User talk:Miller17CU94/Archive 22
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Archive information December 9, 2010 to March 27, 2011.
DYK for Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics
 | On 9 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that many of the venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics were tested when Seoul, South Korea, hosted the Asian Games two years earlier? 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. |
DYK for Venues of the 1988 Winter Olympics
| | On 11 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1988 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Olympic Saddledome venue used for the 1988 Winter Olympics was under construction in 1981 when Calgary was awarded the Games? 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Mount Royal College alumni
Category:Mount Royal College alumni, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Brian the Editor (talk) 21:17, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
Template:1964 Olympics Image Gallery has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Mhiji (talk) 01:20, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics
| | On 13 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the speed skating venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville was the last outdoor rink to hold Olympic speed skating competitions? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics
| | On 13 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there were numerous complaints from the contestants over dead rats and appliances floating at the venue for the sailing competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics
| | On 14 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the location of one of the venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer was moved because the original site was too close to a bird sanctuary? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 18:04, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1996 Summer Olympics
| | On 15 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1996 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that within a year after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, one venue was converted into a baseball stadium while two others were imploded? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics
| | On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Karuizawa, Japan, where curling competitions were held during the 1998 Nagano Olympics, is the first town to have hosted both Summer and Winter Olympic events? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics
| | On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 40,000 people were involved in venue construction for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney? 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. |
Thanks ... could you spare some time to get the QYK queues packed with hooks? Victuallers (talk) 12:03, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics
| | On 28 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that visitors of the 2002 Winter Olympics had the option of traveling to one of the venues by horse-drawn sleigh? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 02:06, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics
| | On 28 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that 37 different contracts were issued for venue construction and renovation among three different governmental ministries for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 14:05, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
1924 Summer Olympics - Overall map of Olympic venues
Hello and Happy New Year,
Sorry for late reply. I only realized a few days ago that I had a message on my Commons talk page... Anyway, just to let you know that following your request, the image has been changed. Shakki (talk) 19:10, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
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FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships
Hi Chris. It's been a long time. Hope you're fine, and looking forward to the World Champs in Oslo. I just corrected the medals tables in FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships. It was quite a mess, to be honest. I tried to fill in total medals awarded at the end of the tables (like we have in FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships), but there is another structure here. There is a sorting function and I don't know how to exclude a bottom line from this function. Stavol2 (talk) 22:31, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks
Thanks for adding info to Estonian skiers (even though it was long time ago). Hope you keep up the good work and maybe also want to visit Estonia one day, it's really beautiful country. :) --Pelmeen10 (talk) 23:21, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
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1959 tie-breaker
WOW thank you. I can't believe I miswrote that. Staxringold talkcontribs 00:22, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
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2011 Nordic world Championships
I was thinking we could put up the results on the main page and move the relevant information to the sub articles. What do you think? Intoronto1125 (talk) 01:45, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
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Venue lists
Hey! Noticed you had upgraded the Olympic venue infobox to include per-sport lists. I have been thinking along the same lines myself, but so far all I have created is List of Olympic ice hockey venues. I'm only going to discuss the Winter Olympics, which is all that I really know much about, but my thoughts are as follows:
- Cross-country, Nordic combined and biathlon use the same venues
- Ski jumping and Nordic combined use the same venues, although the Innsbrück and Sapporo games used two venues (normal and large hills were separate)
- Nordic combined uses two venues
- Some articles (at least currently) have the same listing for ski jumping hills as ski stadiums
- With an exception or two, the sliding sports (luge, skeleton and bobsleigh) use the same venues
- Some of the newer sports have only occurred a few times, and it seems to me that these lists could be included in the sport article (such as snowboard, curling, short track speed skating)
I tend to think in the lines that if a list is to be made, it should have sufficient length to meet FL criteria, which by convention requires a minimum of 10 entries and that it would not reasonably be included in the main article. I think for instance ski jumping hills, speed skating venues and ice hockey venues are "safe" lists, but some of the other stuff I'm less sure about. Just airing some thought that have been prohibiting me from making the lists so far.
PS! You get to watch the Nordic World Ski Championships in the States? Over here it's the main thing in every news channel. Regards, Arsenikk (talk) 23:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
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I made the additions to the ABS piece. Let me know if you need anything else from me on that.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 20:58, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK nomination of List of Olympic venues in sailing
Hello! Your submission of List of Olympic venues in sailing at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:22, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
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DYK for List of Olympic venues in athletics
| | On 15 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of Olympic venues in athletics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that as of 2011, several Olympic athletic venues have hosted FIFA World Cup matches, three Major League Baseball All-Star Games, two Super Bowls, and six IAAF World Championships in Athletics? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:03, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Table sorting
Hey! Nice seeing the venue lists being created. Just one comment: if you make the table sortable, you cannot use rowspan or colspan. If you for instance try sorting the table at List of Olympic venues in athletics (with anything but the first column), you'll notice that the entire table gets messed up. So if you want to keep the table sortable, you need to repeat the Olympics year for every line. Arsenikk (talk) 18:23, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for List of Olympic venues in sailing
| | On 20 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of Olympic venues in sailing, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the sailing venue used for the 1976 Summer Olympics was the first and only one to take place in fresh water? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:04, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
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Regarding The Mystery of the Druids' references
I just noticed your review of the article for its DYK nomination. I'm working on the links right now, but having some trouble with the USK.de reference (Reference #3). I can search for it on their site but can't get a specific link to the result and webcite can't capture it either. Should I just use the base search url (http://www.usk.de/en/search-for-title/search-for-title/) for the URL? As for references 8 and 17 (now 8 and 18), both are archive links... are those not valid? ScottSteiner (talk) 15:01, 27 March 2011 (UTC)