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WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter - March through July 2010
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Due to the
article alert bot being out of service indefinitely, it is now much more difficult for newsletter staff to keep up-to-date with all project activity. If editors wish to be sure that an article achievement or Eurovision news story is included in the newsletter, it is important that they let the newsletter writers
know about it.
Project News
There is currently a
proposal to restructure this WikiProject and further define its scope. All members are strongly encouraged to comment.
The
Newsletter Department is looking for editors who are willing to help publish the newsletter. Once published every month, a lack of help forced it to be published less and less often. Interested editors are welcome to suggest news, gather information, and suggest improvements.
Looking for something to do? We have a large quantity of articles tagged for clean-up. Even addressing one tag would be a great help. You can see the full list
here.
According to our
quality statistics, most articles are assessed. It is important to point out that articles are edited everyday! Take some initiative and confirm that the WikiProject Eurovision assessment for the article you are working on matches its condition and update it if necessary. We use the general
assessment scale created by the
Editorial Team.
Members have been joining very slowly. A good project has as many members as possible and this helps in discussions and editing so that members are not overwhelmed. If every member could invite a friend or acquaintance using our
invitation template, it would make our project much more efficient. One little edit on a friend's talk page? Why not, it takes two seconds!
The
membership list was recently re-organised with five usernames removed from the list due to these accounts being controlled by
blocked or
banned users, and to deal with cases where editors had added themselves to the list twice. Some usernames were also moved from the active to inactive list, and vice versa.
Spain's 2010 performance was stage crashed by
Jimmy Jump and they were given a second chance to perform their song following the last song of the final.
Germany also became the first country to select its performer for the 2011 Contest, with Lena Meyer-Landrut set to defend her title.
Austria announced it's return to the Contest for 2011, with its last appearance being in 2007 when it placed second to last in the semi-final and did not progress to the final.
In late July,
Liechtenstein submitted its application to join the EBU. With EBU membership, Liechtenstein would be able to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Managing director Peter Kölbel stated that there were "good chances" for a participation in 2011 if admittance is granted to the organization.
Do you have news for the next issue? Submit it
here!
Welcome to the seventeenth edition of the WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter!
I apologize for the lack of a newsletter these past few months as I had gotten quite busy in life. Adding to that, the lack of group participation by editors made me feel like my efforts were a waste of time that no one appreciates.
I think it is important that we behave like a "club" of sorts and have fun editing Eurovision articles. Eurovision is a fun event and we should be able to discuss the results, talk about Contest related possibilities and work to expand knowledge of the Contest to those who may not be familiar with it. When I edit articles, I hope that someone will come along later and say "wow, all of this happened and I didn't even know it!" Come on guys, get each other's
instant messenger name and team up to make an article great!
The project currently has 82
members, with seven joining and one leaving during the last five months. Note that the membership list was recently re-organised (see left), and that in the future only members listed as active Eurovision editors will receive this newsletter.
Want to invite new members? Place our
invitation template on the talk page of anyone you would like to invite to our project.
New Members
We would like to welcome the new members who joined between March and July (by date joined):
Pool B's winner was Casliber (
submissions). Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially
botany and
ornithology.
Pool A's close second was Sasata (
submissions). Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring
mycology.
Pool B's close second was ThinkBlue (
submissions). Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
The second wildcard was White Shadows (
submissions). Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on
Naval warfare, especially
U-boats.
The third wildcard was Staxringold (
submissions). Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including
baseball and 30 Rock.
The fourth wildcard was William S. Saturn (
submissions). Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to
Texas.
We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. Geschichte (
submissions) only just missed out on a place in the final eight. Resolute (
submissions) was not far behind. Candlewicke (
submissions) was awarded top points for in the news this round. Gary King (
submissions) contributed a variety of did you know articles. Suomi Finland 2009 (
submissions) said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. Arsenikk (
submissions) did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to Ian Rose (
submissions), who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them
here and
here. Thank you to Stone (
submissions) for these.
Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at
Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the
WikiCup talk page.If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from
Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.
J Milburn,
Fox and
The ed1723:09, 31 August 2010 (UTC)