Dr. Dan
Did you know & Signpost edit
25 April 2024 |
- ... that the ancient Hawaiian village known as the Kāneiolouma Complex (pictured) is across the street from a popular beach on the island of Kauaʻi?
- ... that in Vladivostok, the Korean enclave Shinhanchon served as a hub of the Korean independence movement?
- ... that the crater lake produced by the 1628–1627 BCE eruption of Mount Aniakchak generated one of the largest floods of the last 10,000 years?
- ... that a Work for Curaçao candidate in the 2021 Curaçao general election received 427 votes despite being dead?
- ... that the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Here I Go Again" contains multiple ABBA references?
- ... that Weston Turville Castle was slighted on Henry II's orders after the Revolt of 1173–1174?
- ... that when offered a chance to repent before being burnt at the stake, one crypto-Jew allegedly told his tormentors to "throw more wood on the fire"?
- ... that according to witnesses, the plutonium charge in the bomb used in the nuclear weapons test Gerboise Verte was transported in an economy car?
- ... that Ukrainian Sheriffs went to summer school after being shot?
Precious anniversary edit
precise reduction
Thank you for quality contributions, based on historic knowledge and language skills, to articles about people, places, music, wording with precision and reducing excess with a focus on content and accuracy, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (30 April 2010)!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
Two years ago, you were the 439th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
Three years ago, you were recipient no. 439 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:08, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
Four years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
- Es ist schön, sich noch einmal zu erinnern. Danke vielmals._Dr. Dan (talk) 17:09, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
- seven years now! ;) - ja, schön --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
- good to know --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago edit
Ten years! |
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
Precious anniversary edit
Eight years! |
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sad to have had to contribute to the obit above, - miss her, and too many --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:43, 29 March 2021 (UTC)