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File:23 Mike Will Made It.ogg

Hi! I'm not sure if your trimming of this sample was intentional, but if it was you should add {{

Adabow (talk
) 07:41, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

A personalized New Year greeting

Hope you have a bright 2014! Acalamari 12:03, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi WikiRedactor, Happy New Year! I see your name appear in my watchlist almost every day and I think that you do awesome work. :) Please keep it up! Best. Acalamari 12:03, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

@Acalamari: Thank you so much, and a Happy New Year to you as well! WikiRedactor (talk) 17:02, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Happy New 2014! prism 13:25, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

@Prism: Happy 2014 to you too!!! WikiRedactor (talk) 17:03, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Ga review

Done taking a second look for 23 (song). Just make sure ref 18 also cites the UK Singles chart position in the weekly charts table, and then the article will be good to go. 和DITOREtails 18:13, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks so much, I appreciate the review! WikiRedactor (talk) 18:15, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

She Wolf Nominated for GT

WikiRedactor! Have some news! After Prism passed She Wolf for GAC, I nominated the album for good topic. Here is the entry -

Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/She Wolf/archive1. Hopefully it passes! --WonderBoy1998 (talk
) 18:37, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

I'm sure it will pass, I very much enjoyed seeing how well you put together the topic! What a great way to kick off the new year! WikiRedactor (talk) 18:39, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for the support and kind words! --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 03:42, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Review for review

How about I review "Real and True" and you review my latest nomination "Legendary Lovers"? :) prism 23:09, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Okay! WikiRedactor (talk) 23:43, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
Guys, these quid pro quo reviews are not allowed. I'm afraid I need to notify WT:GAN about this. —Indian:BIO · [ ChitChat ] 13:37, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
I didn't really know about this, sorry, but basically in Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, editors actually advise to do things like this. prism 13:55, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
@IndianBio: If you think we're just trying to get some quick GAs, I encourage you to take a look at the review for "Legendary Lovers", or any of our recent interactions for that matter, and you'll see that we give it a solid effort before any promotions. WikiRedactor (talk) 15:40, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
WR and Prism, it was not my intention at all to place any blame on you guys and I have extreme good faith in both of your edits and both of u as editors. However, just last year I had asked a GA review by an editor who's article I had reviewed and he had frowned on it badly saying I was "abusing the system" and all. Hence I thought that the quid pro quo is not allowed and fairly so it seems. There is another user for that matter who seems to be changing stuff that you both are trying to achieve. I left a note at GAN but you will see that I did not ever mention your name at all. Again, apologies if you think I was blaming both of you. —Indian:BIO · [ ChitChat ] 15:45, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for your concern and I apologize for the misunderstanding. I'll be more mindful of this in the future. WikiRedactor (talk) 15:49, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Do what U Want

Hi WR, I have had to remove some of your changes to the above article for the following reasons.

  1. The remix is not an independently promoted single, ala Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real" or "Ain't It Funny" or even "Pour It Up" by Rihanna which was actively promoted as a single in a multitude of radio formats.
  2. Having a different cover art does not signify its importance in face of
    WP:NFCC
    when its just an image from a performance, for which free image can easily be available. The same reason why we do not accept non-free images of living persons.
  3. The separate live performance is again a live performance of the whole song, which is not significantly different or promoted as such. I admit that such difference would have been essential in determining the status of the song.

Hence at present it seems like a just a single remix release through retailers for a song. Nothing much to deem it with an extra infobox and all. —Indian:BIO · [ ChitChat ] 08:58, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

@IndianBio: Thanks for giving me the heads-up. WikiRedactor (talk) 15:40, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

A pie for you!

