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Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Garbolia, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! Aboutmovies (talk) 08:33, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar!

Hey, thanks a bunch! I really appreciate the appreciation for all my Huggling. And thank you for all the good work you do. Keep up the good work! Again, thanks! -sesuPRIME 22:15, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and good call on adding it to my talk page; even though I'll eventually move it to my userpage, it's best not to edit other's userpages except to revert vandalism. Cheers and thanks again! -sesuPRIME 02:30, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to the Films Project

Welcome!

Hey, welcome to WikiProject Films! We're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of films, awards, festivals, filmmaking, and film characters. If you haven't already, please add {{User WikiProject Films}} to your user page.

A few features that you might find helpful:

  • Most of our important discussions about the project itself and its related articles take place on the project's main discussion page; it is highly recommended that you watchlist it.

There is a variety of interesting things to do within the project; you're free to participate however much—or little—you like:

  • Want to jump right into editing? The style guidelines show things you should include.
  • Want to assist in some current backlogs within the project? Visit the Announcements template to see how you can help.
  • Want to know how good our articles are? Our assessment department has rated the quality of every film article in Wikipedia. Check it out!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask another fellow member, and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome! We look forward to seeing you around! Collectonian

-- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 23:10, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Greetings from WikiProject California!

Welcome to WikiProject California!

I noticed you recently added yourself to our Participants' list, and I wanted to welcome you to our project. Our goal is to facilitate collaboration on California-related articles, and everyone is welcome to join. Here are some suggested activities:

As a member it would be helpful if you would

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask at the project talk page, or feel free to ask me on my talk page.

Again, welcome!  -Optigan13 (talk) 04:14, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

WP:FILM September Election Voting

The September 2009 project coordinator election has begun. We will be selecting seven coordinators from a pool of candidates to serve for the next six months; members can still nominate themselves if interested. Please vote here by September 28! This message has been sent as you are registered as an active member of the project. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:46, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

No worries, we've done this a few times so I think we got the voting instructions down pretty well. If you ever have questions or need help with anything, let me know. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:18, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
Sure, any user can have the bot archive their talk pages for them. You can follow the instructions on the bot's page, or if you want, I can set it up for you. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 21:29, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
Okay, I added the bot template to the top of your page to have the messages over seven days old be archived. If it doesn't work, let me know. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:24, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
It is working perfectly. Thank you!!! ----Garbolia (talk) 20:38, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Glad it works. If you need assistance with anything else in the future, let me know and I'll do my best to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:35, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help and more

Thank you Nehrams. It would be my honor to have your help on writing a good article. I will keep you informed when it is ready. -Have a good weekend! --Garbolia (talk) 03:11, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

I look forward to seeing it, and will help you out the best I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:23, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Empress Vampire (film), but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be a copy from http://www.empressvampire.com/, and therefore a copyright violation. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are liable to be blocked from editing.

If you believe that the article is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under allowance license, then you should do one of the following:

It may also be necessary for the text be modified to have an encyclopedic tone and to follow Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at this temporary page. Leave a note at Talk:Empress Vampire (film) saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! — CactusWriter | needles 06:45, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey Garbolia, thanks for the barnstar! I'm sorry this comes late; I saw it after I'd been alerted of vandalism on my user page, which comes often in this line of business, haha. Thanks again, and keep up the good work! Drmies (talk) 18:18, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

re:Sesu, Barnstar for you!

Hey, thanks! I appreciate the barnstar, but I don't think I really did that much. Anyway, cheers and thanks again! -sesuPRIME 03:22, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I never knew vandalism would be interested in any user page in the past.You have done very well to fight with them. Thank you. ---Garbolia (talk) 03:31, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Films September 2009 Newsletter

The September 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:30, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

WP:FILMS October Newsletter

The October 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. The newsletter includes details on the current membership roll call to readd your name from the inactive list to the active list. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:59, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

WP:FILMS' Tag & Assess Drive and Roll Call

The project's Tag & Assess drive has begun. We will be assessing over 50,000 articles during the drive and we need your help! 200-article ranges can be adopted and completed at any pace. A variety of awards are available based on the number of articles assessed. Please help review whatever you are comfortable with, and if you have any questions, leave a message on the talk page of the drive. In addition, please add your name to the active member list if you have not already. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:04, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Hello, fellow film fan!

This is to ask for your input on Balalaika, MGM 1939. Though I'm a good editor/copy writer and have been working on it since August (09), this is my first major research project of any description, anywhere. User talk:Nehrams2020 has been kind enough to help me, and I'm hoping you will look the article over; I would really appreciate your comments and suggestions, especially additional free sources of information/photos, to round it off nicely. Thank you, Shir-El too 15:52, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Hello Shir-El too, sorry I didn't reply you earlier as I haven't logged in for a while. Your article is very professional. You are right, Nehrams2020 is very nice.Maybe he can help you with more insight of your article. Thank you for contacting me. If you have extra time, I would appreciate your suggestions as well. Best regards!--Garbolia (talk) 09:19, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Better late than never!! Just finished James Hill (British director), best known for Born Free; he actually had a diverse body of work, yet there's almost nothing available on him. Strange. What would you like me to look at? Cheers! Shir-El too 19:09, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Wow, it is amazing that you put up so much information there. It must be a lot of work! I edited for movie Empress Vampire. I am going to wait for more edits after the movie goes to Cannes this year. Keep up the great work! --Garbolia (talk) 22:32, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Well done! You may be able to copy the film poster under the "Fair Use" clause. Will edit when I have more time! I've found this quote from Murder, She Wrote (though it is probably much older than that) very useful: "The written word should be: "Clean as Bone/ Clear as Light/ Firm as Stone," and two words are never better than one!" Cheers! Shir-El too 00:14, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of China Spy

The article China Spy has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Future film not in production. Appears to fail WP:NFF.

