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WikiProject Arkanasas newsletter, updated for August

The Arkansas WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 3 • August 1, 2008 • About the Newsletter Written by User Chet B. Long
Project News Recent Project news: The project is still in the process of reassessing a bunch of articles already tagged as Start-Class, to C-Class. Please help out! Animum created a new script for the project that helps out with tagging WikiProject Arkansas articles. Go and thank him! 2 users have joined the project, User:OverlordQ and User:DH Michaels, making the total member count 25! DH Michaels is new to Wikipedia as well as this WikiProject. Make him feel welcome! Chetblong is currently clearing out Category:Unassessed Arkansas articles, and has gotten to the letter K already. Help him out! The project now has another Featured List! List of Arkansas Razorbacks in the NFL Draft was promoted last week, bringing the total FL count to 2.	Featured article Featured Arkansas article of the month: This list of Arkansas Razorbacks in the NFL Draft includes every former Arkansas Razorbacks player who has been drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[a] The University of Arkansas has drafted 245 players into the NFL, but none has ever been selected with the first overall selection. The Razorbacks' highest draft position was second overall in 1954, when Lamar McHan was selected by the Chicago Cardinals. Arkansas' first drafted player in the NFL was Jack Robbins, who was the fifth overall pick by the Chicago Cardinals in 1938. Six players were selected from the 2008 NFL Draft; the highest selection being running back Darren McFadden, who was picked fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders. (more...)	State News Recent state news: Suspect in eight murders arrested in Illinois, United States: Following a manhunt in two states, police have arrested Nicholas Troy Sheley whom authorities suspect in eight murders in the United States. The FBI launched the manhunt on Tuesday after four victims were discovered on June 30, 2008. Wikinews needs more coverage on Arkansas, maybe you would like to help out?
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Thank you very much indeed for your help with and commitment to Tag & Assess 2008. May I please trouble you to comment at the post-drive workshop? Your feedback will help us to improve the next drive. Thanks in advance, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 10:11, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

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WikiProject French Communes Newsletter

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The French Communes WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 2 • April 5, 2008 • About the Project • Written by: Basketball110 and Editorofthewiki
News Project and team news: After an effort by several users including AlbertHerring, Basketball110, Blofeld of SPECTRE, Jj137, and Editorofthewiki, the project is out of inactivity (the removal of the template here). We have also completed creating the articles on towns. Now we are working on adding infoboxes and demographics to them.	Features Featured French commune articles of the week: Arbellara, an example of what a village with 152 inhabitants is supposed to look like. French communes	Collaboration of the Month The push for cantons has begun! See Canton of Champagne-en-Valromey for an example of what the canton articles are to look like. We want to get articles on all of them by the end of the month.
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WikiProject Homeschooling Early April 2008 Newsletter

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Issue Three • Early April 2008 • About the Newsletter
News Recent Project News Collaboration of the Month nominations are currently open for WikiProject Homeschooling's Collaboration of the month. So far there have been two nominations. You can nominate and vote at April's Collaboration page (link). The March 2008 Collaboration of the Month was a real success! You can view the before and afters at the project page. The following users contributed: Zginder, Wrad, E104421, Diligent Terrier. Stop by their talk page and give them a smile. Peer Review: The homeschooling article is currently under peer review. Constructive criticism is welcome at the peer review page (link). Project member count reaches 23 members! Keep inviting all your WikiFriends using our invitation templates. A Homeschooling Portal may be created by User:WBOSITG. However, this user will soon be on a WikiBreak, so don't expect it anytime soon. Remember: The project is accessible from the shortcuts, WP:HOME and WP:WPHS. Note: User:Twenty Years has changed his name to "Five Years" A Wikipedia Ad for the project has been created. You can view it at the project page.
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NBA WikiProject Newsletter