For your devotion towards the encyclopedia and for any misunderstanding —Indian:BIO · [ ChitChat ] 15:52, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
Oh thank you! I'm glad that you appreciate the hard work I put in! WikiRedactor (talk) 15:53, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

FAC comment

Hello, I nominated

4 (Beyoncé Knowles album) for FAC some months ago and it failed through a lack of consensus. I've nominated it again and would appreciate your support/comments/oppose on the FAC page, of course, if it's not your thing then feel free to disregard this! —JennKR |
16:59, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

"It's On Bitch"

I didn't forget your nomination, but I don't have any time to do it today, so tomorrow or Saturday I'll work on it. prism 23:18, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2014 WikiCup!

Hello WikiRedactor, 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 at the end of January, 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) 18:17, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Your GA review of Breakaway

Hello, WikiRedactor. You have new messages at Talk:Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)/GA1.
Message added Chihciboy (talk) 09:16, 5 January 2014 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Hi WikiRedactor, I replied to your comments. Thanks for your review! Chihciboy (talk) 09:16, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Reviews

Hey, can I review

MTV Unplugged (Katy Perry album)? :) prism
21:49, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Sure! WikiRedactor (talk) 23:28, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Re:Help with reducing audio sample

Hi there- you can reduce the size of a sample using Audacity, but the sample in

No Love Allowed looks fine to me- 64kbps and 10% of the song/30 seconds (whichever is shorter) is the top end, and the sample there seems alright? Or am I missing something? J Milburn (talk
) 22:34, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

@J Milburn: On my end, it says that the sample is 182 KB, although my computer always always seems to be messing this stuff up. And thank you for referring me to Audacity, this will definitely be helpful in the future! WikiRedactor (talk) 22:37, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Ah, you're looking at the wrong bit- the sample is 182 KB in size, but the quality of the song is listed under the play button- "(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 25 s, 60 kbps)". J Milburn (talk) 22:40, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
Ahahaha, of course I would miss that. Thanks so much for your time! WikiRedactor (talk) 22:42, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Yippee!!!

The hard work finally paid off! She Wolf is now a good topic - the first good topic for Wikiproject Shakira! Woohoo! --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 04:54, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

@WonderBoy1998: Congratulations! You can celebrate on Monday with "Can't Remember to Forget You"! WikiRedactor (talk) 22:42, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Hey guys! So glad for She Wolf being a good topic, grats! Btw, I expect we combine our forces on "Can't Remember to Forget You" and make some good article of it ;). I hope the song slays. Cheers! — Tomíca(T2ME) 22:53, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
@Tomica: Absolutely, I'm looking forward to our collaboration! I'm sure that the song will be great! WikiRedactor (talk) 22:55, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Although I'm not really looking forward to the Shaki and Rihanna colab, since I despise almost all things related to the latter, I do look forward to our colab and will help in anyway possible. --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 06:38, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Reviews (2)

Would you review "Walking on Air (Katy Perry song)"? I'll review one of your GANs as well... prism 18:58, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

@Prism: Okay! Although after our conversation with IndianBio, I think this should be the last set of reviews we do for each other for a little bit, just so it's clear to other editors that we're not "favoring" each other's articles. But I will get started on Walking on Air shortly! WikiRedactor (talk) 22:56, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
But there's no problem, WikiRedactor... it was clearly decided that quid pro quo reviews are allowed. prism 18:32, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
They do, however, give a wrong impression Prism. Users may start speculating that to avoid the possibility of your articles failing their nominations, you two started reviewing each others article. A fact we all know - people love ratting out people and they will do so without even checking if the reviews were indeed accurate, adequate, and nonbiased. Moreover, with the WikiCup going on, it can even become controversial, and I believe I don't need to explain why. I agree with WikiRedactor on the basis that this should be your last barter review deal. :) --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 10:12, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Amazed

The audio just dropped, and it's nothing short of amazing. "Can't Remember to Forget You" is basically Shakira's message to all other singers to bow down before her. I'm euphoric right now, and I can't wait to get working on this article! --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 14:56, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

@WonderBoy1998: I heard the audio this morning, and I love it! The album drops on March 25 here in America, and I'm very excited! WikiRedactor (talk) 20:08, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Prism track listing

