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Greek destroyer Lonchi

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I've started this review; if I don't seem some response within a week, I'm going to fail your nom for non-responsiveness. If you're having RL issues, let me know and I can give you more time.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:57, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Sturmvogel 66, QatarStarsLeague hasn't edited on Wikipedia since September 17. Given that this is an article that QSL hadn't edited before nominating it as a GA (and still hasn't), I think it would be appropriate to close the nomination now; no need to wait another day or two that I can see. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:50, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

The review has been open for over a week, do you still intend to complete it? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:06, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

It's been about a week since u opened the GA review for

Hello. A good article reassessment has been filed for this article (Wikipedia:Good_article_reassessment/Turkish_people/1). I just wanted to notify you as the filing editor has called your promotion "highly dubious" various times. Cavann (talk) 23:05, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

		The Good Article Barnstar
		Thanks Qatar for helping to promote Aalborg to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation from me. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:39, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

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In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).

The did you know (DYK)

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On a more personal note, I notice you haven't edited in a couple weeks. Are you still available? All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 19:29, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Greek destroyer Lonchi you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Greek destroyer Lonchi for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk

Hey QSL, you may have already seen this from the ping, but just in case, you should be sure to chime in at Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations; there's a thread there expressing some concerns about your recent reviews. Thanks for your work and I'll look forward to your input, Khazar2 (talk) 00:33, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks!

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		For reviewing (at least) 12 nominations of WikiProject Military history articles against the good article criteria during July to September 2013, I hereby award you the Content Review Medal! Well done, and thanks. Regards, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 12:38, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

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The article Presidential Council (Benin) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Presidential Council (Benin) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lemurbaby -- Lemurbaby (talk) 13:32, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

1. Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
2. Hawkeye7 (submissions)
3. Sasata (submissions)
4. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
5. Casliber (submissions)
6. Adam Cuerden (submissions)
7. Miyagawa (submissions)
8. Piotrus (submissions)
9. Ealdgyth (submissions)

All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:

• Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
• Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
• Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
• Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
• Sven Manguard (submissions
  ) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
• Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
• Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.
• The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
• Finally, the judges are awarding Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.

Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:39, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

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I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Logo of PetroChina should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Logo of PetroChina .

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The article Karamokho Alfa you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Karamokho Alfa for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Seabuckthorn -- Seabuckthorn (talk) 07:22, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• TropicalAnalystwx13 (submissions) were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981)
  and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013.
• 2014 North American polar vortex
  .
• WonderBoy1998 (submissions) scored points for an early good topic, finishing off Wikipedia:Featured topics/She Wolf.
• TheAustinMan (submissions) scored the first bonus points of the competition, for his work on Typhoon Vera.
• Igordebraga (submissions) has scored the highest number of bonus points for a single article, for the high-importance Jurassic Park (film).

Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.

Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points.

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

Hello QatarStarsLeague, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition began on 1 January. There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close imminently, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! J Milburn (talk · contribs), The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:38, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

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Hi there. I hadn't seen this one at GAN but I did just notice that you withdrew it. With some more work, it might just be up for GAN; I'll mention it to @Dr. B, who co-authored it with me, and maybe we'll add it to our GA projects list. Mostly, I just wanted to say thank you for noticing it. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:53, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

It's a good article choice, agreed. I'll add it to our to-do list.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:02, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

That sounds excellent. I just felt it needed a slight bit more substance. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 15:16, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

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The article The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Rosiestep -- Rosiestep (talk) 02:42, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

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Hi there- I'm afraid I've had to remove one of the articles you have claimed as it was nominated last year and the work you'd done on it (expanding the lead section) wasn't particularly extensive regardless. We've been pretty strict this year, and I apologise for doing this right at the end of the round, but you'll make it through to the next round anyway. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on my talk page. J Milburn (talk) 20:28, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:

1. Treasury Note (1890–91)
   .
2. Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
3. WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:

• Hahc21 (submissions), who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving
  through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
• Natalia Kills discography
  .
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions), who takes the title of the contributor awarded the highest bonus point multiplier (resulting in the highest scoring article) of the competition so far. Her high-importance salamander, now a good article, scored 108 points.

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on

The article Les Misérables (2012 film) you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Les Misérables (2012 film) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hurricanehink -- Hurricanehink (talk) 02:31, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

On 10 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article El Norte de Castilla, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/El Norte de Castilla. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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QatarStarsLeague, issues have been found with your nomination: the article doesn't have enough prose characters, and there are close paraphrasing concerns. Please address these as soon as possible. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:21, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

• It has been two weeks since the above notice, and you haven't been editing in the interim. If nothing happens this weekend, we will probably have to close the nomination. I hope you return soon. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:13, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi- I'm afraid I've had to remove Zingiber barbatum, as it has yet to appear on the MP. J Milburn (talk) 16:14, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

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A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Godot13 (submissions) (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist Adam Cuerden (submissions) (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. Cliftonian (submissions), who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.

