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WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter - June 2009

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Issue XI - June 2009

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  • There are now over 2,800 articles associated with the project (100 more than last month) and all are assessed. If you happen to see a Eurovision related article without the {{tl|EurovisionNotice}} template on the article's talk page, please add it. You can also read Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment if you would like to help reassess articles in our project if you see that they have outgrown their current assessment.
  • Following recent disputes relating to sourcing in Eurovision articles, an RfC has been opened on the issue at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Eurovision#RfC on reliable sources for Eurovision articles. The dispute particularly focuses on use of ESCToday and Oikotimes as sources in articles. The RfC is suffering from lack of participation; all project members are encouraged to state their opinion.
  • Project members are reminded that text and images in articles must follow Wikipedia's copyright policies. Text must not be copied out or copied and pasted into articles from websites whose material is not under a Wikipedia compatible free license. Fully copyrighted text includes that from the EBU (Eurovision.tv), ESCToday, and Okiotimes. Images must also not be uploaded onto Wikimedia Commons for use in Eurovision articles unless they are under a free license, this does not include most images on the internet or TV screen shots even if they were taken by the uploader. Copyrighted images may be uploaded onto the English Wikipedia (not Commons) for use in Eurovision articles if a valid claim of fair use can be made, note that the criteria are strict.

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Welcome to the eleventh edition of the WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter!

Things are beginning to quiet down now that the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest is behind us, which is the project's busiest time of year. A few of us however still had to slow down during this period, including myself, as May and June also happens to be exam season in multiple parts of the world. There is much still to be done in any case with preparations for the 2010 Song Contest now well under way, and the host city, Oslo, now confirmed.

There are several items that this project needs to debate including choices of sourcing and what contests come under the banner of this project. The first of these items is already being addressed at a new RfC (see left). Further ideas that could be developed include creation of some article guidelines for Eurovision articles. This could start as an advisory essay and then later, if consensus permits, become an official Wikipedia guideline. Examples of these already in existence include Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines and Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines.

Happy editing,

Camaron · Christopher · talk

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  • The project currently has 71 members.
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; New Members

We would like to welcome the new member who joined in June. (by date joined)

  • {{user|AlexandrDmitri}}

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WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter

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Issue XLVI - July 5, 2009

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Project in Review

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As of July 2009:

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{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class Professional wrestling articles|FA}}

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{{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class Professional wrestling articles|FL}}

| || || 23 || 18 || 41

{{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class Professional wrestling articles|GA}}

| || 6 || 49 || 84 || 139

{{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class Professional wrestling articles|B}}

| 1 || 23 || 88 || 222 || 335

{{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class Professional wrestling articles|C}}

| || 5 || 41 || 158 || 204

{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class Professional wrestling articles|Start}}

| 2 || 54 || 286 || 1931 || 2273

{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Professional wrestling articles|Stub}}

| || || 25 || 471 || 496

{{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class Professional wrestling articles|List}}

| || 4 || 31 || 629 || 665

{{Future-Class|category=Category:Future-Class Professional wrestling articles|Future}}

| || || 4 || 11 || 15

{{Assessed-Class}}

| 3 || 93 || 554 || 3527 || 4179

Total

| 3 || 93 || 554 || 3527 || 4179

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:*List of CZW World Heavyweight Champions {{small|(review page)}}

:*List of CZW World Tag Team Champions {{small|(review page)}}

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14px Reassessed Featured content:

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:*MNM {{small|(review page)}}

:*Armageddon (2008) {{small|(review page)}}

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This section is intended to warn users about potential targets of vandalism and speculation: professional wrestling events from major promotions for the month of July.

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Recent Professional Wrestling News

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:*Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho in a Mask vs. Title match to keep his mask and win the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

:*Edge and Chris Jericho defeated Unified WWE Tag Team Champions The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) and The Legacy (Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes) in a Triple Threat tag team match to win the titles.

:*Michelle McCool defeated Melina to win the WWE Women's Championship; she became the first Diva to hold the WWE Diva's and Women's Titles.

:*Two midget professional wrestlers, La Parkita and Espectrito Jr, were killed in a hotel room in Mexico, allegedly overdosing on a drug used to spike their beverages.

:*Dave Prazak announced that Serena Deeb had signed with WWE.

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Editing Tips

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This is a section in the newsletter devoted to help familiarize project members with the Manual of Style and general editing tips.

  1. Trivia sections are discouraged in wikipedia articles. Information from such sections, if notable, should be merged into the main body of the article.
  2. The project's New Year's Resolutions are listed here, and a list of topics that are close to Good topic status is listed here. Consider helping by achieving an aim listed or by improving an article on the Topics list to Good Article status.
  3. Please familiarize yourself with the general notability policy of Wikipedia. Avoid creating new articles that do not satisfy the requirements.
  4. Refer to WP:NC during the process of renaming an article, if a name does not adhere to these guidelines, be bold and move the article to the correct target name. If there is a naming conflict, follow the steps to a resolution or discuss the move on the project's talk page.
  5. Avoid overlinking in an article. If a subject has been linked once already in the body paragraphs, there is no need to link it again. Lists are the only exceptions to this policy.