Hey WikiRedactor! How are you? Just to clarify why I fixed your edit on the Prism track listing. Max Martin or Katy Perry are not the real names of those personas, rather than that those are a production and stage name, thus the full name should be always included. However, in the case of Lukasz Gottwald (which is his real name), we use the whole name only once, and then just the surname. Thanks on your time. Cheers! — Tomíca(T2ME) 16:03, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you

for all of your work on the Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus page! This is an article that's heavily neglected and you've done fantastic work on it lately. I hope that with my constantly growing editing knowledge, we can both work to make this a GA!

talk
) 05:48, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

@
Aaronboy123: Thank you for the kind words! I look forward to our collaborations, and after this article is completed we can move on to make the rest of its songs GAs for a GT! WikiRedactor (talk
) 15:33, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

FL

Hello! Could you please comment on Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Natalia Kills discography/archive1? Thank you! prism 11:41, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Re: Shakira

I love the cover art!! It is so brilliantly postured and shot, yet feels so natural, and the colour scheme and quality is just amazing! And Shaki is looking bang on sexy, and you can really see Milan's resemblance to his mommy through this cover. As for the title, I think all the pop divas have secretly made an agreement to release self-titled albums nowadays. I really like how it is printed Shakira.. Makes it more bold and definitive. Hopefully Shakira manages to actually represent Shakira and escapes an EDM disaster like Britney Jean and performs well. I'm a little concerned regarding "Can't Remember to Forget You"'s European chart entries. I'm excited for 2014's music releases, because two of my favourite singers' albums are coming out - Shaki's Shakira and Kylie's Kiss Me Once!!! --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 18:07, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

@WonderBoy1998: I wouldn't be too concerned about the charts just yet; I was thinking the same thing here in the U.S. until I read on Billboard that it became her highest debut on the Hot 100, so it seems like it's starting off well. Once the radio stations start picking it up and the music video is out, I can certainly see it charting in/near the top ten! (Fingers crossed for her first number-one album, too!) I don't listen to much of Kylie, but I'm looking forward to Nicki Minaj's new record that she's been teasing and whatever Miley has in store, and J. Lo too! WikiRedactor (talk) 18:11, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
I really hope CRTFY cracks the top ten because Shaki's hasn't had a single top ten since her 2006 chart-topper "Hips Don't Lie". It's a great song (explosive chorus) and it certainly hasn't racked up all mixed reviews as the current WP page mentions. I think it should be "favourable to mixed", but I've decided not to touch the article until the hype drops down and the music video is released blah blah. But I must admit that the song could have been better off with a little more seconds. --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 18:17, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
@WonderBoy1998: I was thinking about just leaving these articles be for a while, but I'm concerned that they might get too messy and take way longer to complete. What I was planning on was taking care of some background information that won't really change much even as the song charts (background, production, composition, etc.) just so we have a starting point somewhere. Then, since the critical reception, commercial performance, and music video sections are sure to be changing in the coming days/weeks, we can focus on just those bits without worrying as much about the others. I've been trying that out over on the parent article, just so it's an "organized mess" for a while until the initial hype dies down, if you know what I mean. WikiRedactor (talk) 18:24, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
I had already taken care of the Background, and Release and artwork sections and redone them. By god's grace the IPs and erratic users have not spoiled that part of the article after I retouched it, and hopefully it remains that way. I was thinking of working on the rest of the sections later on, just like you have --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 18:39, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Moving portals

Hello there. Recently you moved

Wha?
22:12, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

@
Sven Manguard: That had just been pointed out to me and I was just about to take care of it, but thanks for beating me to it! WikiRedactor (talk
) 22:14, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Hey

Sorry for the delay of your "We Can't Stop" GAN, I'll finish it as quick as possible. For the WikiProject Miley Cyrus, I just can't decide to support or not and still considering to leave my final option. And also, I have made several edits for Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album), what do you think ? — Simon (talk) 10:35, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

