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The Signpost: 21 January 2015
edit- From the editor: Introducing your new editors-in-chief
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editPop on sometime :) --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:08, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 04 February 2015
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The Signpost: 11 February 2015
edit- From the editors: We want to know what you think!
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The Signpost: 18 February 2015
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- Special report: Revision scoring as a service
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- Traffic report: February is for lovers
- Featured content: A load of bull-sized breakfast behind the restaurant, Koi feeding, a moray eel, Spaghetti Nebula and other fishy, fishy fish
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The Signpost: 25 February 2015
edit- News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
- In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
- Gallery: Far from home
- Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
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The Signpost: 25 February 2015
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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
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That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader 
Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as 
Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, 
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.
In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
AHeneen (submissions) worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
Rodw (submissions) developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;- And last but not least,
Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.
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The Signpost: 04 March 2015
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The Signpost: 11 March 2015
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Thank you, veteran editor with mood winds sometimes, for almost 100 GAs like 1941 Cabo San Lucas hurricane and other quality articles such as 2001–02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season performed in collaboration, for toying with templates and "just fine" on the stress scale, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
The Signpost: 18 March 2015
edit- From the editor: A salute to Pine
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The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 12 – 25 March 2015
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EPAC naming
editHi, I may pop on to IRC later and ask this but what do you know about the changes in 1978 to the EPAC naming lists. In particular i am trying to figure out if the introduction of male/female names was an experiment or not. If you can pass me any sources you have id be grateful.Jason Rees (talk) 19:20, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 01 April 2015
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Happy Easter!
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The Signpost: 15 April 2015
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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter
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The Herald (submissions) during the second round.The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was 
Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.
Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
LeftAire (submissions) worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.
The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:51, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
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Your signature
editIt still links 2014 Pacific hurricane season but the 2015 Pacific hurricane season has started. Is this intentional? I just though I'd point it out. Dustin (talk) 18:13, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 May 2015
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The Signpost: 03 June 2015
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NOAA / CPC / CPC & NHC season predictions
editFYI, in a bit, I'll start a discussion about how we want to label the CPC / NOAA / CPC & NHC (or whatever we want to call them) seasonal forecasts. We might as well be consistent across the whole project. I just changed them to NOAA, as that was what all the previous seasons were. Not sure I've even made up my own mind yet about which I prefer. Inks.LWC (talk) 20:23, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
- For what it's worth, we have the CPC forecast listed as NOAA in the Atlantic Seasons. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 20:36, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
- I've started the discussion over at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tropical cyclones. Also, late last night I had the idea that we might want to add ACE index predictions to the tables. If anyone has thoughts related to that, it's in the discussion right above it. Inks.LWC (talk) 20:44, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 17 June 2015
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Hurricane Raymond
editWhere did you get the info for the Hurricane Raymond page (1983) you made? Especially the part about the boat going from Tahiti to San Diego. JerrySa1 (talk) 13:34, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 08 July 2015
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UTC
editMost people in the world are not British. The International Date Line is very far from the United Kingdom. We only use Coordinated Universal Time for consistency, and as I have already said on User talk:Typhoon2013, it is unnecessary and gives too much weight to having everything be "standardized". Any person on a ship or living in any place in the world close to the International Date Line will not take "late" the right way when the place it is late in is actually referring to Western Europe. Please reconsider your edits... Dustin (talk) 03:56, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
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editHey, don't think I just left like I usually do. My freenode isn't working for some reason :P Hope all is well! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 22:17, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
- Depends on which computer I use :) Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 03:28, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 July 2015
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Hi Bro, i have a question .
editHow many typhoon reached category 5 STY in South China Sea ?, if you know, thanks you vm. Final-Fantasy-HH (talk) 15:26, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Komen?
editAccording to the "View History" button in the 2015 Nio cyclone season, you edited BOB 02 (put Komen because unofficially named by Bangladesh). So is this the real Komen? Do I put in the names section that Komen is really active? This is just confusing. Typhoon2013 (talk) 03:30, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
- It's okay now and it's truly now CS Komen. Have a good day! :) Typhoon2013 (talk) 04:03, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 July 2015
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Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale Storm example names
editSince I put a long amount of time researching all these storms to include only ones that made landfall at the correct intensity for each category (which they were not before) I would appreciate if you explained why they are "not notable for a number of reasons." Thanks Undescribed (talk) 03:27, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
- Shary and the 1858 California hurricanes never made landfall at all, and yet they are included.Undescribed (talk) 03:30, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 05 August 2015
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The Signpost: 12 August 2015
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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter
editThe finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.
