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Another awesome week on wikiHow! Let’s offer a round of applause to some great contributors here. Here are my weekly highlights! Amazing Edits: *Nice fix by @Ttrimm : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Convert-Your-Smart-Phone-Into-Wi-Fi-Router-in-a-Minute-for-Free&diff=prev&oldid=14314233 *Cool edit by @TheBora : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Convert-Your-Smart-Phone-Into-Wi-Fi-Router-in-a-Minute-for-Free&diff=14305922&oldid=14305902 *Copyedit by @Katie-Hope : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Have-a-Relaxing-Evening&diff=prev&oldid=14308620 *Boost by @Lugia2453 : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Solo-Drive-a-100-Foot-Power-Yacht&diff=prev&oldid=14313702 *Copyedit by @WritingEnthusiast14 : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Know-when-It-Is-Safe-to-Download-Something&diff=prev&oldid=14304621 *Nice boost to an article (outside of NAB) from @Krystle : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Brown&diff=prev&oldid=14309927 *Quick edit by @Sunnyrain123 : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Do-an-Aerial-on-the-Beam&diff=14226782&oldid=14226559 *Spelling fix (from almost two weeks ago) by @Emotions101 . Good call! http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Build-an-Interval-Tree&diff=prev&oldid=14209979 *Intro improvement by @Happymemos2 : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-a-Lampshade-Using-Bonnet-Hats&diff=prev&oldid=14314113 *Copyedit by @Rachel-Naffziger : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Be-a-Good-ESL-Teacher&diff=prev&oldid=14292212 *Great boost by @Anna : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Cute-Cat-Curtain-Tie-Backs&diff=prev&oldid=14326169 WikiGnomes - People who keep busy behind the scenes! @Ttrimm , @Anna , @Krystle , @Souphead , @Lugia2453 , @Mash317 (welcome back!), @Irishdancer25 , @Rosejuice (welcome back!), @SudoKing and @WritingEnthusiast14 have been helping to beat back the NAB backlog! They are all leading the boosting leaderboards, but everyone else’s help is appreciated. @Katie-Hope , @Gymnast_1003 , @Naydie , @TheBora , @Happymemos2 , @SoulSearcher , @Rachel-Naffziger and others have been helping out in the Copyedit Greenhouse @Bookbadger , @Gymnast_1003 , @RG-Dhruv-Parikh , and @Blackcat-maven have been helping out in the Stub Greenhouse Rockstar Newbies - People who are off to a great start! @Thomas.horter , a flute music teacher, has been sharing his awesome expertise here and receiving several Rising Stars for his articles @TheBora made this awesome copyedit: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-a-Lampshade-Using-Bonnet-Hats&diff=prev&oldid=14323366 @Melanie M. Milberger has been using her grammar skills a lot on wikiHow! Here’s one of her awesome copyedits: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Change-and-Put-RAM-Into-a-Computer&diff=prev&oldid=14316638 Quality Patrollers We have a quite sticky backlog in RC this week! Huge kudos to those who have been helping out a lot: @Katie-Hope @BR @Isorhythmic @Anna @Michael “Air” Jordan @Lutherus Shyrilser @Jordan @RG-Dhruv-Parikh @Happymemos2 @Jetu90 @Gracesmile123 @Batreeqah @Hannah-Banana-xox @Rock20000 (welcome back!) @Hailey-Girges @Goldenzebra @SudoKing Welcome back! @Rosejuice @Mash317 @Rock20000 What are your weekly highlights? Feel free to share them here, or nominate edits through this form: https://docs.google.com/a/wikihow.com/forms/d/1MyOqwjOBCt5MgP08s1zljBSYnWxq1beLRYrfuL_tsSg/viewform

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Nice! Thanks, Ad. I found a few edits last week that caught my eye, and want to share some that others suggested from the form, too: Newer folks who are starting out strong: ♢ @CreativeKatie started a cool RS craft for Converse DIY: http://www.wikihow.com/Design-Galaxy-Converse-with-a-Punk-Rock-Theme ♢ @Michael -“Air”-Jordan has been learning the ropes on patrolling and doing some helpful copyediting Quick Edits, like http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Act-Like-a-Puppy&diff=prev&oldid=14263756 ♢ @Gracesmile123 has been helping out with categorizing, hitting the nail on the head with picks like http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Change-Your-Password-on-LinkedIn&diff=prev&oldid=14271771 and http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Exit-the-iTunes-Store&diff=prev&oldid=14271770 (nominated by @Elocina ) Awesome edits: ♢ @BR jumped in while patrolling to save an article from otherwise inevitable NFD: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Talk-Like-a-Soldier&diff=prev&oldid=14267949 ♢ @Elocina cleaned up and added a range of advice to a new article to help it grow: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Be-a-Good-Student-in-a-New-School&diff=prev&oldid=14272107 ♢ @HelperT2895 did a full rewrite to take an article from spam to helpful: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Tether-via-Bluetooth-in-Android&diff=14243277&oldid=14243155 ♢ @Katie-Hope did a thorough copyedit for a more professional look on: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Give-Your-Nails-a-Pro-French-Manicure&diff=14238436&oldid=14219665 (nominated by @Elocina ) and http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Renovate-Your-Bedroom&diff=next&oldid=14173809 (nominated by @Serendipitee ) ♢ @Stray-Tracer , @Serendipitee , and @Loiswade42 collaborated on a sewing project article to get it into great shape: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Hakama-Pants&diff=14139215&oldid=8954059 , http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Hakama-Pants&diff=14264313&oldid=14139215 and http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Hakama-Pants&diff=prev&oldid=14267458 ♢ @KommaH did some cleanup and formatting on http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-a-Starfish-Shaped-Neckalace&diff=prev&oldid=14263548 ♢ @Ttrimm did a big expansion on a previous title of hers: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Take-a-'Before'-Shot&diff=14249273&oldid=14249046 ♢ @Deniseke jumped in to do some patrolling and cleanup: http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Your-Own-Funny-Animal-Jam-Banned-Sign-on-Paper&diff=14284789&oldid=14283622 ♢ @Laura7491 did some handy copyediting and formatting on http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Keep-a-Betta-Fish-Alive-for-4-Years&diff=prev&oldid=14245904 Cool new/RS articles: ♢ @Irishdancer25 shared a new yummy recipe: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Quick-No-Bake-Berry-Cheesecake ♢ @Coffee-Addict had his helpful relationship guide marked as an RS: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-to-Know-a-Girl-You-Don't-See-Regularly ♢ @George-AP shared an awesome how-to for teaching meditation to kids: http://www.wikihow.com/Teach-Kids-Relaxation-Meditation ♢ @Droces shared another thorough tech guide: http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Views-in-Drupal-8 ♢ @IsabelleZita started a new RS with images to help readers follow along: http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-and-Polish-Metal-with-Nevr-Dull ♢ @Byankno1 earned a couple of Rising Stars for new tech guides: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-on-an-Amazon-Paperwhite and http://www.wikihow.com/Close-Spotify-from-the-Taskbar-on-a-Windows-8-Computer ♢ @Adelaide provided some wikiHow advice on new articles in RCP: http://www.wikihow.com/Handle-a-New-Article-in-RC-Patrol and shared a recipe RS: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Roasted-Vegetable-Farinata

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Thanks for the mention:slight_smile:

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Congrats everyone!:slight_smile:

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Great job, everyone!

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Thanks all of you!!

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Thanks and congratulations to all to keep wikihow better!