Qui

Hi. I would recommend that you get Qui, a tool that allows users to view each other's status more easily. This way, I can know when it is convenient to contact you, and vice versa. After you get it, just add me to your friends list. Note: It doesn't work very well in Internet Explorer, so if you have that, might be time to get Firefox. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:05, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Admin coaching (2)

Have you read my note at User:Sjones23/Admin coaching? Sorry I didn't make this clear at the beginning, but when you have read a comment of mine on any of the coaching pages, please reply to acknowledge receipt of the comment. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 15:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi. You might want to see the new note I added to User:Sjones23/Admin coaching. (Don't forget to watchlist your admin coaching page if you haven't done so already. I general, reply to every message I add, even if your reply is just "OK I got it." This way I know that you read it.) Cheers, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:30, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Admin coaching

Sorry I haven't contacted you in a long time. I was actually a little busy myself. So how is it going? If you have anything new to add, anything you learned, or any questions you would like to ask me, feel free to make a comment at User:Sjones23/Admin coaching#July 2009. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 18:17, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Just checking up

How's it going? Anything new? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:33, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Everything's going okay for me. I am currently on a vacation from college doing a music major, so I am now active on Misplaced Pages. Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:08, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

2011 WikiCup participation

It was good to have you on board this time around- we hope you enjoyed the competition! In case you are interested, signups for next year are open. Thanks, J Milburn and The ed17 20:45, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 31 people signed up for this drive so far, 22 have copy-edited at least one article. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Template:J Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive. We have reduced our target group of articles—November and December 2011—by over 50%, and 34 of the the 56 requests made in September and October this year have already been fulfilled. However, the rate of tagging for copy edit has increased, and this month we are just keeping the size of the backlog stable. So, all you copy editors, please do come along and help us! The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest was won by Baffle gab1978 for his copy edit of Expulsion of the Acadians. Runner up was Gareth Griffith-Jones for his edit of I Could Fall in Love. Congratulations to both. The October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight November 30 (UTC). You don't have to make a submission to vote! November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight November 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin. Seasonal oversight: We had a slight fall from grace in the title of our last newletter, which mentioned the season in the northern hemisphere and thus got it wrong for the southern. Fortunately an observant GOCE member was ready to spring into action to advise us. Thanks! In future we'll stay meteorologically neutral. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:06, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Wreck-It Ralph

Hi, Sjones. Looks like there was an intervening edit at Wreck-It Ralph. Just want to assure you that my edit summary was directed at Zania, not you. With regards. --Tenebrae (talk) 04:40, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

No problem at all, Tenebrae. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 04:46, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Wreck-It Ralph

And here's the 3RR violation. --McDoobAU93 20:19, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

I've posted a plot summary that is better and shorter than the previous one, but McDoob keeps reverting it. This should not be now that it is under the 700 word limit.Kurzon (talk) 21:06, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE November drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. All the barnstars have now been distributed. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and prizes have been issued. The November 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The December 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 21:17, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Heya

In an attempt to get past the impasse that has been reached re the capitalisation of I in intro on the Star Trek into Darkness article, I have created two additional sub-sections where users can put their for/against argument comments in without getting caught up in Beating a dead horse. These sections are purely for providing reasons and not for arguing back and forth, although discussions are welcome to continue in the above section. If you could come and give your view that would be great. MisterShiney ✉ 21:22, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind words and helpful suggestions. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:34, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE mid-December newsletter

End of Year Events from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events: The December 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best December copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC). Voting is in progress for the November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not. From Sunday 16 December to Saturday 22 December, we are holding a Project Blitz, in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{copyedit}} from January 2012. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded. January 2013 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2012. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. Coodinator election: Nominations are open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January to 30 June 2013. Nominations close on December 15 at 23:59 UTC, after which voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. >>> Blitz sign-up <<<         >>> Drive sign-up <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:38, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Re:Barnstar

Many thanks! It was a little bit rough dealing with Niemti the entire time, but Torchiest and I managed to pull something together. One step closer to the "Looking Glass Studios video games" Good Topic. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:54, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy Happy

Season's Greetings, Sjones23! At this wonderful time of year, I would like to give season’s greetings to all the fellow Wikipedians I have interacted with in the past! May you have a wonderful holiday season! MarnetteD | Talk 21:02, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

• Also best wishes for your 2013 and happy editing whenever possible :-) MarnetteD | Talk 21:02, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

• • Thanks for the revert on my talk page. Considering the errant nonsense of the post it takes an extra spray or two of Troll-be-Gone to remove the stench. I hope that you are well and that things aren]t too chilly in Buffalo. MarnetteD | Talk 23:37, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Holiday cheer

