User:Arctic Night/Contributions
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Arctic Night is on a "semi-wikibreak" and will be back to her full capacity sometime before 2011. |
The following are my contributions to Did You Know and Good Articles. DYK Country Challenge.
Medal
editThe 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
Thank you so much for your continuing work in under-covered areas. - Jmabel 18:35, 17 February 2010 (UTC) |
The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
Excellent work bringing so many good Canadian-topic articles to Wikipedia's Main Page. Your efforts have made the online encyclopedia broader in coverage, aiding readers all over the globe. Binksternet (talk) 22:11, 2 November 2010 (UTC) |
On July 27, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bernard Anselme, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On July 30, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tanquary Fiord, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On August 1, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Justin Godart, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 2 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nunavut Day, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alliance, Alberta, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mary Adams (educator), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was {{{hook}}} You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daniel L. Norris, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was {{{hook}}} You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Tuccaro, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was {{{hook}}} You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Microsoft hoax, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 6 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Douglas R. Archer, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 6 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Allan Rumbolt, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 6 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Georges-Antoine Belcourt, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 7 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Susan Louisa Moir Allison, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Canadian pioneer Susan Louisa Moir Allison was the first European to report a sighting of Ogopogo, a cryptid lake monster? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 8 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lorne Kusugak, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lorne Kusugak, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, was a founding director of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, a TV network that broadcasts almost entirely in Inuktitut? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 27 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Dixson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1776, to warn authorities in Halifax of the siege of Fort Cumberland, Redcoat Thomas Dixson successfully navigated the Minas Basin, home to the Earth's highest tides, in a small open boat? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 2 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tourism in Malta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite tourist numbers in Malta falling by 8 percent in 2009, the number of tourists arriving from Libya jumped by 24.7 percent? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 2 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyril Genik, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in recognition of his efforts to assist new Ukrainian immigrants to Canada, Cyril Genik was dubbed the "Czar of Canada"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wabbicommicot, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1763, the Mississauga chief Wabbicommicot appeared at Fort Niagara to demand rum payments from the British, and warned of consequences should they not be received? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jules Fournier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1909, journalist Jules Fournier was charged with contempt of court in Quebec for calling decisions made by its courts system a "prostitution of justice"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Uloqsaq, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Copper Inuit men Uloqsaq and Sinnisiak became the first Inuit convicted for murder in Canada when they were found guilty of killing a priest? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tourism in Nunavut, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that iceberg watching is a popular attraction among tourists in Nunavut? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tomb of Khai Dinh, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that to fund the construction of his lavish tomb, Vietnamese Emperor Khải Định raised taxes by 30 percent? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Education in Malta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite being roundly denounced by educational experts as ineffective and promoting inequality, an eleven plus exam is still incorporated into the Maltese educational system? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tourism in Alderney, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the railway in Alderney is the only working railway in the Channel Islands, and draws a number of visitors to the island every year? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Military history of the Aleutian Islands, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at least 21 American troops died as a result of friendly fire during the recapturing of Kiska in 1943, despite the island being uninhabited at the time of the assault? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 6 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Land Question, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, as part of the Land Question saga in Prince Edward Island, British troops were called in to enforce rent payments after an agreement by tenants not to pay them in 1864? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 24 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Human Rights Act 2003, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that prior to its passage of the Human Rights Act 2003, Nunavut was the only Canadian jurisdiction without protections against discrimination for its gay, lesbian and bisexual residents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Human Rights Act 2003.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 28 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Willie Adams, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that upon being asked whether he would like to join the Canadian Senate by Warren Allmand in 1977, Inuit politician Willie Adams responded, "What's the Senate?"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Willie Adams.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |