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2020-03-02T15:07:20Z

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	The Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is the second ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest is played and won by skill of editing. The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is to encourage content creation and improvement of articles related to mechanical pencils and to have fun.		[[File:Rotring pens.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Rotring 600 and 500 pens]]
	[[File:~~MPDC2019-prize~~.jpg\|~~600px~~\|thumb\|~~center~~\|~~What you can win~~]]

	== The ~~Judges ==~~		The Rotring 600 was first released in 1989.<ref name="rheritage">[https://www.rotring.com/uk/heritage 1989 Entry] Rotring Heritage</ref> Its design can be traced back to the preceding Rotring 500 series, which debut in 1985 with burgundy plastic barrels and metal knurled grips. The Rotring 500 is contemporary with the almost identical Rapidomatic series by Koh-I-Noor USA, which was bought over by Rotring in 1985. The Rapidomatic series of 'fine lead mechanical pencils' was a refinement from Koh-I-Noor's Select-O-Matic II 2.0mm leadholder, which is itself a refinement of the company's Select-O-Matic 5617 (1955–1984), which featured a hexagonal metal body, knurled grip and patented lead hardness indicator in the push button. The first version of the Rotring 500 did not have a 'red ring' around its lead indicator knob.

	~~[[The Pen Addict\|The Pen Addict's]] [[Brad Dowdy]] and [[User:KDMP\|Dave]]~~ of ~~[[Dave's Mechanical Pencils]] fame have agreed~~ to ~~act as judges for this contest~~.		Rotring describes the 600 as their "entry into the upscale writing instrument market"<ref name="rheritage" />, "designed with a hexagonal barrel to prevent it from rolling on the architects drawing table. It is machined out of one piece of brass on a lathe, providing it with ample weight to ensure that the architect need not apply extra pressure when creating"<ref name="rheritage" />.

	~~== How~~ to ~~participate ==~~		The Rotring 600 was originally made in Germany before production moved to Japan.

	~~To participate you need to amend an existing~~ or ~~create~~ a ~~new article related to mechanical pencils~~.		==Red Ring==
			A late 1988 catalog lists the first version of Rotring 600 only in 0.5mm lead diameter. It was offered in silver or black color and featured a 'thin' red ring around the lead indicator knob. The familiar 'thick' red ring was only introduced in 1990.

	{{TWFAFULL\|~~Stationery_Wiki:Mechanical_Pencil_Day_Contest_2019~~}}		{{TWFAFULL\|Rotring 600}}

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2019-12-06T22:07:56Z

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	The Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is the second ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest is played and won by skill of editing. The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is to encourage content creation and improvement of articles related to mechanical pencils and to have fun.		The Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is the second ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest is played and won by skill of editing. The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is to encourage content creation and improvement of articles related to mechanical pencils and to have fun.
			[[File:MPDC2019-prize.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|center\|What you can win]]

	== The Judges ==		== The Judges ==

Memm: Mechanical_Pencil_Day_Contest_2019

2019-11-25T13:38:03Z

Mechanical_Pencil_Day_Contest_2019

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	~~[[File:Auto-Advance-Only pencils~~.~~JPG\|200px\|right\|Examples~~ of ~~auto-advance pencils that are not provided with a push button mechanism~~. Top to bottom: a Paper Mate Advancer, a Fila Temagraph Automatic, and a M&G Comrade]]'''Auto-advance''' or '''auto-feed''' [[mechanical pencil\|mechanical pencils]] don't need any action to advance the lead because of ~~their particular mechanism: a spring-loaded sliding sleeve (usually a plastic cone) pushes out more lead every time it is pressed and released from~~ the ~~paper.~~		The Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is the second ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest is played and won by skill of editing. The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2019 is to encourage content creation and improvement of articles related to mechanical pencils and to have fun.
	~~In order to work, it~~ is ~~required~~ to ~~write with a very little amount~~ of ~~lead coming outside the tip, and practically~~ to ~~drag the lead sleeve on the paper.~~
	~~Most of the time these~~ pencils ~~are also provided with a push button mechanism,~~ and ~~can be used in the classical way~~.

	{{TWFAFULL\|~~Auto-Advance_mechanism~~}}		== The Judges ==

			[[The Pen Addict\|The Pen Addict's]] [[Brad Dowdy]] and [[User:KDMP\|Dave]] of [[Dave's Mechanical Pencils]] fame have agreed to act as judges for this contest.

			== How to participate ==

			To participate you need to amend an existing or create a new article related to mechanical pencils.