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Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well! Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:26, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

RE; Seasons Greetings

Thanks for the kind words. I have enjoyed working with you on Misplaced Pages, and I hope we can continue to work together in the future. (Also, I hope I didn't "rain on your parade" with my comments at WP:VG regarding making Sonic a featured topic. I just wanted to give my two cents that it might be difficult, as it seems I'm almost constantly dealing with difficult Users/IPs at articles related to Sonic - surely if you ever have, or ever do, go through my contributions on a given day, you'd probably see what I'm getting at...) Anyways, enjoy the holidays! Sergecross73 msg me 01:22, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome. :-) And also, enjoy the holidays as well! Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:28, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Spirited Away

Hey. Spirited Away is my favourite film and me and some friends are planning to expand and improve it to FA status. I see that you had a peer review opened for it, so I guess that you are interested in it too. Wanna make a joint work? :) — ΛΧΣ 06:39, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Sure thing! Happy holidays, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:42, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Great! Happy holidays for you too :) — ΛΧΣ 06:45, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

I have posted a note on the talk page of the article and am going to announce this matter at WT:FILM. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 05:25, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikiproject notes in articles

Pls see Misplaced Pages:Village pump (policy)#Wikiproject notes in articles - The issues may be much bigger then just the note on the pages - However I believe the viability of the note its self is what we should talk about at this time.Moxy (talk) 23:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 starting soon

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Happy New Year!

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Hey Sjones23! Wishing you a very happy New Year :) CURTAINTOAD!  23:36, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

I wish you a very Happy New Year as well! :) Let's hope everything goes well for 2013. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:10, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

A technical question about The Matrix article

Well, you added something about anchor in The Matrix article's accolade section. Out of curiosity, what does that do? What does that tag anchor the section do? I'll keep the answer for future reference; I just wanna learn. Thanks. Anthonydraco (talk) 02:50, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

You may want to take a look at Misplaced Pages:Linking#Section linking (anchors). Does this answer your question? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:08, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

It does. Thank you. Although I cannot say I am techy enough to utilize the feature in the near future. :P I do not see any other part in the article that target here, though. I assume that you put this in so links from outside this article can come here if need be? Anthonydraco (talk) 04:35, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I think so. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 04:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy New Year

And to you, my colleague! Best wishes, Tenebrae (talk) 00:28, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks for your New Year's message. I add my best wishes to you and yours on wiki and off thru all of the coming year. MarnetteD | Talk 05:50, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the message. You too! Sergecross73 msg me 21:19, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

GOCE 2012 Annual Report

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Working out the details at Misplaced Pages:Today's article for improvement

The RFC for TAFI is nearing it's conclusion, and it's time to hammer out the details over at the project's talk page. There are several details of the project that would do well with wider input and participation, such as the article nomination and selection process, the amount and type of articles displayed, the implementation on the main page and other things. I would like to invite you to comment there if you continue to be interested in TAFI's development. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 02:27, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Are you familiar with Bambifan101 vandalism and talking style?

It seems that you know him, so I would like to ask you if you're familiar with his older incarnations or talking style. I do not know where he operates, so I can't check anything back then. From the list of people who report his socks on sock investigation, most users who have dealt with him more than once have retired. The current suspected sock has respond to my message. Can you take a look at and tell me what you think? Anthonydraco (talk) 11:53, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

His IP geolocates to Texas, and BF101 is from Alabama. Also BF101 has serious grammar issues with his comments. I am actually familiar with BF101 and have been reverting this user's edits for a long time along with McDoobAU93. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 16:33, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. I believe you know this already, but I've added the link to your response to the sockpuppet investigation page; I just think I should tell you. More than one user, including me, suspect that a new user is the case. The spelling's different. Once I learned that this user's location is quite different from Bambifan101, I asked around. Gotta give this user a fair chance. Anthonydraco (talk) 23:04, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I think he is just a newcomer. We do not want to bite him. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:23, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter (4th Quarter 2012)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 5, No. 4 — 4th Quarter, 2012
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Project At a Glance
As of Q4 Template:Vgy, the project has:

Content

• VG Project Main pages

  • Main project – talk
  • Project category – talk
  • Portal – talk

  VG Project Departments

  • Assessment – talk
  • Cleanup – talk
  • Peer review – talk

   

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  • Newsletter – talk
  • Video game images – talk

Sonic R

So, I realize it may fall outside of your scope of fixing up a lot of the "main" Sonic games, but I've recently did a lot of clean up at Sonic R. (It was pretty terrible before I started.) Just an FYI. Sergecross73 msg me 17:42, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

