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Less than two months after the launch of the Simple English Wikipedia's Did You Know section, another new project has been launched - The Simple English Wikipedia Wikicup.
The aim of the Wikicup is to make editing more fun and also reward editors for their time dedicated to building the encyclopedia for the benefit of others.
The idea for the cup was first throught up by Shapiros10 in September 2008, but unfortunately it was underused and underdeveloped before eventually being cancelled. But, it was not forgotten!
Yotcmdr retained their interest in the idea, and in Decemeber it was re-launched with his own ideas, and also included the new DYK? section that was omitted from the initial version as it had not yet been created. The idea grew in popularity, and soon had the backing from Gwib and Bluegoblin7 as judges of the cup. Bluegoblin7 also redesigned the project page and helped to mastermind it's move into the Wikipedia: namespace, as well as it's advertising around the Simple English Wikipedia.
It now has 16 competitors, and we watch with interest how these users are split up when the pools are released at the end of December. We also watch with more interest what happens once the Cup begins!
Good luck to everyone competing, and if you haven't yet signed up, then why not?!?!
Finally, I hope that everyone has a good Christmas and New Year, and that you all have a good Christmas break.
BG7even 10:04, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
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