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The article Sociology in medieval Islam has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No evidence that this is an encyclopedia topic. Unsourced,minimal content.

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I then had 2nd thoughts and redirected it to History_of_sociology#Ancient_times which has more on the topic than this stub had. PamD 09:30, 17 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

The redirect sounds good to me. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 16:59, 17 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

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My bad, I didn't see the Instructions tab. I did read the entire GAN nominations page, and I must have missed the line that indicated that you should read the instruction tab. Maybe this line should be in bold? I also figured there would be a commented out message when you tried to manually edit the page, but I didn't see one there either. I will follow the proper procedure. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 17:42, 20 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I reverted your recent GANs. Please read WP:WIAGA and try to make sure the article meets the criteria before nominating. Paragraphs without any citations are a red flag for reviewers to quick-fail, and any maintenance tags should be addressed beforehand. Thanks, Sasata (talk) 19:17, 20 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

I appreciate you drawing my attention to this. On further reflection, I will simply not get involved with the GA process. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 19:46, 20 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Hi. Did you read what I answered to you on my talkpage? Diako1971 (talk) 22:44, 25 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

I did, I will reply there. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 05:28, 26 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Hi. I have done what you told me and labeled the article as prod. But the User:Safiel has reverted my label. Diako1971 (talk) 08:15, 27 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

We might as well just leave it the way it is then. If it is deemed to be false information, then it can be removed from the flying ace article. We did our best. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 12:15, 27 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

The reason I removed the PROD tag was that the article had already gone through the Articles for Deletion process and thus was ineligible for PROD. Safiel (talk) 14:32, 27 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

@Safiel: What would be the proper procedure in this case then? --NickPenguin_(contribs) 04:18, 28 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

If you are seeking deletion of the article, the only recourse at this point is to renominate the article for deletion under WP:AFD. Safiel (talk) 04:23, 28 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

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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:

•   12george1 (submissions) and   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.
•   Sven Manguard (submissions) scored the first ITN points for 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 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 • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

Hi Nick, would you mind closing last week's TAFI vote and setting up a new one? Real life is suddenly a bit hectic for me - Evad37 [talk] 01:35, 17 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

Not a problem, I was anticipating on doing that tonight anyways. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 04:46, 17 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

@Evad37: Want me to take care of this weeks noms? I can do it in about 10 hours, around 4 UTC. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 17:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

Yeah, thanks. If you could do it for the next couple of weeks that would be great. - Evad37 [talk] 23:11, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

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.   Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in 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.
•   Prism (submissions), who claimed the first featured list of the competition with 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.

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While this is a hot mess, I am not sure that it's not notable. Bearian (talk) 18:18, 17 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

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 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 • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Not sure why the deletion? ~

It wasn't a deletion, it was a merge and a redirect to Injury. It was discussed at Talk:Injury, and I posted all the relevant messages in the edit summaries describing my actions. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 13:15, 2 April 2014 (UTC)Reply

Round 3 of the 2014 WikiCup has just begun; 32 competitors remain. Pool G's   Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Round 2's highest scorer, with a large number of featured picture credits. In March/April, he restored star charts from Urania's Mirror, lithographs of various warships (such as SMS Gefion) and assorted other historical media. Second overall was Pool E's   Godot13 (submissions), whose featured list Silver certificate (United States) contains dozens of scans of banknotes recently promoted to featured picture status. Third was Pool G's   ChrisGualtieri (submissions) who has produced a large number of good articles, many, including Falkner Island, on Connecticut-related topics. Other successful participants included   Cliftonian (submissions), who saw three articles (including the top-importance Ian Smith) through featured article candidacies, and   Caponer (submissions), who saw three lists (including the beautifully-illustrated list of plantations in West Virginia) through featured list candidacies. High-importance good articles promoted this round include narwhal from   Reid,iain james (submissions), tiger from   Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and The Lion King from   Igordebraga (submissions). We also saw our first featured topic points of the competition, awarded to   Czar (submissions) and   Red Phoenix (submissions) for their work on the Sega Genesis topic. No points have been claimed so far for good topics or featured portals.

192 was our lowest qualifying score, again showing that this WikiCup is the most competitive ever. In previous years, 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) or 100 (2010) secured a place in Round 3. Pool H was the strongest performer, with all but one of its members advancing, while only the two highest scorers in Pools G and F advanced. At the end of June, 16 users will advance into the semi-finals. 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 • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 17:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

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   Sven Manguard (submissions) taking Portal:Literature to featured status. The round also saw the first good topic points, thanks to   12george1 (submissions) and the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. This means that all content types have been claimed this year. Other contributions of note this round include a featured topic on Maya Angelou's autobiographies from   Figureskatingfan (submissions), a good article on the noted Czech footballer Tomáš Rosický from   Cloudz679 (submissions) and a now-featured video game screenshot, freely released due to the efforts of   Sven Manguard (submissions).

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)Reply

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	All through the Revision History page of Jazz band I see your name. Keep up the great work! Mirror Freak 15:11, 24 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

Much appreciated, and thank you for your contributions as well. If you find our project interesting, you should check out the main WP:TAFI page and consider working with us on future collaborations. Next week, starting on Monday, is the Vatican Library. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 15:21, 24 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

I saw that you were getting the notifications from TAFI so I decided to join as well. Sounds like a great idea for a Wikiproject!Mirror Freak 15:29, 24 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

We're a pretty good group. Not everyone finds a way to contribute to the collaboration every week, but make a edit whenever you feel that spark of interest. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 15:35, 24 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

Hi NickPenguin: Please note that after I recently sent out some invitations for people to join WP:TAFI, a few have so far (see the Members page)! I'm writing to request for you add the new members to your ping list for the weekly !votes at WT:TAFI. Another option would be to send weekly notices to people's talk pages about the weekly !voting. Please reply at your convenience, and thanks for the work you do to keep the project running smoothly. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:42, 7 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

Thanks @Northamerica1000:, that's awesome. I will add them to the ping list for next week, hopefully participation can grow even more still. I have been really impressed with what we have been putting out the last few weeks, our group really becoming a diverse set of talented people. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 03:17, 7 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

Great, and thanks for the kindness. Additionally, if you know of anyone who may be interested in the project, you can invite them using {{subst:Today's article for improvement invitation}}. I recently updated the invitation template to include more information about the project. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 03:23, 7 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

Truthfully I really don't know many people on here. You have more stage presence than me, I think you would have better luck in the recruiting department. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 03:27, 7 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

Just an idea, and thanks for the reply. Cheers, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:40, 7 August 2014 (UTC)Reply