That is interesting to know. By the way, I also plan to take this to GA and am willing to help out as well. A good example to follow is Crash Team Racing and Crash Nitro Kart, both of which are GAs. Thoughts? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:50, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Sounds good. I'll keep working on it, using those articles as reference points. Feel free to join in whenever. (No rush if you feel like working on other things you're doing right now. I know sometimes I get into an article and then it can feel like a chore working on other ones you're not as interested in.) Sergecross73 msg me 14:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

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Progress on WP:Snuggle and work log

I've been making some progress on Snuggle development recently and I could use your feedback. Specifically, I've created a work log that I plan to update every time I get a chance to work on Snuggle. My intention is that you'll be able to watch that page to track my progress so I can get your feedback on features when they are early in development. The most recent entry (also the only entry) discusses new functionality for interacting with newcomers via Snuggle. I posted some mockups in the work log that show how I imagine the new features to work and I could use some feedback before I start writing the code. Thanks! --EpochFail 20:29, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the image

Thanks for adding the screenshot for Sonic R. I don't like messing around with the image policy on Misplaced Pages, and I think that one captures the game pretty well, so it is appreciated! Sergecross73 msg me 16:09, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

No problem. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 16:10, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Sergecross73 msg me 21:11, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

TAFI

Hello, In the past few days, Today's Articles for Improvement has gone through many changes. We have modified the process for adding Nominations, which now uses a template/table format and requires only 3 supports for an article to be selected. There is now a Holding Area, where articles are kept for discussion before being selected for a particular date. The TAFI schedule now involves adding 10 articles weekly, chosen from a variety of topics. We now have an Accomplishments page where we will be highlighting our older TAFI articles which have now become quality articles on the Misplaced Pages. The Project is almost ready to hit the Main Page, where it will be occupying a section just below "Did you Know" section. Three article from the weekly batch of 7 will be displayed randomly at the main page, the format of which can be seen at the Main Page sandbox. There is also an ongoing discussion at the Main page talk over the final details before we can go forward with the Main Page. If you have any ideas to discuss with everyone else, please visit the TAFI Talk Page and join in on the ongoing discussions there. You are also invited to add new nominations, and comment and suport on the current ones at the Nominations page. You can also help by helping in the discussions at the Holding Area. Above all, please do not forget to improve our current Today's Articles for Improvement Thank you and hoping to have some productive work from you at the Project, TheOriginalSoni (talk) 10:42, 18 February 2013 (UTC) (From the TAFI team)

GOCE mid-March 2013 newsletter

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The Amazing Spider-Man

I am willing to help out if you still feel like nominating it a GA. Jhenderson 00:31, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, please do. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:23, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Ok great. I replied to you on the talk page about you're issues that you mentioned. Jhenderson 19:26, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Doubts about Raiden (Metal Gear)

With the release of a new game with the franchise the article Raiden (Metal Gear) appears to be becoming kind of big. The creation and reception sections have big paragraphs and I can't tell if some of the part are undue weight or may require subsections and tidying to be easy to understand and navigate. Any comments would be useful. Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 18:33, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

Arctic Kangaroo 03:17, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Important Announcement

All right, folks. I want to make a very important announcement to everyone, including fellow editors and administrators, here at Misplaced Pages and also to those who who are watching my talk page at the moment:

First of all, due to some concerns about my involvement in the recent discussions on Niemti at WP:AN, as well as my truly unintentional involvement in the previous controversies and disputes back in August, I think it would be best for the project as a whole if I should avoid getting involved in contentious confrontations with anyone not only on Misplaced Pages, but also real life in general, and to not push things too aggressively so that the focus does not go off-topic and shift towards me. I would like to owe everyone a deep, heartfelt and sincere apology for nearly everything that I have done wrong (like getting involved in an incident where I shouldn't have been, edit warring with others, and also for losing my temper as well if I did so), and also for getting caught up into the controversy back in August against my better judgment. Truly, I am. I always have been a valuable and trusted contributor to the project for over 6 years who has made over 49,000 edits to the project (mostly to articles), and created 12 Good Articles, 11 Featured Articles, as well as 25 articles, and I have significantly improved upon several articles. But looking back at it, there are some articles that need to be updated to get to GA, as with the Sonic Shuffle article that I am doing with fellow Wikipedians Sergecross73 (talk · contribs) and ThomasO1989 (talk · contribs).