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Contributors to this Issue

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  • {{User|Afkatk}}
  • {{User|NiciVampireHeart}}
  • {{User|Truco}}
  • {{User|Wrestlinglover}}

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Delivered: 10:53, 5 July 2009 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter

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Issue XLVII - July 19, 2009

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{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class Professional wrestling articles|FA}}

| || 1 || 7 || 3 || 11

{{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class Professional wrestling articles|FL}}

| || || 23 || 19 || 42

{{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class Professional wrestling articles|GA}}

| || 7 || 49 || 84 || 140

{{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class Professional wrestling articles|B}}

| 1 || 22 || 88 || 231 || 342

{{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class Professional wrestling articles|C}}

| || 5 || 45 || 165 || 215

{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class Professional wrestling articles|Start}}

| 3 || 53 || 283 || 1935 || 2274

{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Professional wrestling articles|Stub}}

| || || 25 || 473 || 498

{{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class Professional wrestling articles|List}}

| || 4 || 30 || 626 || 661

{{Future-Class|category=Category:Future-Class Professional wrestling articles|Future}}

| || || 4 || 10 || 14

{{Assessed-Class}}

| 4 || 92 || 554 || 3546 || 4197

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:*List of CMLL World Middleweight Champions {{small|(review page)}}

:*Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame {{small|(review page)}}

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:*The Fabulous Moolah {{small|(review page)}}

:*Adam Birch {{small|(review page)}}

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Recent Professional Wrestling News

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Editing Tips

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This is a section in the newsletter devoted to help familiarize project members with the Manual of Style and general editing tips.

  1. Adhere strictly to the Biographies of living persons policy when adding to information to biography articles.

:#Only add controversial, possibly contentious or libellous information if it comes from a reliable source and is verifiable.

:#Make sure that all information contained in biographies of living persons is written from a non-point of view perspective and is neutral.

  1. Avoid using dirtsheets as sources. Adhere to WP:RS when adding information with a source to articles. For a list of reliable and unreliable wrestling-related sources see Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Style guide#Sources.
  2. If a sentence seems to be untrue or does not have a source, add a {{fact}} tag directly after it. In the case of biographies of living persons, if the material is contentious and either unsourced or poorly sourced, it should be removed immediately.
  3. Please remember that fair use images and media can be only be used if no free equivalent is available or could be created. Fair use images uploaded when a free equivalent exists will be deleted.
  4. If making a controversial change, or one that will affect a wide range of article, please gain consensus from the project first.

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Contributors to this Issue

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  • {{User|NiciVampireHeart}}
  • {{User|TJ Spyke}}
  • {{User|Truco}}

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Delivered: 10:59, 19 July 2009 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter - July 2009

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Issue XII - July 2009

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  • The RfC on article sourcing was closed by {{user|Moonriddengirl}} as an uninvolved editor. The decisions were for each source:
  • ESCToday: Reliable
  • ESCKaz: Semi-reliable
  • ESCTime: Not reliable
  • Oikotimes: No consensus

:More details on the decision as well as the full RfC can be found on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Eurovision&oldid=304693323 project talk page]. The decisions made in the RfC will likely impact on future drafts of the article guidelines. Please note that further use of Oikotimes and ESCTime is discouraged and existing uses should be replaced with reliable sources. If no other source exists for the information, leave the current source for the time being.

  • Due to a new naming convention relating to the use of the term "FYR Macedonia", the Republic of Macedonia should be referred to as "Macedonia" in Eurovision articles. Mention of the country's participation in the Contest under the name "FYR Macedonia" should be written in the lead of articles such as Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, though it is not necessary to express this fact in the general Contest articles.

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Welcome to the twelfth edition of the WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter!

It has been a very slow couple of months in terms of Eurovision news since the passing of the 2009 Contest, however, it has been a very busy time for guidelines and policies affecting our project. Landmark decisions have been made regarding our use of sources and even how we are to refer to Macedonia. In addition, several of our Good Articles have been delisted as part of a task force charged with maintaining the quality of Wikipedia's Good Articles.

With there being less information to add and therefore less to do for some, we need to focus on the upkeep and quality of our project's articles and getting those inactive members active once again. We can do this by making sure all new guidelines and naming policies are adhered to and by working to move articles up the quality scale. We are a WikiProject and we all work towards a similar goal. Introduce yourself to your fellow members and get active!

Happy editing, Grk1011/Stephen (talk).

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; Member News

  • The project currently has 75 members.
  • 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 member who joined in July. (by date joined)

  • {{user|Das Ansehnlisch}}
  • {{user|Jackie-thai}}
  • {{user|Baller449}}
  • {{user|Rak-Tai}}

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