			{{TWFAFULL\|Stationery_Wiki:Mechanical_Pencil_Day_Contest_2019}}

Memm: changed to Auto Advance

2018-10-15T14:48:17Z

changed to Auto Advance

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	~~The~~ '''~~Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018~~''' is the ~~first ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest~~ is ~~played~~ and ~~won by skill of editing~~. ~~The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018~~ is to ~~encourage content creation and improvement~~ of ~~articles related to mechanical pencils~~ and to ~~have fun~~.		[[File:Auto-Advance-Only pencils.JPG\|200px\|right\|Examples of auto-advance pencils that are not provided with a push button mechanism. Top to bottom: a Paper Mate Advancer, a Fila Temagraph Automatic, and a M&G Comrade]]'''Auto-advance''' or '''auto-feed''' [[mechanical pencil\|mechanical pencils]] don't need any action to advance the lead because of their particular mechanism: a spring-loaded sliding sleeve (usually a plastic cone) pushes out more lead every time it is pressed and released from the paper.
	~~[[File:Cleo-messograf.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|center\|One~~ of the ~~prizes: The Cleo Messograf]]~~		In order to work, it is required to write with a very little amount of lead coming outside the tip, and practically to drag the lead sleeve on the paper.
			Most of the time these pencils are also provided with a push button mechanism, and can be used in the classical way.

	~~== The Judges ==~~		{{TWFAFULL\|Auto-Advance_mechanism}}

	~~[[The Pen Addict\|The Pen Addict's]] [[Brad Dowdy]] and Dave of [[Dave's Mechanical Pencils]] fame have agreed to act as judges for this contest.~~

	~~== How to participate ==~~

	To participate you need to amend an existing or create a new article related to mechanical pencils. To keep things simple you don't have to indicate that you want to participate. All contributions will automatically count for the contest.

	{{TWFAFULL\|~~Stationery Wiki:Mechanical Pencil Day Contest~~}}

Memm: Memm moved page Stationery Wiki:This week's featured article to Stationery Wiki:Currently featured article

2018-10-15T14:43:16Z

Memm moved page Stationery Wiki:This week's featured article to Stationery Wiki:Currently featured article

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2018-07-16T09:26:34Z

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	The '''Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018''' is the first ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest is played and won by skill of editing. The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018 is to encourage content creation and improvement of articles related to mechanical pencils and to have fun.		The '''Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018''' is the first ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest is played and won by skill of editing. The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018 is to encourage content creation and improvement of articles related to mechanical pencils and to have fun.
			[[File:Cleo-messograf.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|center\|One of the prizes: The Cleo Messograf]]

	== The Judges ==		== The Judges ==

Memm: Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018

2018-07-06T10:11:58Z

Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018

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	~~[[File:Lamy 2000 Complete Set~~.~~jpg\|left\|300px]]~~		The '''Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018''' is the first ever contest held on Stationery Wiki. The contest is played and won by skill of editing. The purpose of the Mechanical Pencil Day Contest 2018 is to encourage content creation and improvement of articles related to mechanical pencils and to have fun.
	~~{{Infobox pen line~~
	~~\| name = Lamy 2000~~
	~~\| aka = 2000~~
	~~\| manufacturer = [[Made~~ by~~::Lamy]]~~
	~~\| type = [[Fountain_pen\|Fountain Pen]]~~

	~~[[Ballpoint]]~~		== The Judges ==

	[[~~Rollerball~~]]		[[The Pen Addict\|The Pen Addict's]] [[Brad Dowdy]] and Dave of [[Dave's Mechanical Pencils]] fame have agreed to act as judges for this contest.

	~~[[Mechanical Pencil]]~~		== How to participate ==
	~~\| released~~ = ~~1966~~
	~~\| discontinued~~ =
	~~\| made_in~~ = ~~[[Made in::Germany]]~~
	}}
	The [[Lamy]] 2000 was designed by Gerd Alfred Müller and the fountain pen was released in 1966, followed by the ball point pen in 1968 and the mechanical pencil in 1970. It remains in production today. The 2000 was innovative in its day for its use of a special fiberglass resin produced by Bayer, Makrolon, for the body of the pen.
	The fountain pen version of the 2000 is the only Lamy fountain pen that is a piston fill pen, so thus only takes bottled ink. There is also a mechanical pencil, a ballpoint pen and a four-color ballpoint pen.

	{{TWFAFULL\|~~Lamy 2000~~}}		To participate you need to amend an existing or create a new article related to mechanical pencils. To keep things simple you don't have to indicate that you want to participate. All contributions will automatically count for the contest.

			{{TWFAFULL\|Stationery Wiki:Mechanical Pencil Day Contest}}

Memm: trying to update main page by purging cache

2018-07-05T08:32:26Z

trying to update main page by purging cache

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[[File:Lamy 2000 Complete Set.jpg|left|300px]]
{{Infobox pen line
| name = Lamy 2000
| aka = 2000
| manufacturer = [[Made by::Lamy]]
| type = [[Fountain_pen|Fountain Pen]]

[[Ballpoint]]

[[Rollerball]]

[[Mechanical Pencil]]
| released = 1966
| discontinued =
| made_in = [[Made in::Germany]]
}}
The [[Lamy]] 2000 was designed by Gerd Alfred Müller and the fountain pen was released in 1966, followed by the ball point pen in 1968 and the mechanical pencil in 1970. It remains in production today. The 2000 was innovative in its day for its use of a special fiberglass resin produced by Bayer, Makrolon, for the body of the pen.
The fountain pen version of the 2000 is the only Lamy fountain pen that is a piston fill pen, so thus only takes bottled ink. There is also a mechanical pencil, a ballpoint pen and a four-color ballpoint pen.

{{TWFAFULL|Lamy 2000}}