I am going to make this perfectly clear to everyone: I will absolutely never let bad things (such as old disputes and arguments with other users) get me down while being involved in this wonderful project as a volunteer. Misplaced Pages is a collaborative encyclopedia and I will not participate in a place where there are flaws in the system and where people (IPs and users alike) use it as a battleground; a soapbox; to cause disruption anywhere even on articles, on wikiprojects or on talk pages; or where people are incivil, baiting or trolling; or where an administrator can abuse protection and blocking to further their viewpoints in a content dispute. There is one word for it out in the real world: corruption. However, I will participate in a system that has a collaborative atmosphere and fairness towards all other users, and where we can find consensus through discussion on talk pages too, and ultimately becoming involved as one of the administrators by trusted users. I maintain that I always follow all policies and guidelines, including WP:HARASSMENT, WP:WIKIHOUND, WP:NOT, WP:AGF, WP:BITE, WP:CONSENSUS, WP:EW, WP:CIVIL, WP:NPA, WP:NOR, WP:NPOV and WP:V, and also maintain that I have not broken any or all of them.

Only now do I realize that I am being burned out on Misplaced Pages due to issues with some users who are unwilling to follow policies causing stress for not just me, but other regular Wikipedians, and dealing with these are really not something I signed on to do after all. As such, I have decided that I am going to start focusing a lot more on creating content for the project and collaborating with other users on other projects as well (like those in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and the Mario franchise, as well as the Final Fantasy series and anime series that I enjoy the most, like One Piece and films produced by Studio Ghibli) because getting involved in major drama over certain issues and dealing with disruptive editors/cyberstalkers/uncivil editors can emotionally and physically drain me of my energy and time contributing to the project. Also, I just realized that being involved in one of the site's civility disputes as an involved party is very depressing for me to say the least and even good editors can fall victim to the downward spiral, and I guess I must have done that too unintentionally, but I am always willing to continue editing WIkipedia no matter what. As such, I have already decided to let some of the recent ongoing disputes run its course and not attack other users, and just simply concentrate on my main focus, which has been, and will always be, creating content to the highest degree on Misplaced Pages. And finally, I will always be active on Misplaced Pages and am not planning to quit until it's the right time. I can't really talk to users who are uncivil or rude without saying something unkind. While I regret some of the things from the past, I don't ever regret the rest. I will always find the energy to be happy after all! :-) I would like to quote the words of a certain editor, "Don't lose your enthusiasm, no matter what happens!"

With that, I harbor no hatred or resentment towards anyone, even my fellow Wikipedians in particular, and once again, if I have ever done anything wrong, even once, I am very sorry... If anyone can provide me some encouraging words or help me with some articles that I am editing, that would be very much appreciated. I wish everyone a very happy Easter and Passover. I would like to thank each and every one of my fellow Wikipedians and colleagues who have supported me in the past, present and will continue to support me into the future for everything that they have done.

Best wishes to all, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:25, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Before I drop you from my Watchlist, having inadvertently added you, one helpful comment, that I am quite certain you will ignore, just as you ignore all advice from more experienced editors. It took you 41 revisions, and counting, to write this pathetic, self-serving, nonsensical, delusional polemic? I don't know whether to laugh or cry. You are in complete denial as to your own serious misconduct, and your protests of innocence and provocation are ludicrous. You want to impress people that you've learned your lesson? Shut up about it and do positive, non-disruptinv work. No wonder you have nearly 50K posts - at the rate you revise your own posts, it's equivalent to 1500 posts by an editor who actually reads what they write before they hit "Save Page". That's nothing to brag about. What an utter waste of bandwidth. With any luck, our paths will never cross again on Misplaced Pages. Have a nice life, kid. Fladrif (talk) 01:06, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 March newsletter

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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 22:55, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Re:A barnstar for you!

I'm honored. Thank you very much- I really appreciate this. To be honest, I felt like I wasn't getting any attention or notice, with a lack of barnstars, so that played into my decision to retire somewhat. However, as it stands, I am very busy and don't want to send the message that I'm slacking off from Misplaced Pages, just that I have a full plate for the next few months. I do intend to return, but it will be when I have more time for leisure activities and some certain disputes have blown over. I received a threatening email from Zhoban a week ago, listing out my personal details, (which are not too difficult to find, considering that my IMDb profile has "DarthBotto" listed as an alias), but this really emphasized that some things are just not worth the risk, you know? So in short, I'll be taking a leave of absence.

But, I will return, my friend. I truly cherish the fact that others, (namely you), find my contributions meaningful and I will keep rooting for the project! :) DarthBotto _talk•cont 00:18, 01 April 2013 (UTC)