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Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.
Ships
Peacemaker67, scored big, with a 36 article good topic, "Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy." The topic is comprised of Dalmacija, Kumbor, Dubrovnik, Beograd-class destroyer, Beograd, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Nada, Beli Orao, Galeb-class minelayer, Malinska-class minelayer, Schichau-class minesweeper, 250t-class torpedo boat, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, Kaiman-class torpedo boat, Uskok-class torpedo boat, Orjen-class torpedo boat, Zmaj, Hrabri-class submarine, Hrabri, Nebojša, Osvetnik-class submarine, Osvetnik, Smeli, Vardar, Sava, Drava, and Morava
- German light cruiser SMS Niobe in Kiel in 1901.
- Austro-Hungarian ironclad SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf.
- Yugoslavian destroyers Dubrovnik (left, then Italian Premuda), and Beograd (then Italian Sebenico)
- A Flower-class corvette, similar to HMS Mallow
- Former German M 120 minesweeper in Italian service, similar to the Galeb class
- Malinska-class mining tender of the Royal Yugoslav Navy
- One of the T-group boats of the 250t class, 81 T
- Yugoslav torpedo boat T3 underway in 1931
- 69 F of the Kaiman class (later renamed T11) photographed in 1916
- The Orjen-class torpedo boat Velebit photographed in 1939
- The Yugoslav submarine Hrabri underway
- Vardar underway in 1933
- Austro-Hungarian river monitor SMS Bodrog on the river Danube in 1914
- A postcard print of a painting by Harry Heusser of the Austro-Hungarian river monitor SMS Körös bombarding Belgrade in 1914A postcard print of a painting by Harry Heusser of the Austro-Hungarian river monitor SMS Körös bombarding Belgrade in 1914
- Sister ship to SMS Enns, SMS Inn
Featured articles
Five users accounted for the twelve featured articles promoted this round. Cas Liber accounted for five of those, receiving points on Green rosella, Grevillea juniperina, Banksia sceptrum, Black stork, and Red-billed quelea. Vanamonde93 received three: Starship Troopers, A Wizard of Earthsea, and Steve Biko. The last four were promoted by three different users. Yugoslav torpedo boat T5, and Kaiman-class torpedo boat were the result of Peacemaker67's diligent ship article building, and the last two articles, Hurricane Andrew, and Black stork went to 12george1 and Adityavagarwal, respectively.
- Robert A. Heinlein, author of Starship Troopers
- Ursula K. Le Guin, author of A Wizard of Earthsea
- Green rosella (also known as Tasmanian rosella) in Tasmania, Australia
- Grevillea juniperina
- Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1922-1939
- Black stork in Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Banksia sceptrum
- Hurricane Andrew
- Male breeding plumage of the red-billed quelea
- An adult black stork at at Dierenrijk Europa, Nuenen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- The French submarine Papin torpedoed 51 T in September 1915.
Typhoons
Yellow Evan led both the Good Articles and DYKs, with ten and thirteen respectively. His ten Good articles centered around typhoons: Typhoon Dinah (1987), Typhoon Cary (1987), Typhoon Kelly (1987), Typhoon Vera (1986), Typhoon Abby (1986), Typhoon Agnes (1984), Typhoon Phyllis (1975), Typhoon Kim (1980), Typhoon June (1984), and Typhoon Rita (1975); as did his DYKs: Typhoon Agnes (1984), Typhoon Joe (1980), Typhoon Kim (1980), Typhoon Betty (1980), Tropical Storm Winona (1990), Typhoon Zola (1990), Typhoon Phyllis (1975), Typhoon Rita (1975), Typhoon Hattie (1990), Typhoon Gene (1990), Typhoon Caitlin (1991), Typhoon Hattie (1990), and Typhoon Page (1990)
- Typhoon Dinah at 05:30 UTC on August 30, 1987
- Typhoon Kelly early on October 15, 1987
- Typhoon Vera early on August 24, 1986
- Typhoon Abby on the afternoon of September 17, 1986
- Typhoon Agnes early on November 4, 1984
- Typhoon Phyllis on August 13, 1975
- Typhoon Kim during the late morning hours of July 24, 1980
- Typhoon June on August 29, 1984 at 07:27 UTC
- Typhoon Zola near peak intensity
- Typhoon Rita near peak intensity
- Typhoon Winona on August 10, 1990
- Typhoon Joe on July 20, 1980
- Typhoon Betty on November 3, 1980
- Typhoon Hattie on October 5, 1990
- Typhoon Gene on September 29, 1990
- Typhoon Caitlin on July 28, 1991. At the time Caitlin had winds of 88.9 knts (102.3 mph, 164.8 kph), 1-min sustained and a pressure of 940 mbar. Caitlin was about 245 miles away from land.
- Typhoon Page on November 28, 1990
Good article reviews
Users Adityavagarwal and Freikorp had the most GARs, each with eight.
- Font and logo used for the Clock Tower video game series for first three games in Japan
- Dontnod Entertainment received an award for Life Is Strange at the 2016 Game Developers Choice Awards, with directors Raoul Barbet and Michel Koch and producer Luc Baghadoust present.
- Meteos was developed for the Nintendo DS system.
- Marilyn Manson performing in 2017. Left to right: Paul Wiley, Tyler Bates, Manson, Daniel Fox, Twiggy, and Gil Sharone (obscured at the drums).
- 3 years old Welsh B "Shangri-La" in pony show in Finland.
- SMS Meteor, a sister ship of SMS Comet, Drache, and Cyclop
- War Flag of Prussia, since 1850
- The male scarlet myzomela
- Austrian cruiser Tiger. Photographed at Pola soon after completion in the late 1880s. Two covered shipbuilding ways appear in the right background, located on Oliven Island where naval shipbuilding at Pola was concentrated.
- West Indian manatees
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