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Volume 1, Issue 1 • April 9, 2008 • Written by: Basketball110
News Project and league news: As of April 8, the following teams have clinched a playoff berth: Boston, Detroit, Orlando, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Washington, Toronto, New Orleans, San Antonio, Los Angeles (Lakers), Utah, Houston, and Phoenix. Heat coach Pat Riley, former Knicks center Patrick Ewing, former Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon, former Rookie of the Year Adrian Dantley, Pistons owner Bill Davidson, and college coach Dick Vitale were elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.	Features Featured NBA articles of the week: National Basketball Association Boston Celtics Michael Jordan	Project Collaboration This feature isn't available yet. You will be notified when it is ready.
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Q about the Homeschool Newsletter

Just wondering: what do you need written for the newsletter? I am somewhat interested if you still have openings... OnFire4Jesus (talk) 8:44, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Phoenix Suns Newsletter - April 14, 2008

The Phoenix Suns WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 3 • April 14, 2008 • About the Project • Written by: Basketball110Talk
News Project and team news: Currently, the project has 7 members. Alando Tucker is recalled from the D-League. On April 6, the Suns clinched the playoff berth. If you would like to write the next edition, nominate yourself on the projects' talk page.	Features Featured Phoenix Suns articles of the week: Charles Barkley Shawn Marion	Collaboration of the Month Phoenix Suns was chosen as this months' collaboration. Please make any edits you can to the article.
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WikiProject Boston Red Sox Newsletter for April 31, 2008

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Volume 2, Issue 9 • April 31, 2008 • About the Newsletter
News Project and team news: Project News Team News Collaboration	Features Featured Red Sox articles of the week: Justin Masterson Tony Granadillo Tom McCarthy	New Articles New Boston Red Sox related articles: Jim Wright (1978-79 pitcher) Mike Trujillo Marino Santana Johnny Welch Scott Taylor (baseball player) Bill Mundy Win Remmerswaal
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Re: A real apology

That's OK. What's done is done, and it wasn't like I was going to hold it over your head anyway. :) Thanks for coming clean about it though. east.718 at 02:05, May 4, 2008

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NBA WikiProject May Newsletter

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Volume 1, Issue 2 • May 5, 2008 • Written by: Noble Story
News On May 5, the first round of the NBA Playoffs were completed. In the East, Boston, will face Cleveland, and Detroit will face Orlando. In the West, the Los Angeles (Lakers) will face Utah, and New Orleans will face San Antonio. For more up-to-date information, visit the 2008 NBA Playoffs. The end-of-the-year awards are now being handed out. So far, Byron Scott has been awarded the Coach of the Year award, Kevin Garnett has been named the Defensive Player of the Year, Hedo Turkoglu has won the Most Improved Player award, and Kevin Durant has been named the Rookie of the Year.	Improved Content On April 9, Dirk Nowitzki was given Good Article status. On April 19, Yi Jianlian was promoted to Good Article status. On April 29, Yao Ming was given to Featured Article status. On May 4, the List of Houston Rockets first and second round draft picks was promoted to Featured List status. Current Projects Update all the 2007-08 Playoff game logs that are located in Category:National Basketball Association game log templates As the playoffs continue, keep the 2008 NBA Playoffs article up-to-date.	Collaboration of the Month Magic Johnson has been chosen to be our very first Collaboration of the Month article. Although this is article is already a Good Article, it still can be improved. The goal is to improve this article by the end of May so that it can be nominated for Featured Article status. In particular, free-use images should be found for the article, all Manual of Style guidelines should be followed, and a neutral point of view should be maintained throughout the article. If there is anything you can do to improve the article, then please help out.
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WikiProject Homeschooling May 2008 Newsletter

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Issue Four • May 2008 • About the Newsletter
News Recent Project News Collaboration of the Month nominations are currently open for WikiProject Homeschooling's Collaboration of the month. So far there have been two nominations. You can nominate and vote at May's Collaboration page (link). Project member count reaches 37 members! Invite others using our invitation templates. A new article, List of homeschooled individuals has been created. You can help the project by tagging the talk pages of articles with {{WikiProject Homeschooling}} We are working on getting the homeschooling article to GA status.
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Re: Void title

I can be found 24/7 on IRC; my usual hangout spots as far as public channels go are #wikipedia-en and #wikipedia-en-unblock. You can also PM me anytime, my usual nicknames are east718, east718|away, east718-phone, d|^_^|b, and reality. east.718 at 09:21, May 19, 2008

