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Samples
Not sure how familiar you are with audio sample usage, but two or three audio samples on an album isn't unusual. It's on other good articles like Nevermind and In Utero. I've had albums promoted to GA with four samples (Come to the Well) and three samples (Thrive, Lifesong) although I've not gotten a FA, on two good articles I nominated (Casting Crowns and Revelation) I had three samples and it was never raised as an issue in the nomination process. The album cover might be a concern. Is there a way to fix that? Toa Nidhiki05 17:12, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- Is what is at File:Bless Me Indeed.ogg now a better rationale? Toa Nidhiki05 17:20, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) @Toa Nidhiki05: Agreed- multiple samples on an album article aren't unheard of. That doesn't mean, of course, that one/two/many samples are justified in every case, or this case. The sample I removed lacked a rationale, so I stand by its removal. I've no strong opinion right now on whether the samples (either individually or together) are justified, but three does strike me as a little heavy. (As a side issue, I am concerned that non-free content issues are often only looked at in passing if at all in GA reviews. I'd like to see them get a little more attention, but I realise that this is unlikely to happen for a number of reasons.) Josh Milburn (talk) 17:41, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
Bizounce
Thank you for your comments for the article I am expanding and nominating for GAN. I have reduced the size of the image and removed the audio sample (I was on the fence about adding anyway as it did not add much to the actual article. I might add an audio sample of the rap portion of the song identified in a few of the reviews, but I will be more cautious with that).
I was wondering if you could look through the article again to see if there is any other instances of excessive or improper use of non-free material. Since you added the tag, I didn't want to remove it until you approved the changes. Thank you again. I always appreciate feedback. I apologize for any inconvenience. Aoba47 (talk) 17:45, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Aoba47: Thanks; that solves the issue nicely. Best of luck with the GAR process. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:55, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you again for your help! I make a lot of mistakes on here so I greatly appreciate the support. Aoba47 (talk) 17:59, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comments also on No Time for It. I didn't realize how large the image was and the screenshot was really not necessary so I removed it. This is probably a really stupid question but how do you reduce the size of an audio sample to an acceptable size? I would prefer to keep the audio sample as I think it is always informative to have the audio sample for a page devoted to a song, but I am not sure on how to go about correcting it. You can also let me know if you think the audio sample should just be removed completely. Aoba47 (talk) 18:05, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- I compressed the audio for No Time for It so if possible, can you let me know if this avoids any issues with non-free material? Aoba47 (talk) 19:28, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Aoba47: The rationales still seem incomplete; the "NA"s are not ideal. {{Non-free use rationale album cover}} may be helpful for the cover. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:58, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- I compressed the audio for No Time for It so if possible, can you let me know if this avoids any issues with non-free material? Aoba47 (talk) 19:28, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comments also on No Time for It. I didn't realize how large the image was and the screenshot was really not necessary so I removed it. This is probably a really stupid question but how do you reduce the size of an audio sample to an acceptable size? I would prefer to keep the audio sample as I think it is always informative to have the audio sample for a page devoted to a song, but I am not sure on how to go about correcting it. You can also let me know if you think the audio sample should just be removed completely. Aoba47 (talk) 18:05, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you again for your help! I make a lot of mistakes on here so I greatly appreciate the support. Aoba47 (talk) 17:59, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
Peer review request for Eega
Hello, Josh Milburn. How are things with you? One of my fellow editors is planning to take the 2012 film Eega to FAC. He has opened up a PR here. Do feel free to leave comments there. — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 10:05, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
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2016 GA Cup-Round 3
![]() Hello, GA Cup competitors! Thursday saw the end of Round 2. Sainsf once again took out Round 2 with an amazing score of 996 (a higher score then he received in Round 1!). In second place, MPJ-DK earned an astounding 541 points, and in third place, Carbrera received 419 points. In Round 2, 142 reviews were completed! At the beginning of April, there were 486 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 1, there were 384. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [1]; at the end of Round 2, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months.[2] It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in Round 3 so we can keep lowering the backlog as much as possible. To qualify for the third round, contestants had to earn the two highest scores in each of the four pools in Round 2; plus, one wildcard. We had an unusual occurrence happen in Round 2: because only one contestant submitted reviews in one pool, we selected the contestant with the next highest score to move forward to Round 3. (There will be a rule change for future competitions in case something like this happens again.) For Round 3, users were placed in 3 random pools of 3. To qualify for the Final of the 3rd Annual GA Cup, the top user in each pool will progress, and there will also be one wildcard. This means that the participant who comes in 4th place (all pools combined) will also move on. Round 3 will start on May 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on May 29 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:22, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup 2016 May newsletter
Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber (submissions) and one by
Montanabw (submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by
Calvin999 (submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by
Worm That Turned (submissions) and five each by
Hurricanehink (submissions),
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), and
MPJ-DK (submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by
Adam Cuerden (submissions) and five by
Godot13 (submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) scored 265 base points, while
The C of E (submissions) and
MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with
MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants,
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and
Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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GA Cup-Round 3 Clarification
![]() Hello, GA Cup competitors! It has been brought to our attention that we made a mistake in the last newsletter. In the last newsletter, we said that the "4th place" overall would make the Final along with the top user from each pool. However, the users who will advance will be the top user from each pool along with "4th and 5th place" overall. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion that we caused. Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:15, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
FAC
Hey Josh! I just re-nominated Kalki Koechlin's article for FAC, since you have been a part of the previous discussions I would appreciate your comments. Thank you! NumerounovedantTalk 10:42, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Numerounovedant: Noted; I'll try to find some time to drop by, but I can't make any promises. I hope it's a valuable experience either way! Josh Milburn (talk) 11:34, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
- Sure thanks! NumerounovedantTalk 16:30, 9 May 2016 (UTC)