With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on

Hi there- this is just a quick note to apologise for a small but important mistake in the last WikiCup newsletter; it is not 64 users who will progress to the next round, but 32. J Milburn (talk) 18:50, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

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After an extremely close race, Round 3 is over. 244 points secured a place in Round 4, which is comparable to previous years- 321 was required in 2013, while 243 points were needed in 2012. Pool C's Godot13 (submissions) was the round's highest scorer, mostly due to a 32 featured pictures, including both scans and photographs. Also from Pool C, Casliber (submissions) finished second overall, claiming three featured articles, including the high-importance Grus (constellation). Third place was Pool B's , whose contributions included featured articles Russian battleship Poltava (1894) and Russian battleship Peresvet. Pool C saw the highest number of participants advance, with six out of eight making it to the next round.

The round saw this year's first featured portal, with

The judges would like to remind participants to update submission pages promptly. This means that content can be checked, and allows those following the competition (including those participating) to keep track of scores effectively. This round has seen discussion about various aspects of the WikiCup's rules and procedures. Those interested in the competition can be assured that formal discussions about how next year's competition will work will be opened shortly, and all are welcome to voice their views then. 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 Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 18:48, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Pacific Rim (film)/GA1 is my first GA nomination, so please let me know where article needs my contribution. I want to learn GA review, so I'll follow you, just keep it low please and we'll make it great together. Thanks. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 19:48, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

You didn't inform or gave the credits for GA. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 20:44, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

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The final of the 2014 WikiCup begins in a few short minutes! Our eight finalists are listed below, along with their placement in Round 4:

1. Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer, finished top of Pool A and was the round's highest scorer. Godot is a featured picture specialist, claiming large numbers of points due to high-quality scans of historical documents, especially banknotes.
2. Casliber (submissions) is a WikiCup veteran, having been a finalist every year since 2010. In the semi-final, he was Pool B's highest scorer. Cas's points primarily come from articles on the natural sciences.
3. Czar (submissions
   ) was Pool A's runner-up. Czar's points come mostly from content related to independent video games, including both articles and topics.
4. Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Pool B's runner-up. Another featured picture specialist, many of Adam's points come from the restoration of historical media. He has been a WikiCup finalist twice before.
5. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) won the WikiCup in 2012 and 2013, and enters this final as the first wildcard. She focuses on biology-related articles, and has worked on several high-importance articles.
6. 12george1 (submissions) is the second wildcard. George's points come primarily from meteorology-related articles. This year and last year, George was the first person in the competition to score.
7. Sturmvogel 66 (submissions), the third wildcard, was the 2010 champion and a finalist last year. His writes mostly on military history, especially naval history.
8. Bloom6132 (submissions), the fourth and final wildcard, has participated in previous WikiCups, but not reached any finals. Bloom's points are mostly thanks to did you knows, featured lists and good articles related to sport and national symbols.

We say goodbye to this year's semi-finalists. Matty.007 (submissions), ThaddeusB (submissions), WikiRedactor (submissions), Figureskatingfan (submissions), Yellow Evan (submissions), Prism (submissions) and Cloudz679 (submissions) have all performed well to reach this stage of the competition, and we hope they will all be joining us again next year.

There are two upcoming competitions unrelated to the WikiCup which may be of interest to those who receive this newsletter. The Stub Contest will run through September, and revolves around expanding stub articles, especially high-importance or old stubs. In addition, a proposal has been made for a new competition, the GA Cup, which the organisers plan to run next year. This competition is based on the WikiCup and aims to reduce the good article review backlog.

There is now a thread for brainstorming on how next year's WikiCup competition should work. Please come along and share your thoughts- What works? What doesn't work? What needs changing? Signups for next year's competition will be open soon; we will be in touch. If, at this stage of the competition, you are keen to help the with the WikiCup, please do what you can to participate in review processes. Our finalists will find things much easier if the backlogs at good article candidates, featured article candidates, featured picture candidates and the rest are kept at a minimum. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:09, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

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In one month's time, we will know our WikiCup 2014 champion. Newcomer

historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876) and a raft of featured pictures. Reigning champion Cwmhiraeth (submissions) is in second place with a number of high-importance biology articles, including new FA Isopoda and new GA least weasel. Casliber (submissions), who is in his fifth WikiCup final, is in third, with featured articles Pictor and Epacris impressa

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The 2014 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions), who flew the flag of the Smithsonian Institution. This was Godot13's first WikiCup competition and, over the 10 months of the competition, he has produced (among other contributions) two featured lists and an incredible 292 featured pictures, including architectural photographs and scans of historical documents. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 and 2013 WikiCup champion, came in second, having written a large number of biology-related articles. Casliber (submissions), WikiCup finalist every year since 2010, finished in third.