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

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ttonyb (talk) 02:45, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of China Spy

I have nominated China Spy, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/China Spy. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. ttonyb (talk) 15:37, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

The film article should not exist at this point. For upcoming films, we do not include them until a reliable source (or more) can be found stating that filming has started. There are many film articles that get announced and then have issues with the size of the budget, actors dropping out, or studios going bankrupt and then never end up getting made (or are delayed). Instead of having all of these film articles that just get announced and then are never actually made, we wait until there is confirmation. Rarely does production cease once filming has started. In notable cases, these failed productions can still have articles. For this article, I would recommend copying all of the formatting to a user page (along with current sources), and when you find a reliable source or two that states that filming has started, go ahead and re-create the article. You can learn more about preparing future film articles at our designated department. Let me know if you need any further clarification. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 02:04, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, Nehrams!--Garbolia (talk) 08:52, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
I think it is reasonable. I have removed it to a user page. Thanks Nehrams2020!--Garbolia (talk) 20:57, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Ange Maya

The article Ange Maya has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable actress lacking GHits of substance and zero GNEWS. Appears to fail WP:BIO and WP:ACTOR.

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

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ttonyb (talk) 05:45, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

The person herself has already requested to delete her name and the page from wiki long time ago.--Garbolia (talk) 08:42, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
Per the request of the living person I have deleted the content from wikipedia--Garbolia (talk) 21:20, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
Actually you haven't (had you been the only contributor of substance, you could have had it deleted in that fashion or by posting {{db-author}}). Since blanking removed the {{prod}} tag, your only option for deletion is to list it at WP:AfD for a deletion discussion. I'm reverting the article to the most recent substantive version, and that's the one that should remain at the beginning of the discussion. Good luck. B.Wind (talk) 02:02, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Ange Maya

I have nominated Ange Maya, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ange Maya. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. ttonyb (talk) 04:22, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive

WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of April. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 200. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. Hope we can see you in April.

–MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 17:35, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, Garbolia/Archive 1! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 16:41, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

March 2011 GAN backlog elimination drive a week away

WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of March. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 50. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, we hope we can see you in March. MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 00:22, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference

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Update for: WikiProject Good articles (Participant Clean-Up)

Sorry for having to send out a second message but a user has brought to my attention that a point mentioned in the first message should be clarified. If user's don't sign on this page, they will be moved to an "Inactive Participants" list rather then be being removed from the entire WikiProject. Sorry for any confusion.--Dom497 (talk)15:16, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

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The WikiProject: Good Articles Newsletter (January 2013)

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter
Volume IV, No. 1 – January 2013

For past newsletters click here

In This Issue


This newsletter was delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 14:16, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

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)

This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 00:56, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK RfC

  • 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. Gilderien Chat|Contributions02:46, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

Hello! A GAN Backlog Drive will begin in less than 4 days!

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) 03:01, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

Hello! Just a friendly reminder that the GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on December 31, 2013!

If you know anyone outside of the WikiProject that may be interested, feel free to invite them to the drive!

If you have any questions or want to comment about something regarding the drive, post them here--EdwardsBot (talk) 23:56, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive

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!

--Dom497

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:58, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive

The March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! Sent by Dom497 on behalf of MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of China Spy

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A tag has been placed on China Spy, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Moved back to userspace

I've moved the article back to your userspace at User:Garbolia/China Spy. To put it very bluntly, the movie seems to have never been made, never been released, or was released to zero media attention, as I can't find a single bit of coverage about it in secondary sources. We need coverage in multiple independent and reliable sources to show that this passes WP:NFILM. I don't see where this film has received coverage at all and I think it was premature to re-add this to the mainspace. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 09:12, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

  • The only time we can really have articles for films that have yet to be released is when they've received so much coverage in reliable sources that they'd still pass notability guidelines. I will say that the existence of other articles on Wikipedia (one of your arguments at the AfD) does not mean anything towards keeping an article on here. (WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS) Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 09:15, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

March 2014

Hello Garbolia, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to User:Garbolia/China Spy has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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  • Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — CactusWriter (talk) 12:34, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive

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!

Sent by Dom497--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:52, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Request

Hey Garbolia. I request you to review the Lucknow article for GA status. I have worked tirelessly on the article pulling many all-nighters to make it a high quality WP article which includes copy-edit and restructuring. Now all it needs is an honest GA review because i will be out in some some days for a few months so i will not be able to provide solutions to the shortcomings which the article may have during the review and the nominations seem to have been pending since May and i wanted a rapid review. Thanking You. Wikiboy2364 (talk) 21:33, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

GA Cup

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.

--Dom497, Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:28, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles - GA Cup

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.

Cheers from NickGibson3900, Dom497, TheQ Editor and Figureskatingfan.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:04, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

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