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Los Angeles Lakers newsletter

I was wondering if I can write a new newsletter for the Los Angeles Lakers task force for the off-season. I will be honoed you if let me. -- K. Annoyomous24 _{GO LAKERS!} 23:34, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

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WikiProject Los Angeles Lakers Newsletter for August 3, 2008

WikiProject Los Angeles Lakers Newsletter August 3, 2008 By -- K. Annoyomous24

WikiProject Lakers Newsletter Issue 6 - August 3, 2008 In this issue Project News - Recent news from the WikiProject including FA and GA articles. Team News - Transactions and games won and lost by the Los Angeles Lakers. Collaboration - A report on this months' project collaboration, Los Angeles Lakers. Featured Picture - A selected image for the newsletter. Project News As of August 3, the project has 14 members, listed here. As of August 3, the project has a one good article and two featured lists. Good article: Pau Gasol Featured lists: List of Los Angeles Lakers head coaches List of Los Angeles Lakers first and second round draft picks A userbox for the the members of the project is available at User:Basketball110/Lakers. Feel free to add it to your page to show that you are a part of the WikiProject. More members are still needed. To invite people, use the template at Template:WP LAKERS Invite. If and once they have joined, don't forget to welcome them using the template at Template:WPLAKERSwelcome. If you would like to write the next newsletter, please nominate yourself here. Project Collaboration – August 2008 Each newsletter, the editor will select one article that he or she thinks needs a bit of work, or maintaining. This newsletter, K. Annoyomous24 (the editor) chose the article "Kobe Bryant." Don't forget to drop by the page and see what you can do. Featured Picture Jerry West played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960 to 1974. 2008 Playoff Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals                         E1 Boston* 4 E8 Atlanta 3 E1 Boston* 4 E4 Cleveland 3 E4 Cleveland 4 E5 Washington 2 E1 Boston* 4 Eastern Conference E2 Detroit* 2 E3 Orlando* 4 E6 Toronto 1 E3 Orlando* 1 E2 Detroit* 4 E2 Detroit* 4 E7 Philadelphia 2 E1 Boston* 4 W1 LA Lakers* 2 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W8 Denver 0 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W4 Utah* 2 W4 Utah* 4 W5 Houston 2 W1 LA Lakers* 4 Western Conference W3 San Antonio 1 W3 San Antonio 4 W6 Phoenix 1 W3 San Antonio 4 W2 New Orleans* 3 W2 New Orleans* 4 W7 Dallas 1 * Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage [Playoff Bracket Legend] Teams in italics have home court advantage Teams in bold advance to the next round Numbers to the left of each team indicate team's position in-season Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games won The division champions possess an asterisk (*) Team News The Los Angeles Lakers have taken the first seed in the West. Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 30–11 27–14 12–4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2 30–11 25–16 10–6 Golden State Warriors 48 34 .585 9 27–14 21–20 10–6 Sacramento Kings 38 44 .463 19 26–15 12–29 3–13 Los Angeles Clippers 23 59 .284 34 13–28 10–31 5–11 Other team news The Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals in Game 6 with a score of 131-92. Transactions The Lakers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 off-season. Draft pick Player Round Pick Position Nationality College Joe Crawford 2 58 SG USA Kentucky Free Agent Player New team R. Turiaf Golden State Warriors Archives • Newsroom

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Yes folks, it’s the The time again. You might like to add your opinion (whatever it may be) on this page.--andreasegde (talk) 14:55, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Ericthebrainiac

That guy was warned before about disruption and seems to be doing it again. [1] I've asked User talk:Neil, who had unblocked him previously, to look into this. Sorry if I'm intruding. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 15:51, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Saying what User:Lomn said to me

I was just saying close to the same thing that User:Lomn had said to me about Wikipedia not being the place for me. Ericthebrainiac (talk) 20:19, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

re: Retirement

Thanks, and best wishes to you too. :) RC-0722 ^361.0/1 01:56, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

He's baaack. Burner0718 ^{Jibba Jabba!} 02:18, 19 August 2008 (UTC)