A full list of our prize-winners follows:

• Godot13 (submissions) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 181 featured pictures in the final round.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 65 did you knows in the final round.
• Casliber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for four featured articles in the final round.
• Czar (submissions
  ) wins the prize for fourth place
• Sturmvogel 66 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Bloom6132 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• 12george1 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• ChrisGualtieri (submissions) wins the GA prize for 27 good articles in round 2 and the review prize for 28 good article reviews in round 1.
• Caponer (submissions
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Hey there—I hope my comments on The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel didn't leave you demotivated. If you are still interested in getting it up to FA status, I would be happy to look for scholarly sources and send you some via email. Just let me know. Do you have access to a library? --Laser brain (talk) 12:31, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

First off, no I am not demotivated. I am actually inspired, you gave me some parameters to work within. I do have access to a library, I just didn't have the time to complete a "Themes" section within the span of a nomination. Thanks for the guidance, and gratitude for this followup.

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Hi! I saw that you are active in the WikiCup, and I wanted to ask if you are interested in doing a collaboration in trying to get the Portuguese Empire article up to a GA status. I have some ideas of how to reconfigure some of the layout, but I think that it would be better if I worked with someone who was as enthusiastic about it as you were when you originally discussed it with me. Please contact me as soon as you can, and thanks for reading! LeftAire (talk) 22:37, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

• I have recently bought a book that can provide a little more information on the Portuguese losses in the early 17th century. The section that lists Iberian Union and rivalry with the Portuguese Powers should be renamed to Iberian Union and colonial losses (or stagnation) in the 17th century (1580-c. 1663). The background involving Jan Huyghen van Linschoten seems superfluous and should be minimized. The losses in the Middle East/Indian Ocean region, especially the Battle of Ormuz (1622), and the losses to the on the Arabian Peninsula in the second half of the seventeenth century. Also the loss contact with the Japanese and Ethiopians due to Jesuit interference deserves a mention in the section.

• I have yet to find citations for the Portuguese restoring relations with India and Benin, and I would like to find resources on it. If possible, you could find sources on the necessary subjects (perhaps C. Boxer's the Christianity Century in Japan, or Luso-Ethiopian contact, and further information on Dutch possessions in Africa and Brazil)? I think the Asia Discovery of Europe could be useful, too, but I have only read bits and pieces online? Is there anything else that you think needs to be re-written? Citations? Rearranging? Expanded? Just contact me back onto my page when you get the chance? Thanks for reading! LeftAire (talk) 23:11, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

• • I see one citation missing involving the
    New Christians in Brazil Ouro Puerto and Mariana in the Second Empire section. I'll attempt to look for it (but if you can find it first, that will be great), and take care of a little addition in the Iberian Union sections from a book that I own and some online sources. After that, I'll nominate the article for GA status. I am tempted to write that section out, but I think sources should be found for it first. LeftAire (talk
    ) 02:31, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

You indicated to me you intended to give Vladimír Remek a GA review. That was two weeks ago. If I don't see a review by Friday, I'm going to revert your edit and withdraw my nomination.

Also, you would do well to archive your talk page more often. You have almost a year and a half of messages not to mention your awards which should be on a different page. It takes forever for your talk page (at 107k) to load. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:37, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Never mind. I'm withdrawing my nomination. Chris Troutman (talk) 04:06, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I read your review at Talk:Vladimír Remek/GA1 but couldn't understand how to improve it, e.g. you wrote 1a. In the info box, where Perhaps can be linked? I'd appreciate it if you would share your thoughts. Thanks, C679 08:08, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

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Hi there, I'm afraid I've had to remove several articles that you placed on your submission page. The GA nomination for Zhu De did not show sufficient work conducted during 2015. The Did You Know submission had not yet been placed on the main page - this can be restored once it has. Finally the GAN I removed did not meet the minimum standard for a review per the requirements on the scoring page. Miyagawa (talk) 15:30, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

What is the GA minimum User:Miyagawa? QatarStarsLeague (talk) 03:17, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi. I'm so sorry that I was unable to respond to you sooner, but I was so caught up with other articles that I was working on, that I forgot about the Portuguese Empire article. I was in the process of looking for citations, but I didn't find them at the time. I do have a few books that I can use to elaborate on a few more topics before the GA nomination goes through:

Iberian Union, Protestant rivalry, and colonial stasis (1580–1663)

• I think the loss of contact with Japan during the rise of the
  VOC and especially after the Shimabara Rebellion
  in 1637 has to be mentioned in a sentence or two. The role of the Jesuits and the loss of contact with the Ethiopians can be elaborated upon, too.
• The role of the
  History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534-1661)
  could possibly be used as a side link, though I need to check if it's necessary at this spot or at the See Also section.

• I have more information that will cover the role of the Portuguese in Labrador in Canada, and the development of the culture in Brazil with migrations and interaction with the native peoples.

The Second Empire (1663–1825)

• I may have a separate paragraph to discuss the retaining of possessions in India, and re-write and make further additions of the expansion of influence in Brazil.

After I'm done with a GA nomination, I will aim to get back to the Portuguese Empire as soon as possible. Considering that the overwhelming majority of the article wasn't written in 2015, it wouldn't qualify for the WikiCup. That doesn't mean that I don't want it to get the GA status (and eventually FA), though, that's been a goal for quite some time now. Anyway, thanks for reading, and good luck in the WikiCup! LeftAire (talk) 15:42, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

On 18 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clancy's, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Clancy's was once an unassuming neighborhood bar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clancy's. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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