In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far 
Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was 
Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.
The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:
Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.- Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
- Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.- Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.
The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.
Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!
Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 11:47, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 02 September 2015
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The Signpost: 09 September 2015
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- In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA
- Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement
- Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth
- Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages
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The Signpost: 04 November 2015
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- Traffic report: Death, the Dead, and Spectres are abroad
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- Technology report: Tech news in brief
WikiCup 2015: The results
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WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.
This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. 
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.
Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to 
Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.
A full list of our award winners are:
- Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
- Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
- West Virginian (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
- Calvin999 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
- Rationalobserver (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
- Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
- Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.
We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 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.
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WikiCup Award
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The Signpost: 11 November 2015
edit- Arbitration report: Elections, redirections, and a resignation from the Committee
- Discussion report: Compromise of two administrator accounts prompts security review
- Featured content: Texas, film, and cycling
- In the media: Sanger on Wikipedia; Silver on Vox; lawyers on monkeys
- Traffic report: Doodles of popularity
- Gallery: Paris
The Signpost: 18 November 2015
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- Discussion report: BASC disbanded; other developments in the discussion world
- Arbitration report: Ban Appeals Subcommittee goes up in smoke; 21 candidates running
- Featured content: Fantasia on a Theme by Jimbo Wales
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The Signpost: 25 November 2015
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- Arbitration report: Third Palestine-Israel case closes; Voting begins
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The Signpost: 02 December 2015
edit- Op-ed: Whither Wikidata?
- Traffic report: Jonesing for episodes
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- Technology report: Tech news in brief
The Signpost: 09 December 2015
edit- News and notes: ArbCom election results announced
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 winners
- Traffic report: So do you laugh, or does it cry?
- Featured content: Sports, ships, arts... and some other things
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The Signpost: 16 December 2015
edit- In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015
- Arbitration report: GMO case decided
- Featured content: An unusually slow week
- WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations
- Traffic report: A feast of Spam
WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...
editHello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.
After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine (User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason (User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew (User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.
We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.
The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.
If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. You are receiving this message because you are listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Figureskatingfan (talk), and Godot13 (talk).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 December 2015
edit- News and notes: WMF Board dismisses community-elected trustee
- Arbitration report: Second Arbitration Enforcement case concludes as another case is suspended
- Featured content: The post-Christmas edition
- Traffic report: The Force we expected
- Year in review: The top ten Wikipedia stories of 2015
- In the media: Wikipedia plagued by a "Basket of Deception"
- Gallery: It's that time of year again
The Signpost: 06 January 2016
edit- News and notes: The WMF's age of discontent
- In the media: Impenetrable science; Jimmy Wales back in the UAE
- Arbitration report: Catflap08 and Hijiri88 case been decided
- Featured content: Featured menagerie
- WikiProject report: Try-ing to become informed - WikiProject Rugby League
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
WikiCup 2016: Game On!
editWe are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.
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WikiCup 2016: Game On!
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The Signpost: 13 January 2016
edit- Community view: Battle for the soul of the WMF
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- In focus: The Crisis at New Montgomery Street
- Op-ed: Transparency
- Traffic report: Pattern recognition: Third annual Traffic Report
- Special report: Wikipedia community celebrates Public Domain Day 2016
- News and notes: Community objections to new Board trustee
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- Arbitration report: Interview: outgoing and incumbent arbitrators 2016
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The Signpost: 20 January 2016
edit- News and notes: Vote of no confidence; WMF trustee speaks out
- In the media: 15th anniversary news round-up
- Traffic report: Danse Macabre
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The Signpost: 27 January 2016
edit- News and notes: Geshuri steps down from the Board
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- Traffic report: Death and taxes
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The Signpost: 03 February 2016
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- Traffic report: Bowled
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