@: No worries about the review, and don't feel obligated to comment on the WikiProject proposal! As for Back to Basics, the article looks in good shape after your revisions. WikiRedactor (talk) 21:42, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
I have added my final comments on "We Can't Stop" GAN, as well as cleaning up Back to Basics (I guess that I have done nearly half the article). Maybe it's time for you to take care on the article with me, or if you don't want to, feel free to let us do it later. — Simon (talk) 10:37, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
By the way, could you please leave your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013/archive1? I have nominated the list for FL since December, however there are only currently two comments — Simon (talk) 12:51, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

FL 2

Hello, could you please comment on Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of songs recorded by Natalia Kills/archive1. Thank you in advance; sorry for being bugging you again! prism 19:23, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 January newsletter

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 Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

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

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 (talkemail), The ed17 (talkemail) and Miyagawa (talkemail
) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

FAC for "Can't Hold Us Down"

I think that "Can't Hold Us Down" is now suitable for a featured article, although we have edited the article a long time ago. What do you think? — Simon (talk) 15:58, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

I'll take a look right now and get back to you shortly! WikiRedactor (talk) 16:12, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
@: I made some revisions, what do you think? WikiRedactor (talk) 16:46, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Your revisions look good! Keep on doing like this, we will get to the FA goal soon! I have added several releases to the release history section — Simon (talk) 02:18, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Oh, BTW, I have responded your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013/archive1. So much thank for commenting! — Simon (talk) 02:39, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

FLC favor!

Hey WikiRedactor! How are you? Do you have some spare time to look at

Jake Gyllenhaal filmography and give your opinion on its FLC nomination page? I would appreciate it. Cheers! — Tomíca(T2ME)
13:37, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

FAC for "Can't Hold Us Down"

I have nominated "Can't Hold Us Down" for a Featured Article. Here is the link. — Simon (talk) 15:38, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Formula, Vol. 1

Hello WikiRedactor! I'm in need of reviewers for my FAC for Formula, Vol. 1. I usually don't feel comfortable going to other user talk pages to request reviewers, but FAC already failed once because no one commented and it was deleted and re-created. Erick (talk) 23:56, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Hey WikiRedactor! I'm just wondering if you're going to respond to my comments for the FAC. I also have another request. This time it's for Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year which is currently a FLC. It's got Shakira, I promise! :) Erick (talk) 23:29, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
@Magiciandude: Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I must have gotten completely side-tracked and forgot to respond. I'll certainly follow up on that, and I will leave some comments for the list shortly! WikiRedactor (talk) 23:47, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks so much! =D Erick (talk) 00:02, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Is your offer still available?

Hi WikiRedactor, I have a new GAN (see Talk:Rihanna (book))! Since you told me you would review one of my future GANs, how about this one? If you're in the mood for it, of course... :) prism 12:57, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

@Prism: Most definitely! I'll get right to it! WikiRedactor (talk) 15:24, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Spinning Around FA Nomination

Hi Wikiredactor! Surely I will take the time to comment on your Cyrus songs nomination. Talking about FA nominations, I was thinking whether you would be kind enough to comment on one of my own nominations Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Spinning Around/archive1. It was a pretty casual nomination I made since I was just getting bored, but I would indeed like a result too. Thanks in advance! --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 19:11, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

@WonderBoy1998: It would be my pleasure! I'll stop by and leave some comments shortly! WikiRedactor (talk) 19:13, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

Note — This barnstar has been moved to my "Accolades" subpage. WikiRedactor (talk) 23:43, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

@Recollected: Thank you so much! Hopefully at some point I can get to the rest of the shows! WikiRedactor (talk) 20:38, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Re: Shakira!

So the closeup-Shakira-reclining-with-guitar cover is for the Spanish version? I just throught it was a promo pic. Anyway, I think Empire is amazing (obviously what else did you expect from me). It's radically different from CRTFY, taking a more ballad-like approach. I think Shakira is doing a great job of keeping up the hype surrounding her album by releasing very different songs. I can't really predict what the main sound for the album would be. Hopefully, Shakira doesn't do too many styles that the album sounds too "all over the place" and scattered. Like in Sale el Sol, she did so many styles, but they all flowed together well. Also, I am very pissed to read in various articles that "CRTFY wasn't the hit we were expecting blah blah" because it's like these sites dismiss a song altogether if a song doesn't crack the top ten in the US. I am been following the song's chart performance very closely, and actually it's become a really consistent performer in Europe, even more than She Wolf and Loca. It hasn't attained many top 3 positions, but actually has cracked more top tens that the She Wolf and Loca in more places. So I am very happy with its chart performance. And it also should be known that She Wolf too didn't crack the top ten, but was platinum nonetheless. Also thanks for reviewing Aphrodite and passing it!

P.s-

Laundry Service got an instant GA pass from a really good reviewer. Should I nominate it for FA after "Spinning Around" is done? --WonderBoy1998 (talk
) 14:15, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

@WonderBoy1998: It would appear so, since that's what iTunes in Spain is using for the pre-order. I feel like she might dip into a little bit of country music if the Blake Shelton collaboration is any indication (or at least for that one track, since the rest of Xtina's Lotus was very electropop except for "Just a Fool".) I don't know if Shakira's planning for any full Spanish album like how She Wolf and Sale el Sol were released about a year apart, but I still hope that she has that traditional Latin element in there because my music library has had a void in that department since 2010! And I would certainly nominate Laundry Service for FA after "Spinning Around" closes, the work you've done on that article is fantastic! WikiRedactor (talk) 21:00, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for that compliment! As for Shakira. one can expect almost anything from her! Also turns out that the Indian iTunes also uses that cover as the preorder cover, so maybe that's the international cover. I'm also pining for that Latin flavour, which quite honestly was missing a bit on "Empire". I really had a good laugh when I saw a song was entitled "Dare (La La La)". I just keep my fingers crossed that the album doesn't have any of that useless stupid EDM crap. I also hope she does something Bollywood on this album. Last time she touched Indian music it was "Gypsy", but that was more on the classical Indian side, and I really think a Filmi song would be great and innovative. Something African would also be nice, and I was positively surprised by CRTFY. That track for me is easily 9/10. So sad that some sites throw it around as a lukewarm single. Also I loved the response Shaki gave to that silly politician --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 14:40, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
@WonderBoy1998: That's probably the case with the artwork; if you take a look at the guitar on the Target-exclusive version, it looks like whoever photoshopped the guitar red to match the store missed a huge section of it by the strings, and it kills me every time I see it. And if I'm not mistaken, isn't there the song "Dare (La La La)" and another track just called "La La La"? I found that to be a little bit strange! I actually had not heard about that politician story until you mentioned it; I looked it up just a moment ago and thought that her response was spot-on! WikiRedactor (talk) 20:27, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup

Hi WikiRedactor- am I right in believing that this is your first time in the WikiCup? I couldn't see you on any previous competition's page, but you're off to a flying start! J Milburn (talk) 20:16, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

@J Milburn: Yes, this is the first time I've signed up. Thanks for the kind words! WikiRedactor (talk) 20:55, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
Great stuff. Unless the scores change dramatically, you're getting a quick mention in the next WikiCup newsletter. Keep up the good work! J Milburn (talk) 21:04, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
Well that's exciting! I'm looking forward to how the next round of the competition plays out! WikiRedactor (talk) 21:06, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

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. Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... 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. United States 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:

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

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 (talkemail), The ed17 (talkemail) and Miyagawa (talkemail
) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Help

Hi WikiRedactor, could you help me with something? I need you to just describe what Cher is wearing in this video and essentially what she is doing in the stage while performing that particular song. My computer is blocking each time I open a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auGA7QBiFx8 If you can't do it, just tell me :) Prism 17:10, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

@Prism: Cher enters the stage wearing a shiny silver wig with a matching shirt-and-pants set, which looks like it has fringe on the sleeves and pant legs. Cher herself is not dancing so much as she is pacing around the stage, although her backup dancers are dressed in disco-style clothing and have a fairly more involved choreography. Her background singers are dressed in more conservative black shirts and pants. If there's anything else you need, let me know! WikiRedactor (talk) 17:38, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you, thank you so much! You're amazing, haha. Prism 17:40, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
@Prism: No problem! My guess is that you're working on the article for that song? WikiRedactor (talk) 17:43, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
Well, how did you guess? Haha, it's true, I'm working on it because Sophie Ellis-Bextor has covered it and I am a fan of hers. Not so much of Cher, though. If you want to see how it is evolving, here it is :) Prism 17:47, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
@Prism: Looks good so far! Hahahaha I think I'm just going to keep going with my Miley articles and get those up to GA, and then maybe I'll move onto more of Sky Ferreira's stuff. WikiRedactor (talk) 17:57, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I still haven't forgotten about what we talked about, we should work on Night Time, My Time! :) Prism 17:59, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
@Prism: I was thinking about that the other day! I started on that a little bit and then I got sidetracked by God knows what, but perhaps after you've wrapped up your Cher article we can both work on Sky's album? WikiRedactor (talk) 18:09, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
Sure, I'll let you know when I can start. Prism 18:14, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
Okay, I'll be ready for you whenever you are! WikiRedactor (talk) 18:15, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
I have just finished the article (Take Me Home (Cher song))! We can start working now. :) Prism 22:09, 3 March 2014 (UTC).
By the way, it's been a while since we have done anything like it, so how about we do a review for review deal again? I can review Drive or 4x4, whatever you want. I wish we could do this more but some daft users just don't see it is all fair and thorough. Prism 14:52, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
@Prism: In regards to Sky, how would you like to divvy up the article? Do you have any sections that you would like to work on in particular? And in regards to the reviews, that sounds fine to me! All of the reviews are out in the open, so anyone that may question the honesty of our reviews will see how in-depth we are! WikiRedactor (talk) 23:34, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
If it's not asking too much, I'd like to work a bit more on Composition and background sections. However, the sections that need the most work are Critical reception and Singles. I think you should take a look at them because they come from my sandbox version which I posted in the article (back in October) and they're still a bit poor. By the way, thanks for accepting the deal, I'll review one of your "Miley's" haha. :) Prism 23:55, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
@Prism: I'm glad you said that, because I was actually hoping that I could focus on the critical/commercial performances. WikiRedactor (talk) 21:04, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

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Here I am again! Haha. Could you please leave some comments on Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of songs recorded by Sophie Ellis-Bextor/archive1? I worked really hard on it and I was hoping it would get some recognition. Thank you! P.S.: I am going to start working on Night Time, My Time later today. Prism 17:42, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

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Hi WikiRedactor, congratulations on the Miley Cyrus 'Drive' GA, I have nominated it for Did you know here, which will hopefully result in its appearing on the main page. Thanks, Matty.007 19:14, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

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in the spirit of Wikipedia
Thank you for quality articles in collaboration on singers and albums such as Demi Lovato and Fijación Oral, Vol. 1, and for reviews deserving "nothing's more in the spirit of Wikipedia" (than pitching in on a GA review ...), - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:51, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Hey WikiRedactor, just wanted to share the good news with you for Jake's filmography which is a FL now ^_^. I hope your Miley list becomes one very very soon :D. I have a new nomination, and if you have some spare time I would love to see your comments there. Cheers! — Tomíca(T2ME) 10:21, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

@Tomica: Congratulations! I'll leave comments over at your Ricky Martin list shortly! WikiRedactor (talk) 15:20, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for Drive (Miley Cyrus song)